“Princesses & Pornstars analyses post-feminist gender politics in Australia, drawing on interviews of Australian women, examples from contemporary Australian politics and media, and anecdotes from Maguire’s own Australian youth to critically assess social attitudes towards women and sex.”
Review: Spiderman: Homecoming
“Overall, Spiderman: Homecoming is a ball of refreshing, cheeky, corny, heartfelt moments wrapped up in 2.5 hours of a teen rom-com, that is disguised as a superhero movie.”
Not Safe Yet: Reading Benjamin Law’s Quarterly Essay
“In his essay, Law astutely tracks the maliciousness of The Australian’s attack on Safe Schools – a saga that he says amounts to a ‘beat-up’.”
Review: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)
“Overall, the documentary, whilst informative, did not have the impact the first film; it ended up being a film about Al Gore and his life.”
Review: Dunkirk
“But I would argue that we cannot criticise depictions of femininity if we do not uphold the same scrutiny for portrayals of men, particularly in a film that celebrates what it means to be a man.”
Review: Modibodi’s Period Undies
“Period undies have hit the mainstream in a big way recently, with Thinx and Dear Kate becoming buzzwords in the social media feminist landscape. Recently, an Australian company called Modibodi released ‘heavy absorbency’ period undies that seemed to be comparable to anything available on the US market … So, tempted by Australian prices and free shipping, I took the plunge and bought a few pairs to road test.”
Melodrama – I Want It
“The realities expressed in ‘Liability’ truly resonated with me; Lorde explains that people were ‘bored of me.’”
Review: Hunger
“This book surpassed my expectations. The author’s skill and bravery combined lend themselves to a memoir that is as heartbreaking as it is insightful.”
Review: The Power of Now
“This book has made me feel lighter, unburdened by things that used to overwhelm me to the point of tears.”
The Bond Girl
“… you can have the classic ‘Bond’ without the sexism and without forcing out-dated and unnecessary norms of what it is to be a woman.”