Girl Reviews
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Book Review: Divergent
Divergent is another addition to the YA dystopian genre. This series of books follows the life of the teenage Tris who lives in a dystopian version of Chicago. The city is divided into different factions that all have different virtues. One day a year, all sixteen...
Review: Miracle on 34th Street
One of my all time favorite Christmas movies is Miracle on 34th Street, and I watch it every year (both versions) without fail. So naturally, when I got home for Christmas, I made my sister watch both of them with me — the black and white 1947 version with Natalie...
Review: Titanic 20 Years On
This year was the 20th anniversary of the release of the film Titanic. At the time of the movie’s release, it became the highest grossest film of all time and made worldwide stars of the main actors, Kate Winslet and Leonardo de Caprio. This summer, I re-watched the...
Super Girls! Gwen Stacy
Name: Gwendolyne Maxine Stacy Powers: None (just a super-smart human) First Appears In: The Amazing Spider-Man #31 (1965) Quote: It's easy to feel hopeful on a beautiful day like today, but there will be dark days ahead of us too. There will be days where you feel all...
Film Review: Matilda
I remember the first time I watched Matilda, directed by Danny DeVito; I was 9 years old. I went to a theatre in Veracruz with my parents and as soon as the movie was over and we were back home, I started to stare at things to see if I could move them. Also, I tried...
Super Girls! Kim Possible
Name: Kimberly Ann Possible Powers: None - but does have countless awesome gadgets Appears in: Kim Possible, A Sitch In Time, So The Drama Quotes: Kim: You do me proud Ron Stoppable, by just being you. Kim: [after listening to Drakken's speech on her weakness of being...
Review: Greenham Common Peace Camp: The Fence and the Shadow Exhibition
I stumbled upon this exhibition quite by accident while I was having coffee with one of my friends in the MAC, an arts centre in our local park. Lured by the promise of a free exhibition, we wandered into this big open room with a series of paintings created by Dr...
Book Review: Virals
Kathy Reichs is most well-known for writing the Temperance Brennan novels (the inspiration for the TV show Bones). In 2010 she entered the world of Young Adult books, writing the first in the Virals series. Virals follows the life of the great-niece of Temperance...
Horror Girls: Orphan
Girls in Horror Movies: Orphan This week I’ll be talking about the 2009 psychological horror Orphan. Orphan focuses on a mysterious 9-year-old Russian girl called Esther who is adopted by the Coleman family. Isabelle Fuhrman, who plays Esther, does an excellent job...
Book Review: Heartless
Most of us read about the Queen of Hearts for the first time in Alice in Wonderland. Heartless shows us a different side to this well-known character. The novel looks at the teenage years of Catherine and follows her journey as she looks to follows her dream of owning...
Super Girls! Supergirl
Name: Kara Zor-El Alias: Supergirl Powers: Super strength, flight, invulnerability, super speed, heat vision, freeze breath, X-ray vision, superhuman hearing, healing Appears in: DC comic series Supergirl, Action Comics, Superman/Batman Adventure Comics, The Superman...
Book Review: Crazy is my Superpower
Not everyone is lucky enough to have a happy childhood. Some children are forced to grow up far too quickly; AJ Mendez Brooks was one of those children. Her autobiography, Crazy is my Superpower, tells this story. She grew up with young parents who found it difficult...
Art Review: Girlhood by Joyce Kozloff
Last week, I had the pleasure of going to Joyce Kozloff’s exhibit, Girlhood, in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood. Girlhood was featured at the DC Moore Gallery from October 5 to November 4. It was an interesting, eclectic collection that I really enjoyed. The...
Horror Girls: The Exorcist
Girls in Horror Movies: The Exorcist This series of blog posts will focus on how young girls are portrayed in different horror movies. Unlike women, girls have far more variety to their characters within the horror genre. Women are typically portrayed as very pretty...
Super Girls! Hit-Girl
Name: Hit Girl Occupation: Superhero/schoolgirl Appears in: Marvel comic series Kick-Ass, films Kick Ass and Kick Ass 2, Hit-Girl comic series 2008 - 2013 Powers/abilities: hand to hand combat, martial arts training Quotes: “Robin wishes he was me.” “Don’t...
Book Review: Bond Girl
Bond Girl (Erin Duffy, 2012) takes you behind the scenes of Wall Street, an arena dominated by men but this book shows what it’s like to be a young woman trying to carve out a career. Alex Garrett had always wanted to work in finance having taken inspiration from...
Book Review: Countesses and Honourables
The Secret Countess is a gorgeous novel by Eva Ibbotson that has been a long time favorite of mine since I was a tween. Anna Granzinsky is an eighteen-year-old Russian Countess, who had to run away to England. Losing her riches, Anna takes up employment in a fine...
Super Girls! The Powerpuff Girls
Members: Blossom, Buttercup, Bubbles, collectively known as the Powerpuff Girls Powers: Super strength, super speed, flight, X-ray/laser vision, Supersonic screams, virtually indestructible Quotes: Buttercup: "I’m a mess, I need to change, and I don’t even know...
Belle: Why “Funny” Girls Go Far
I didn’t have many friends growing up. I went to a small school in Connecticut where if one person didn’t like you, the other 30 kids didn’t either: they either ignored my existence entirely or picked on me for being different than them. My classmates would rave...
Girls in Podcasts: Dear Sugars
Looking for something to listen to on your morning commute? Want to learn about girls over your lunch? There are loads of amazing podcasts out there about and by girls. Join us as we share some of our favorites in this series. I have never considered myself a fan of...