Peter’s Top 6 Films of 2013
2013 was a year with a lot of cinematic potential! New Pixar film, new Tarantino film, new Wachowski film, new Disney Princess film (I really like Disney Princesses!) and a whole lot more. Did it ...
ReadmorePeter C. Hayward
Peter C. Hayward is a writer, producer, performer and cool guy. He lives in Melbourne, and owns more puppets than everyone you've ever met put together. When he's not watching Film and TV, he make...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West is the second live-action film from Seth MacFarlane, best known as the creator of Family Guy, American Dad, and The Cleveland Show – shows which pride themselves ...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: The Other Woman
The Other Woman is surprisingly fun (with a heavy emphasis on surprisingly). It was selected for this column due to claims it was a film starring three women that doesn’t ever manage to pass the ...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: Bad Neighbours
Bad Neighbours (simply Neighbors in the US, a vastly inferior title) contains plenty of topless women, but not so much in the way of bottomless men. And with one exception, the tits aren’t there f...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: Muppets Most Wanted
When viewed from a feminist perspective, Muppets Most Wanted brings up two interesting questions: When looking at the representation of female characters, should characters played by men be in...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: Are We Officially Dating?
At the very start of the film, for just a few minutes, Are We Officially Dating? (That Awkward Moment in the US) threatens to be an interesting and unique movie. Jason (Zac Efron) recently reads an...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: The LEGO Movie
Women are prizes. In film, if you’re male, a protagonist, and you succeed at your goal, you get everything you’ve ever dreamed of… including a woman. It’s more obvious in fairy tales – “Slay th...
ReadmoreBechdel Test: Monsters University
Monster’s University is the latest in a long line of Pixar films to fail the Bechdel Test (out of their 14-film catalogue, only A Bug’s Life, The Incredibles, Toy Story 3 and Brave pass). It’s obv...
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