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‘Barbie’ Features Motherhood in a Story About Girlhood

Kathleen Felli shares her thoughts on the recently released Barbie and the themes of motherhood present in the film. Last weekend, my...

Questioning Maternal Instinct in 'The Mother'

Kathleen Felli tackles the Netflix hit's representation of the fabled "maternal instinct." Can assassins be mothers? Netflix’s recently...

'Everything Everywhere All at Once' and the Love of Immigrant Mothers

Kathleen Felli comments on the Oscar-winning film and the sometimes complicated relationship between immigrant mothers and...

False Positive and the Maternal Horror Film

I was eager to watch False Positive, expecting a film that critiques the ways in which the medical maternal experience is defined by men.

The Real Mystery in Mare of Easttown: Is it Possible to be a ‘Good’ Mother?

Mare of Easttown may be a murder-mystery at its core, but its exploration of motherhood is its most compelling subject matter.

Ginny & Georgia: A Refreshing Intersectional Approach to Single Motherhood

Ginny & Georgia accentuates class and race largely through its representation--and send-up--of gender norms.

Flack: The Private (and Public) Relations of Motherhood

Mothers, both dead and alive, propel much of the plot in Amazon Prime's dramedy series FLACK.

3 Decades of the Maternal Melodrama

Gather a box of tissues, a glass or two of wine, your best bubble friend and watch these three movies.

20th Century Women: It Takes a Village

In Mike Mills’ 2016 film 20th Century Women, mothering, and its endless incarnations, take center stage.

3 Radically Different Representations of Motherhood in 60s Films

Three movies, each released in the same decade, each with a radically different depiction of mothering.