Contributor Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Black and white illustration depicting a protest scene. Numerous people are holding signs with slogans related to women's rights and rebellion. The central figures include a woman holding a megaphone and a person wearing a cowgirl hat.
Long Read

Hard Corps: Women in power and the politics of taking action

by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

More and more movies are featuring female characters with strength, agency and a drive to take action. What took them so damn long?
Black cat and woman looking thoughtfully into each other's eyes in dim lighting.
Review

Elle

by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Isabelle Huppert and Paul Verhoeven reunite to potent effect in this sly, caustic social critique.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect

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