Indie Game ‘Best Month Ever!’ Navigates Single Motherhood
Indie game Best Month Ever! challenges players to navigate single motherhood – including illness and low wages – in a ruthless capitalistic and patriarchal society.
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Motherhood Heed the Call of the Wild on “Bird Chirp” (premiere)
New Brunswick trio Motherhood approach their art rock with a mischief-spiked sensibility on "Bird Chirp".
‘The Perfect Nanny’ Mirrors the Aftermath of Its Murderous Inspiration
As with the media surrounding the Krim children murders, Leila Slimani's book asks, what went wrong?
‘Tully’ Does a Great Service for Birth Control
Manipulative domestic drama Tully is a mash-up of temper tantrums, vehicular meltdowns, and enough breast pumping to give your brassiere a case of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Aimee Molloy’s ‘The Perfect Mother’ Shines in Its Social Commentary
Molloy pens a gripping psychological thriller while critiquing the pressures of modern motherhood.
Tribeca 2018: ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ and ‘Tully’
The Miseducation of Cameron Post explores a teenager's struggles at a gay conversion therapy camp, and Tully a suburban wife's depression after having a third child. Both aim at empathy.
Mamma First: Considering 2013’s Critique of Child-rearing, ‘The Conflict’
On French scholar Élisabeth Badinter's critical deconstruction of the maternal expectations that create a backlash against women's rights.