Clara Mae, Author at WWAC

Alien: Covenant Decenters its Female Protagonist in Favor of a Man 3
- Essays
- October 21, 2017
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Alien: Covenant, as well as discussions of rape analogies. Is the Alien franchise a feminist one? It depends on who you ask. If, and how, and why a film is feminist has always been up for debate in film criticism circles. Feminist films are often helmed by women who
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Backlight: Further Weinstein Repercussions and Twitter Boycotts 2
- October 15, 2017
These past two weeks it’s become increasingly clear that Hollywood is run by a handful of rich, disgusting, decrepit old white men; luckily, many in Hollywood are now coming forward to criticize the culture of abuse and harassment. Here’s hoping all these painful conversations will lead to further change in the industry. We also have
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Wishing For More Out of the Badass Women of Sci-Fi Panel 0
- Opinion
- October 8, 2017
Updated October 9, 10:00 PM EST. A previous version of the article misattributed the statement “I love Moana” to Cher Martinetti. On Friday afternoon at New York Comic Con, several science fiction actresses and female directors came together for Syfy Wire Fangrrls Presents: Badass Women of Sci-Fi. Moderated by Syfy Fangrrls creator and managing editor Cher
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Pacific Rim Uprising UnCancels the Apocalypse 0
- October 6, 2017
New York Comic Con finally gave us the first look at Pacific Rim: Uprising, and it looks brighter, louder, and larger than Guillermo del Toro’s iteration.
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