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1. French Abortion Drama "Happening" Shows a Realistic Look At The Consequences of Repealing Roe v. Wad: (Music); ... as she attempts to end the unexpected pregnancy that threatens to derail her promising academic future. This was no easy feat at the time, as abortion was illegal in France until 1975. If you were caught ...; Created on 03 May 2022
2. 5 Refreshing Fashion Items We're Digging For Spring, Including Eye-Popping Prints, Colorful Fruit + Veggie Earrings, and Citrusy Soap: (Style); ... in mind.” –Lisa Butterworth Cuckoo for Coco Talent runs in the Fennell family. You probably know writer, actor, and Promising Young Woman director Emerald, but her sister, Coco, makes eye-popping ...; Created on 21 March 2022
3. Lizzo, Melanie Lynskey, Barbie Ferreira, And More Are Calling Out Body-Shamers: (Entertainment); It’s sad to say that in this day and age, body-shaming is alive and well. Online and IRL trolls are making themselves known by body-shaming everyone from A-list actors to influencer moms, to even Girl ...; Created on 14 March 2022
4. Noom, The Toxic Weight-Loss App That Claims Not To Be A Dieting Program, Is Being Called Out On Twitter: (Living); ... to an increase in demand for weight loss apps, like Noom. Noom’s approach to weight loss seems promising, but right after you tap in your personal details into the app, it immediately assigns you a ...; Created on 03 February 2022
5. A Female Divorce Attorney’s Guide to Divorcing Like a Badass Boss: (Living); ... there are many apps out there promising to help users get an easy, cheap, and quick divorce, I often hear horror stories about disastrous results. Attorneys’ fees can be expensive, but knowing that you ...; Created on 20 January 2022
6. 10 of the Best Woman-Centered Films of the Past Year, To Watch New Year's Day ...: (Movies); ... Promising Young Woman by Emerald Fennell Between psychological and dark comedy, Promising Young Woman is a powerful take on rape traumas and how easily victims are being forgotten. Directed ...; Created on 22 December 2021
7. Michaela Coel Destroys R*pe Culture in Uplifting Emmy Acceptance Speech Dedicated to Survivors of Sexual Assault: (TV); ... to be assaulted than white women, yet representations of sexual assault onscreen often fail to tell their stories. Promising Young Woman, a film that also discusses sexual assault but with (shocker!) a ...; Created on 20 September 2021
8. Nicole Riegel's Debut Film "Holler" Is An Uncompromising Portrayal Of Working Class Women: BUST Revi: (Movies); ... beautifully complicated. This is a unique, uncompromising portrayal of working-class men and women—but especially women—who have been shoved to the margins. Holler Written and directed by Nicole Riegel ...; Created on 03 June 2021
9. In "Together Together," Ed Helms and Patti Harrison Form A Fragile Attachment During A Surrogate Pregnanc: (Movies); ... attachment even stronger. Top Image by Tiffany Roohani / Bleecker Street More from BUST From "Promising Young Woman" To "Nomadland": How Your Favorite Movies Of The Year Stacked Up At The Independent ...; Created on 27 April 2021
10. From “Promising Young Woman” to “Nomadland”: How Your Favorite Movies of the Year Stacked Up at the Independent Spirit Awards: (Movies); ... Independent Spirit Awards have given us more Aubrey Plaza and Laura Dern than we deserve, and I am forever grateful for that. Here are the biggest winners for 2021: Promising Young Woman Photo Via ...; Created on 23 April 2021
11. Reclaiming The Lens: 10 Women Filmmakers Spearheading The New Wave in Black Cinema: (Movies); Though the '90s is often referred to as the Golden Age of Black cinema, men were overwhelmingly at the helm of many of the groundbreaking films that came to fruition throughout the decade. Even cult-classics ...; Created on 22 April 2021
12. HBO's New Documentary "TINA" Mishandles Tina Turner's Farewell To Life In The Public: (Movies); We all love a good comeback story, don’t we? It’s a tale as old as time, and there’s a certain level of inspiration and hope that audiences can draw from the story of a person who, against all odds, ...; Created on 30 March 2021
13. Lysol's Horrifying History Of Marketing Cleaning Products As Birth Contro: (Living); ... as a vaginal cleanser. Agonized women were the focus of an aggressive advertising campaign placed within the pages of popular magazines promising “immaculate internal cleanliness,” while assuring readers ...; Created on 25 March 2021
14. In "Hysterical," Kathy Griffin, Margaret Cho, and Others Discuss the Contradictions of Being a Woman in Comed: (Movies); As the documentary Hysterical begins, neon signs flash over photos of comedians when they were young girls. The signs read: "BE PRETTY. BE SOFT-SPOKEN. DON’T BE BOSSY. BE NICE. DON’T BE MESSY. SMILE." ...; Created on 17 March 2021
15. The Historic 2021 Oscars Nominations Could Mean Big Business For Future Women in Film: (Movies); ... for her incendiary directorial debut, Promising Young Woman. Chinese director Chloé Zhao, who directed Nomadland, is also a first-time nominee and the first woman of color to be nominated in the category. ...; Created on 15 March 2021
16. Emma Seligman's "Shiva Baby" Is A Screenshot Of Prolonged Adolescence In The Information Age: BUST Intervi: (Movies); Has there ever been a more commonly visited scene in cinema than that of a funeral? The standing-over-the-casket, femme-fatale-in-a-black-netted-veil, umbrellas-shielding-the-protagonist-from-convenient-rain, ...; Created on 25 February 2021
17. Female-Led Indie Movies Dominated Releases This Past Year: Here Are Ten You Should Watch (Without Going To The Theater): (Movies); ... objects which you should not, under any circumstances, ingest. The austere aesthetics of the setting give the events of Swallow a stark focus. You can watch Swallow on Hulu or Prime Video. Promising ...; Created on 16 February 2021
18. Sincerity Amidst The Chaos: Valerie Mahaffey and Danielle Macdonald On Playing Absurd Characters In The New Film, "French Exit: (Entertainment); ... of Sony Pictures Classics. More from BUST “Promising Young Woman” Is Exactly What It Needs To Be Merle Dandridge On Having The Necessary Conversations In Kaley Cuoco's New Series, “The Flight Attendant:” ...; Created on 16 February 2021
19. “Promising Young Woman” Is Exactly What It Needs To Be: (Movies); Promising Young Woman, the debut film from actress and Killing Eve showrunner Emerald Fennell, is a divisive movie. It tackles the broad and insidious horror of violence against women, in all its casual ...; Created on 13 February 2021
20. 5 great female-focused French films to watch tout suite!: (Movies); ... Hulu. 5. Elle (2016) While Elle is a female revenge story in a similar vein to Promising Young Woman, it has a different, and highly controversial, approach to post-traumatic empowerment. Leading ...; Created on 08 February 2021

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