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  Witches 2024

  ★★★½ Added

  “Every woman is a witch and every witch needs a coven.”

  The Personal is Political!

  • The documentary 'Witches' addresses the pressures, violence and societal manipulations imposed on women by patriarchy over the centuries, while examining the historical marginalization of women and its contemporary repercussions through personal experiences. By comparing the witch hunts of the Middle Ages with contemporary experiences of womanhood, it reveals how societal expectations and the patriarchal system function as a control mechanism over women. The documentary…

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  Ratatouille 2007

  ★★★★★ Added

  "Haute cuisine is an antiquated hierarchy built upon rules written by stupid old men, rules designed to make it impossible for wom­en to enter this world."

Popular reviews

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  My Dreams, My Love, and You 1987

  ★★★½ Added

  "Beyoğlu bozuldu, nerede eski Beyoğlu falan diyorlar ya... Kimse bozulanın ne olduğunu bilmiyor bence... Eski insanı gitti Beyoğlu'nun. Kimi sürüldü gitti; kimi taşındı gitti; kimi öldü gitti. Neyse... Aslolan hayattır. Bakma, ben bu hâline de müptelayım. İş, güç, yolculuk, sürgün... Nereye gittiysem, döndüm yine Beyoğlu'na geldim."

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  Cléo from 5 to 7 1962

  ★★★★★ Added

  • "Cléo from 5 to 7" tells the story of Cléo, a young singer living in Paris, who spends two hours waiting for test results to find out whether or not she has cancer. The film not only presents a snapshot of a woman's life but also questions how society perceives and shapes women.

  • In Simone de Beauvoir’s 1949 work "The Second Sex", considered a cornerstone of second-wave feminism, there is an in-depth analysis of how women’s appearances and…