Welcome to my third and final post about Mamma Mia! In Part I, I talked about how the movie deals with slut shaming. This first post also summarizes the plot. In Part II, I talked about relationships between women. In this post I’m going to discuss the value the movie places on older adults and their romantic and sexual lives. Mamma Mia includes two generations of friends and lovers. The younger set consists of Sophie, … Continue reading Mamma Mia Part III: Not Too Old For Sex! →
Recently I watched Mamma Mia for the 5000th time and I had so many thoughts that SBSarah suggested I split them into three posts. The first was about how the film addresses and rejects slut-shaming. In this post, I’m going to talk about how the movie deals with relationships between women, and in the next one I’ll talk about the focus the movie places on older adults owning their sexuality and their choices, past and … Continue reading Mamma Mia Part II: Your Best Friend →
Continuing our “Summer of movies about women” we have a… dude, it’s almost a coming of age/getting your shit together (kind of) movie about an older woman, and the children she left behind. Meryl Streep plays Ricki Randazzo, an aging front woman with her band The Flash. They’re the house band for a hole-in-the-wall bar outside of LA where they play mostly covers of classic rock and roll, but occasionally break out into newer songs … Continue reading Movie Review: Ricki and the Flash →
