Female Film Critics Are Disappearing, And Here's the Proof
Don't let those Supergirl critic numbers fool ya
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I get a lot of weird ideas later in the evening. Most of the time, I don't indulge them and end up forgetting about them later. But on June 25th I just couldn't let it go. You'll recall an article I wrote back in March of 2025 called "It's a Film Bros World, Again." In the piece I discuss how the trades and other entertainment culture sites didn't have to pretend to support female writers and were just not hiring them.
