Alexandra MacAaron | Women's Voices For Change

Alexandra MacAaron is an alumna of Tufts University and Hunter College High School. She is a past winner of the Simon & Schuster Fellowship, and has written for trade publications and local newspapers. She is the Creative Director & Queen B of B Direct Marketing Communications and author of the book "The New Marketing Conversation" and a blog about parenting tweens, "Lovin’ the Alien.” She lives in Marblehead, MA.

Film & Television

‘Boundaries’: A Multi-Generational Road Trip

By Alexandra MacAaron

The writing is smart and funny, the scenery along the Pacific coast is glorious, and the performances are all topnotch. It was a labor of love for the director, and her close connection to the material is apparent.

Film & Television

Leave No Trace: Director Debra Granik Returns with the Summer’s Most Powerful Movie

By Alexandra MacAaron

Will Debra Granik make us wait another eight years for her next narrative film?

Film & Television

Wishful Thinking at the Multiplex:
Summer Movies of Yesteryear

By Alexandra MacAaron

"Beach Blanket Bingo" is a " 'bedroom farce' moved to the beach and made a little younger, a little dumber, and stuffed full of wild music." Younger, dumber, but also definitively summer.

Film & Television

‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Yes, Please!

By Alexandra MacAaron

This touching tribute to Fred Rogers, the world’s most unlikely celebrity, left many audience members in my local indie movie house (this reviewer included) smiling through tears. (You may want to bring a hanky.)

Film & Television

‘Ocean’s 8’: The Heist Genre Gets A Fabulous
(Female) Makeover

By Alexandra MacAaron

Imagine my surprise — and delight — when the new movie 'Ocean's 8' not only lived up to its considerable and costly hype but exceeded my expectations in so many ways.

Film & Television

‘Tiny Shoulders’; or, ‘The Adventures of
Movie Star Barbie’

By Alexandra MacAaron

Has a piece of plastic even been so politically charged?

Film & Television

‘Book Club’: A Reluctant Two-Star Review of a Four-Star Film

By Alexandra MacAaron

Watching these four phenomenal leading ladies put their all into the film is a rare and wonderful treat. However, the script isn't worthy of them.

Film & Television

‘RBG’: Thoughtful and Loving Documentary
About Our Most Notorious Justice

By Alexandra MacAaron

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "There will be enough women on the Supreme Court when there are nine."

Film & Television

‘Little Women’ Still Inspires After 150 Years

By Alexandra MacAaron

The latest addition to the “Little Women” lexicon is a Masterpiece mini-series, airing on PBS this month. As one would assume, it's marvelous.

Film & Television

“Tully’; or ‘Adventures in Postpartum Depression’

By Alexandra MacAaron

Motherhood is messy and noisy and difficult as hell. People (even strangers) are quick to judge you, and you can never be completely successful. But the film is very clear that motherhood is a noble enterprise despite it all.

Film & Television

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.

Film & Television

‘I Feel Pretty’: A Bit Too Muddled For Its Message

By Alexandra MacAaron

Amy Schumer has great legs, shiny hair, and a lovely face. In fact, she's pretty—too attractive to be believable as the homely girl ("before”) in the movie's before-and-after setup.

Film & Television

Finding Your Feet:
Stupendous Cast Dances Through Retiree Rom-Com

By Alexandra MacAaron

There are things that the British simply do better than we do. One of them is creating romantic comedies with old people. Here’s a new one, with a marvelous cast that’s living it up.

Family & Friends

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Mother

By Alexandra MacAaron

All of a sudden, I recognized the wisdom of the Windsors' concept of "the heir and the spare." Not that any child of ours would reap royal rewards. But it would certainly have softened the blow to have another child or two to focus on once my baby was gone.

Film & Television

Women Behind the Camera: 11 Documentaries on Netflix

By Alexandra MacAaron

The one area in film production where women seem to hold their own is in documentaries. Here are 11 documentaries by talented, visionary female directors. Some tell stories that are better told by women; some just tell good stories.