netflix
-
Gendertainment
‘Someone Great’: Applauding Female Friendship and Queer Relationships
In almost all of the romantic comedies I’ve watched since childhood, the female protagonist’s friendships always took a backseat to…
Read More » -
Gendertainment
Hey Netflix, Cancelling Good Shows Won’t Make Us Love You
Netflix canceled “One Day at a Time” after three seasons, and that’s a problem.
Read More » -
Gendertainment
Dear ‘The Umbrella Academy’: It’s Still Incest
Writers, stop romanticizing incest. Stop normalizing all these harmful tropes and influencing your audience to simply accept them as they…
Read More » -
Gendertainment
‘On My Block’: The Importance of Diverse Narratives in the Coming-of-Age Genre
The show makes genuine efforts for diversity, as it is the first Netflix original TV series where all of the…
Read More » -
Gendertainment
Opening the Window: ‘Alias Grace’ and Its Problematic Narrative of Female Entrapment
Much of “Alias Grace” revolves around how women are trapped and oppressed by the patriarchal society that they live in.
Read More » -
Gendertainment
Success Saturdays: Teresa Fernández-Valdés
On April 28th, Netflix premiered its first Spanish original series, “Las Chicas del Cable.” Responsible for the series is Madrid’s…
Read More » -
Gendertainment
Marvel Television Keeps Up Its Streak With Jessica Jones
In a dreary landscape of on-the-nose, faux-feminist “strong female characters,” Marvel’s Jessica Jones is a feminist jewel. The Netflix original…
Read More » -
Gendertainment
-
Gendertainment
Dare to Watch Daredevil?
Netflix’s Daredevil, which premiered last Friday, is a TV series about a blind lawyer who doubles as a masked vigilante…
Read More » -
Gendertainment
FEMFlix: Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries
What do you get when you combine flapper detectives with guns, hooch, and fast cars? Ultimate Feminism.
Read More »