Month: January 2017

52 Films By Women 1. Bridget Jones’s Diary, directed by Sharon Maguire

1. Bridget Jones’s Diary, directed by Sharon Maguire

Bridget Jones’s Diary and the Familiar Insecurities   What better way to kick things off than with a classic? If you’ve seen this movie and didn’t love it, then watch it again. There’s something wrong with you. If you haven’t seen it yet, then watch it. There’s something wrong with you.

News & Events Kim Burrell’s Homophobia

Kim Burrell’s Homophobia

Gospel Singer Who Didn’t Know Gay Celebrities Were a Thing is Up Shit Creek With a Brittle Crucifix for a Paddle   Earlier in the week, American gospel singer and devout christian Kim Burrell delivered a “sermon” in which she had this to say about the gay community: “That perverted homosexual spirit, and the spirit …

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52 Films By Women 52 Films By Women

52 Films By Women

Introducing Popticon’s Weekly Reviews of Films by Female Directors   Last year, I head about a movement called ’52 Films By Women’. Sparked by the unequal gender opportunities in the film industry, Women In Film (WIF) started the initiative in 2015, asking people to join the pledge to “watch a film a week by a woman for …

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