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A Real Life American Horror Story

Leila Sebastian (COL '24) looks at horror classic Rosemary's Baby and relates it to the real-life horror of the Supreme Court's overturn...

The New York Times Magazine Dives into Recent Depictions of Complicated Mothers in Pop Culture

For The New York Times Magazine, Lydia Kiesling examines the mothers of The Lost Daughter, C'mon C'mon, Scenes from a Marriage, and more.

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.

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.