#MeToo — Blog — Reflections on a Silver Screen

“It has to do with constancy:” the feminist underpinnings of Kramer vs. Kramer

The 1979 Best Picture-winning family drama offers a fascinating diagnosis of contemporary gender expectations.

Hollywood RevisitedBen RendichFebruary 9, 2023Kramer vs. Kramer, Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Drama, Family drama, #MeToo, feminism

Review: She Said offers an empowering vision of professional womanhood

Director Maria Schrader and screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewcz present a brisk, engaging entry in the long line of American movies about journalistic integrity.

Movie review, Review, Film reviewBen RendichNovember 26, 2022She Said, Maria Schrader, Zoe Kazan, Carey Mulligan, Patricia Clarkson, New York Times, Harvey Weinstein, #MeToo, journalism, All the President's MenComment

“All a woman has to hang on to…:” the middling yet murderous Dolores Claiborne

Based on a Stephen King novel about an abused housewife, director Taylor Hackford's film lags due to procedural storytelling and on-the-nose flashbacks.