‘Good’ girlhood: ‘Aftersun’ and the pain of turning girlhood memories into adult wisdom
In her poem “Nostos,” the late Nobel Prize-winning poet and former Stanford professor Louise Glück writes, “We look at the…
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‘Priscilla’ is an uneven entry in Sofia Coppola’s canon of girlhood studies
While shooting “Priscilla” (2023), Sofia Coppola ran into budget issues. That isn’t surprising considering the film’s bold premise: perhaps grown…
‘Good’ girlhood: ‘Everything Now’ portrays the pain of grappling with conformity for survival
Content warning: This article contains references to eating disorders. For better or worse, the “After School Special” is long gone.…