Girl Reviews
Our Girl Reviews showscases blogs that discuss how girls are portrayed in and impacted by books, movies, television shows, live performances, museums and exhibits, games, and products.
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Getting Serious About “Chick Lit” with the Princess of Genovia
Recently my friend, an amazing artist, illustrated my favorite quote from Princess Mia. I first met my personal heroine, Mia Thermopolis, on my eighth birthday at a movie theater in Ohio. I enjoyed the film adaptation of The Princess Diaries well enough, but the magic...
TV Review: Hilda
Junior Girl Rebecca Davis reviews animated Netflix show, “Hilda,” featuring a brave girl protagonist and her adventures in nature.
Review: Fashion and Culture: A Zoomed-In Look at Women All Over the World
Junior Girl Noelle Belanger writes about her time in Quebec where she visited numerous heritage museums and photography exhibitions.
Book Review: Two Can Keep a Secret
Two Can Keep a Secret is the second book by author Karen M. McManus. Her first book, One of Us is Lying, is one of the best YA books I’ve read so I was very excited to read this one. Two Can Keep a Secret is set in a small town in America which has suffered a number...
Book Review: Go Girl
Junior Girl Rosalie Elliffe reviews Go Girl, a collection of important women throughout the history of New Zealand and why they are deserving of an entry.
Girls with Glasses: Daria
Junior Girl Eliz Bilal writes about the cult classic TV show, Daria, and its strong, unique protagonist, Daria Morgendorffer.
Review: Spies, Soldiers, Couriers, & Saboteurs
It is something I would read to my daughters as they fell asleep, encouraging dreams of heroic American Revolutionaries and fighting for their beliefs.
TV Review: Little Women
Junior Girl Mengshu Ye reviews the 2017 BBC adaptation of the classic novel, Little Women.
Review: Derry Girls
Derry Girls. Fair Use. Derry Girls is centered around the lives of four teenage girls (and one boy) in the early 90s in Derry, Northern Ireland. They deal with the same issues that all teenagers around the world have to deal with. What makes this show different is...
Review: This Way Up
Aisling Bea as Aine in This Way Up. This Way Up is a comedy-drama series available to stream on Channel 4 catch up or Hulu. The storyline focuses on the struggles of Aine (Aisling Bea) after a “teeny tiny breakdown”, which places her in a rehab facility. Aine is a...
Review: What would the Spice Girls do? How the girl power generation grew up
The Spice Girls are widely considered as one of the greatest girl groups to ever conquer the planet. Alongside catchy pop music, the group encompassed what it meant to be a fearless, outspoken and confident young woman. In her book, Lauren Bravo explores the legacy...
Book Review: One of Us is Lying
One of Us is Lying has been described as The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars. It’s not hard to see why. The story starts with five students in detention. Only four students leave the room alive. Simon Kelleher was not a popular person; he had created the...
Book Review: The Buddha in the Attic
Junior Girl Rebekah Mills reviews The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka, a historical fiction novel about Japanese picture brides.
Film Review: Titanic and Rose’s Rebellion
Junior Girl Noelle Belanger reviews the classic film, Titanic, and talks about Rose’s rebellion from her upper class, rigid upbringing.
Book Review: Growing Up Perempuan
Junior Girl Syirene Mahdhar reviews Growing Up Perempuan, a collection of essays about what it’s like to grow up as a girl in Singapore.
Review: The Legend of Korra
Korra from The Legend of Korra. Fair Use. You might be familiar with the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which ran from 2005 to 2008. The animated children’s series was known for its fantastical world building, super-powered fight scenes, emotional plot...
TV Review: The White Queen
The historical drama The White Queen drew me in right from the beginning. Based on the "Cousins' War" novels by Philippa Gregory, it tells the story of the rise of Elizabeth Woodville, wife of King Edward IV, during the Wars of the Roses. The show entwines witchcraft,...
Girl Museum at IGSA
Junior Girl Libby Serra talks about her experience at the International Girls Studies Conference at Notre Dame in February.
Film Review: Period. End of Sentence.
Contemporary Art Manager Scarlett Evans reviews the short documentary, Period. End of Sentence., which won an Academy Award in February 2019.
Book Review: Mambo in Chinatown
Sage Daugherty reviews Mambo in Chinatown by Jean Kwok. The novel is about a 22-year-old girl who accidentally becomes a dance teacher and fights to make a better life for her family.