Critical Hits & Misses #248

• The SyFY Wire blog ranks all 40 of SDCC's trailers here!


• Over at Bitch Media, Evette Dionne has a potent piece on how black girls need protecting from predators like R. Kelly, and how even black families fail these girls. 

For today's musical hit, we have Sylvan Esso and "Die Young"

Today's critical rolls: Which was your favorite trailer of the big 40 on the list above?


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Critical Hits & Misses #224

• Stand-up comedian and feminist Iliza Shlesinger recently came under fire for criticizing women comics who focus their comedy too much on using the word pussy and talking about sex in a self-deprecating manner. Over at Your Tango, veteran comedian Felicia Michaels discusses how Shlesinger was both right and wrong. 


• We're on an intersectional feminism kick this week, so here is a year-old but still pertinent article at Odyssey which discusses how Franchesca Ramsey of MTV's Decoded takes white feminists to task. 

For today's musical hit, we have Beyonce's "Run The World (Girls)"

Today's critical rolls: Who are some of your favorite female comedians and why?


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Critical Hits & Misses #223

• Harper's Bazaar has a potent piece by Kellee Terrell asking feminists to not forget black women while we fight for equality. This piece has to due with silly Elizabeth Banks calling out Steven Spielberg for never making a film with female leads, which is not true, since he made The Color Purple, a movie of great significance for black women. 


• Some Deadpool 2 news and a pic have confirmed that the movie is filming at the X mansion, home of the X-Men! 

For today's musical hit, we have Selena Gomez and "Bad Liar"

Today's critical rolls: Besides The Color Purple, what are some other significant films featuring black women leads, can you think of that are worth a watch (or a rewatch)?


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Critical Hits & Misses #222

• Harpers Bazaar has a piece by Cameron Glover on why Wonder Woman is bittersweet for black women, since the film, as good as it is about female representation, is very much a celebration of white feminism, excluding women of color besides a few background moments during the Amazon scenes. 


• Yesterday was father's day, and in celebration, Huffington Post has a list of nine things we should stop saying/assuming about fathers. More and more fathers are involved in the upbringing and care of their children these days, but society persists in maintaining strict gender roles, making assumptions that fathers don't want to be involved in the direct care of their kids. 

For today's musical hit, we have Sia and "To Be Human" from the Wonder Woman soundtrack

Today's critical rolls: Yesterday was Father's Day in the west! How did you spend Sunday? Did you call your father? Did you take him out? Was it just another normal Sunday for you?


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Critical Hits & Misses #142

• This awesome USA Today article analyzes Beyonce's evolving feminist work, and discusses her message, why she resonates so much with women and black women in general, and why Queen Bey is one of the most powerful black feminists of our generation. Power to the queen!


• This Huffington Post article discusses the feminist comic creators of the 70s who were before their time, with provocative and often unflattering depictions of women. 

For today's musical hit, of course we have Beyonce and the fabulous (and controversial) "Formation"

Today's critical rolls: Personally, I adore Beyonce and think she's fabulous. Who are your favorite feminist icons (even if they are dead) and why?


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