On Movies & Media Confessions to a counselor about Wonder Woman Someone breaks your heart. Or you lose your job and you need guidance into a better future. You survive a violent childhood and suffer from PTSD. Or you're grieving the loss of a loved one. You know where to go. You seek out a therapist, a counselor, a
Film Review Wonder Woman (2017) Against all odds and right on time, director Patty Jenkins's much-anticipated Wonder Woman delivers almost everything a summer moviegoer could hope for, restoring my belief in the importance of the superhero genre and the potential of summer blockbusters. That may sound like a typically hyperbolic film-critic claim. Or
Film Forum Looking Closer at Wonder Woman My hopes: * That Wonder Woman is one of those rare comic-book films that capture and hold my attention by questioning whether the glorification of violence is the way to celebrate true courage, conscience, and conviction. * That Wonder Woman subverts the idea that masculinity is defined by muscularity and "fighting
On Movies & Media Wonder Woman Update Remember our chat about who should play Wonder Woman? Were you one of the many Joss Whedon fans looking forward to his take on the story? Well... guess what: He's off the project. And so... I'm off the list of People Who Care About the Project.
On Movies & Media I Know Who Joss Whedon Should Cast as "Wonder Woman." Okay, am I losing any sleep over who's going to play Wonder Woman? No, not really. But Joss Whedon is writing it, so I want it to succeed, because the more that Whedon succeeds the more likely we are to see more episodes of Firefly or a sequel
Marc Forster Specials: Sigur Ros, Kite Runner, DiCaprio/Scorsese, Wonder Whedon Anne and I spent the weekend in beautiful Bellingham, Washington, writing and drinking coffee and reading good books. We had the privilege of spending time with Luci Shaw, a marvelous poet and an inspiration to us both. I also listened to a lot of great music. And then I promptly
On Movies & Media Joss Whedon, Creator of Firefly, Has a New Superhero in His Care Whedon will write and direct Wonder Woman. If you don't understand why I'm excited about this, then you haven't seen Firefly. That's Whedon's brilliantly entertaining, cleverly written sci-fi television series that's finding the fan base it deserves on
