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Category: Feminism

Review of Borgen, Power and Glory on Netflix: did the series lose touch with its feminine side?

July 18, 2022March 5, 2023 masakofukuiLeave a comment

When this revival series got the Netflix makeover, polished for international appeal, did Borgen lose touch with its feminine side?

Posted in Blog, Feminism, Netflix, ReviewsTagged Borgen, Gender, narrative, Netflix, Storytelling, TV

Review of Wine Country on Netflix: the perils of representing women over 50

May 29, 2019March 5, 2023 masakofukui

I usually get the Amy/Tina wit, but was royally disappointed with this one...

Posted in Blog, Feminism, Netflix, Reviews

Review of Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix: self transformation you can’t see

January 10, 2019February 20, 2023 masakofukui

About five years ago, I KonMaried my underwear drawer and now all my knickers maintain vertical integrity. And yes, I experience joy every time I open my drawer.

Posted in Blog, Feminism, Japan, Japanese American, Japanese Women, Netflix, ReviewsTagged KonMarie, Marie Kondo, Netflilx

Review of Transparent Season 3: transcendent transgressions

September 26, 2016March 5, 2023 masakofukui

The transgressions of the self absorbed, upper middle class Californian-Jewish Pfefferman clan makes my own dysfunctional family seem so excruciatingly banal.

Posted in Blog, Feminism, Literature, ReviewsTagged Amazon TV, Gender, Jewishness, jill Soloway, Reviews, Sexuality, Transgender, Transparent, TV

Review of The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood: darkly inspiring

June 16, 2016January 6, 2020 masakofukui

Written in a compelling dystopian tone, I appreciated the confidence author Charlotte Wood has in the reader to absorb her nuanced exploration of the complexities that make up the "female condition".

Posted in Feminism, Literature, ReviewsTagged Australian Literature, Charlotte Wood, Novels, Reviews
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