Kristen Yoonsoo Kim
Our Timeless Obsession with the Cross-Dressing, Rebellious Saint Joan of Arc
"The Passion of Joan of Arc" is a 90-year-old silent film that proves the religious icon will forever captivate filmmakers and audiences alike.
In Film, as in Life, Grace Jones Always Steals the Spotlight
"Bloodlight and Bami" is the first film to put Grace Jones front and center, but the fashion and culture icon has a long legacy of stealing the spotlight, even in supporting roles.
Zoë Kravitz and Lola Kirke Are Electrifying in the Queer Thriller 'Gemini'
The actors share a borderline-obsessive friendship in the neo-noir about Hollywood, love, and murder.
'Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.' Should Have Been a '90s Teen Classic
Twenty-five years later, Leslie Harris's film is still a rare portrait of a young black girl that avoids stereotypes.
When It Comes to Telling True Stories, Women Filmmakers Reign Supreme
At this year's True/False Film Festival, there were three standout docu-fiction movies—all made by women from around the world.
The Controversial Film that Earned the First Female Best Director Nomination
Lina Wertmüller's 1976 film "Seven Beauties" is a violent World War II picture that centers a chauvinist pig. It was nominated for four Academy Awards and still confounds audiences today.
Never Forget When Meryl Streep Played a Union Activist with an Amazing Mullet
With beautiful, underrated performances from Meryl Streep and Cher, "Silkwood" follows the life and mysterious death of pioneering labor activist Karen Silkwood.
The First Movie with a Black Lesbian Lead Pioneered a Whole New Genre
With 1996's "The Watermelon Woman," Cheryl Dunye not only created and starred in the first film with a Black lesbian lead—she pioneered a genre of docu-fiction that has since been dubbed "Dunyementary."
Meg Ryan Once Starred in an Erotic Thriller Made for and by Women
With "In the Cut," director Jane Campion subverts erotic thriller tropes—especially by subjecting only men (including Mark Ruffalo!) to full frontal onscreen nudity.
On Selena's Enduring Legacy and Impact on the Chicana Community
From the 1997 "Selena" biopic starring Jennifer Lopez to the documentary "Conversations with Intellectuals About Selena," cinema has solidified the Tejana pop star as an eternal icon.
The Revolutionary Power of Pam Grier's 'Foxy Brown'
"Foxy Brown" pioneered the female action hero and subverted genre tropes—and made Grier a bankable star in an age where few black women landed leading roles.
Praise 'Yentl,' the Film Barbra Streisand Had to Fight Like Hell to Make
Thirty four years ago, Barbra Streisand became the first woman in Hollywood to write, direct, produce, and star in a film. We revisit the classic, which made Babs the first—and only—woman to win a Golden Globe for directing.