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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.