Transmission 

While the camera is objectifying her body to invoke a sexual response in male viewers, Lara Croft still defies the expectations of women in action films.

“The most disrespected person in America is the Black Woman/the most unprotected person in America is the Black Woman,” Director Spivey Jr quotes. The quotes are absolutely true. Misogynoir is a devastating social ill that is not given the weight it is due.

The newest Pedro Almodóvar movie, Pain and Glory, focuses on an aging and debilitated filmmaker, Salvador Mallo (played by Antonio Banderas) reflecting on his life in his old age.

Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.

Women have always been integral to science fiction, and these amazing women prove why.

The power of a talented female director like Patty Jenkins and an overall diverse cast is what makes this film worth watching for me.