Scarlett Johansson Archives

July 9, 2021

BLACK WIDOW [Review]: Espionage Exhaustion.

Black Widow is a film explaining what Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) was up to in-between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. The film was originally set to be released in May of 2020, but was pushed back and had three different release dates thanks to COVID-19. Unfortunately, most completed films that sit on …

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January 24, 2015January 25, 2015

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY: FEMINISM in “THE BABADOOK” and “UNDER THE SKIN”.

It's hard to argue the fact that when it comes to science fiction and horror, women tend to get short-changed. They're the ones to run around in the dark, groping for some sort of protection against a raving psychotic murderer, at once both the victim and hero (Scream effectively played with this stereotype, before ultimately …

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July 25, 2014July 25, 2014

LUCY [Movie Review]: Go Ahead… Do Some Drugs

First off, let me say j’dore Luc Besson (The Professional). He always has a strong female character that makes me grin from ear to ear. His femme fatals have become legendary: from “La Femme Nikita” to “The Fifth Element,” Mr. Besson has now gives us Lucy, a heroine played by none other than the Black Widow …

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