Hello, my name is Amy and I am a serial binge-watcher. I just can’t help it. I love my stories and I love to watch them one after another (in quick succession until the TV checks that I am still there/alive). One of my most recent splurges was Orphan Black (2013- ) – I watched the first two series in… Read more →
Tag: stereotypes
Rise of the Women?: Screening Female Scientists
One of my major issues with the most recent addition to the Planet of the Apes franchise, Dawn of the Planets of the Apes (Reeves, 2014), were the roles available to women – both human and ape. In my blog on the film I explored some of my thoughts on it and I noted that (the very few) female characters were… Read more →
Mad Evolutionists and Missing Links: Evolution in Cinema
Evolutionary biology has been a consistent theme in movies going back to the earliest days of cinema. Filmmakers come back to evolutionary themes because evolution is about transformation and transformation always makes for good drama and for good cinematic visuals. As it turns out, this summer has been a banner year for evolution at the movies as a large number… Read more →