It’s Over, Joss Whedon
My relationship with Joss Whedon is complicated, but he was always a misogynist…it was just masked by the constraints of PG-13 TV
Tagged: Joss Whedon
Much Ado about a Public Shaming
In his film version of Much Ado about Nothing, Joss Whedon highlights the social context that makes it acceptable for Claudio to shame Hero before her father and the wedding guests. There’s something rotten in the patriarchy of Messina.
The best political ad of the season is a celebrity-endorement satire from Joss Whedon
Political ads are like soft drink ads. They don’t have anything to do with facts or the inherent quality of a product,[1] they’re really just designed to make you feel an emotion that probably isn’t deserved...
How The Avengers Succeeds
“They’re a mash-up; they’re insane,” Whedon says. “But the beauty of that is as exciting as the problem of that is daunting.” Marvel’s The Avengers is an impressive monster. A juggernaut at the box...
