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The Handmaid’s Tale: Women Shine Brightest in Hulu’s Dark Series

By Alexandra MacAaron

The incredibly talented multi-award-winner Elisabeth Moss and the show’s additional brilliant actresses make the two male leads feel downright incidental.

Books

Book Review: ‘The Testaments’ — Thirty Years Later, Atwood Returns to Gilead

By Alexandra MacAaron

After prolific Canadian author Margaret Atwood published 'The Handmaid's Tale' in 1985, readers had questions. What happened to the Handmaid Offred? How did Gilead come to be? You'll find answers in Atwood's thrilling new novel, 'The Testaments.'

Film & Television

Emmy Noms: Sure Bets, Surprises,
and a Three-Way Snub

By Alexandra MacAaron

Despite a fairly substantial snub, women and people of color were well represented in this year's honorees.

Film & Television

‘Shirley’: Disappointing Biopic
Despite Its Stellar Cast

By Alexandra MacAaron

We read "The Lottery," Shirley Jackson's stunning short story, when I was in seventh grade. It left a huge impression on me, a fact that certainly doesn't distinguish me from any other readers in the least.

Film & Television

‘Emma.’ — Hollywood Revisits Austen
(and Delights Us) Again

By Alexandra MacAaron

The latest Austen to grace the big screen is Autumn de Wilde's 'Emma.' The period — or "full stop," as the Brits call it — is part of the title because, as the director disingenuously explains, "It's a period drama."

Film & Television

Four Weddings, A Funeral, and Two Streaming Duds

By Alexandra MacAaron

Over the last several years, we've had the opportunity to promote a number of smart, mature, and women-centric originals on streaming services Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu.

Film & Television

Netflix Features Four Original Films By Women

By Alexandra MacAaron

Netflix currently has four new movies by female directors. I binged them over the weekend, and am happy to report that they're all worth watching.

Film & Television

PBS Brings Books to Life in September

By Alexandra MacAaron

As so many programs demonstrate, PBS has always had success in adapting literature for television.

Film & Television

‘Orange Is The New Black’, Season 6
— Litchfield, Taken to the Max

By Alexandra MacAaron

As in 'OITNB' seasons past, the inherent problems of the nation's correctional system remain front and center: the controversies surrounding privatization, abuse and brutality, inhuman living conditions, and deplorable rates of recidivism.

Women's Voices For Change

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The Handmaid’s Tale: Women Shine Brightest in Hulu’s Dark Series

Book Review: ‘The Testaments’ — Thirty Years Later, Atwood Returns to Gilead

Emmy Noms: Sure Bets, Surprises,
and a Three-Way Snub

‘Shirley’: Disappointing Biopic
Despite Its Stellar Cast

‘Emma.’ — Hollywood Revisits Austen
(and Delights Us) Again

Four Weddings, A Funeral, and Two Streaming Duds

Netflix Features Four Original Films By Women

PBS Brings Books to Life in September

‘Orange Is The New Black’, Season 6
— Litchfield, Taken to the Max

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