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In a World Full of Kens...Be an Allan.
You thought we were done with the Barbie movie, didn’t you? But how could we walk away from this fantastic movie without shining a spotlight on the unsung hero, the viral sensation, the one and only Allan!
Critiques The Patriarchy Barbie #2023 Wants You To Know That You Have Value Just As You
The feminist movie of the summer has dropped, and of course, here at Daughters & Dead Press, we headed into the cinema to watch it several times actually. Get ready for a critical examination of what Barbie can teach us.
I'm Sorry; Magical Girl Wedding Peach What? Who? And Most Importantly, Why?
Are you ready to unpack the lesser known Sailor Moon knock-off Wedding Peach? The 90s were wild, man.
On the Hunt for the Fourth Knight
In a surprising and modern take, Cinderella and the Four Knights actually provided a new interpretation on the gender and relationship dynamics of a classic fairytale.
How to Become More Than a Person
Convenience Store Woman is a novel by Sayaka Murata (2016|2018). It follows a perhaps unusual protagonist who discovers her ikigai – her purpose in life, her reason for being - with a convenience story.
Dangerous Women and Disappointing Films
Have you ever heard of the term femme fatale? Maybe in reference to Black Widow from the Marvel Cinematic Universe or perhaps in connection with the film-noir era or a detective novel? Femme fatales are an archetype and one of the most widely used tropes in literature, art, film, books, and other media dating at least as far back as Greek Mythology; think, for example, of Medusa.
Seven Tests and a Movie
The movie stars seven women. In fact, there are only two other characters, both male, that have any lines. So this raises the question: is it possible that a movie with an exclusively female main cast fails some common gender equality tests?
“The Writer Has No Creativity At All”, Part 2
In Part 1 of this 2-part series, we looked at the supporting-cast-protagonists of Extraordinary You. In this part, we focus on the protagonist-supporting-cast… This show is getting real meta again.
Tis the Season to Be Sexist
The Holiday season is upon us and how best to celebrate than with a cuppa hot cocoa and your favourite Christmas movie. Join us - and play along - as we take a deep dive into Netflix’s The Christmas Prince Trilogy and the many sexist tropes it contains. *Bingo Card included
“The Writer Has No Creativity At All”, Part 1
Imagine a drama but with characters becoming self-aware that they are, in fact, mere puppets of a comic book writer. Not only that, they soon find out that, contrary to their belief, they are not the protagonists of the story at all, but mere extras written to act as the bridge between the main leading cast. In Extraordinary You (2019) drama tropes are turned on their heads…
What Was The Plan Here?
The Quarry follows a group of teenagers trying to survive a night in the woods while being hunted by a creature. Overall, was The Quarry a fun game? Yes. Is it fun to replay? Definitely; there are over 150 possible variations. But it did leave us with a lot of questions? Yes, like – a lot of questions.
Loving Each Other and Supporting Everyone’s Dreams
While the Addamses may seem like a dysfunctional family due to their love for the dark and macabre, in this blog we explore how their rejection and disregard of many familial ideologies makes them more functional than most nuclear families.