Archive for May 22, 2006

You Are My Everything

I was reading this interesting post by Jill of Feministe. She’s talking about the situation that many feminist women find ourselves in, of being in relationships with men who aren’t feminists, or who think they are feminists, but have some seriously sexist blind spots.

[I]n just about every relationship I’ve been in, there have been at least a few feminist falling-outs. They weren’t usually deal-breakers, but they shaped my view of the person that I was with, and they generally just made me feel bad – like there was another reminder that I wasn’t entirely safe, even within my own relationship, and that this person who I cared about and maybe even loved could never really see me or get it.

The thing this got me thinking about was not feminism per se, but relationships, and the huge demands we place on them. » Read more..

Monday Movie Review: Batman Begins

Batman Begins (2005) 5/10
Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), billionaire son of Gotham, is traumatized by the death of his parents and a bunch of bats. Seeking to fight injustice, he learns to kick ass until he comes to the attention of the League of Shadows. He parts ways with them, though (and not very nicely) and decides to become Batman instead.

Batman Begins is not as bad as Hulk. Beyond that, it deserves very little praise. Both movies put notable directors at the helm of superb casts and magnificent design and create ponderous, self-important, dull affairs. » Read more..