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'The Devil Wears Prada 2' — Not As Glossy, But Still Shining

The sequel to the hit movie bemoans the decline of print journalism, but still manages to elevate the power of women.

Film and TV

‘Pilates Girl’ is a Fantasy That Requires the Salary of a CEO and the Schedule of a Tradwife

A recent episode of the dating show ‘Love is Blind’ showed a man complaining that his new partner ‘doesn’t do pilates every day.’ That’s a problem.

Film and TV

I Was Genuinely Moved by the Oscars This Year. Here’s Why.

Was it perfect? No. Occasionally self-congratulatory? Of course. But there were some genuinely joyous and important moments during this year’s Academy Awards

Behind-the-scenes shot of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi rolling around on a moor as crew members look on.

Film and TV

'Wuthering Heights' is an Awful Book. But the Movie Makes It Better.

I’ve always thought Emily Brontë's classic was a horrible book about horrible people. But Emerald Fennell’s movie, with its moments of tenderness, has made it just a little less horrible.

Still from Jane Austen's Period Drama. Close up of Miss Estrogenia, wearing a wicker bonnet. In the foreground is a shoulder clad in red velvet (p. In the background are rolling green hills.

Film and TV

So Long Ick Factor!

An Oscar-nominated short shows moviemakers are getting more comfortable showing periods in films.

Three moms sit and surround Santa having a raucous time.

Film and TV

'Mothers Don’t Enjoy…They Give Joy'

It's not Santa making all that holiday magic..it's (mostly) women.

In still taken from the movie Hamnet, Agnes and Will stand in a forest, close together, as though they are about to kiss.

Film and TV

The World Might Be William Shakespeare’s Stage, But the Story Belongs to Agnes

In the movie version of “Hamnet,” Shakespeare’s wife Agnes, played with wild abandon by the actress Jessie Buckley, looms large with possibility.

Film and TV

The Secret Feminist Message Hidden in Zootopia 2

Yes, it’s a kids’ movie, but the animated sequel goes deep on social justice themes, including a nod to the maddening tradition of men getting credit for women’s ideas.

Culture

Where Is Mary Shelley In All the ‘Frankensteins’ Out There?

Maybe it’s time for a woman to show us what “Frankenstein” is really about.

Pamela Anderson, with a flicked-out blonde bob and little makeup, wears a navy top with a jewelled brooch.

Great Women

The Dignified Revenge of Pamela Denise Anderson

Pamela is not the sum of her scandals or the product of her movie credits. Her latest ‘rebirth’ is just Pamela, once again, being herself.

Film and TV

Oh, Creators of Peppa Pig, Did You Have To?

For many people, pregnancy announcements are a joyous thing, but when you’re struggling to conceive, they really are not.

A watercolor of Rachel Feldman, a white woman with green eyes and short dark hair, wearing a colorful jacket.

The Interview

Lilly Ledbetter Has Made It to the Big Screen. It’s About Time.

It took the writer and director Rachel Feldman years of doors being slammed in her face before she got her movie off the ground, but she’s finally done it: LILLY is out May 9.