Brecken Hunter Wellborn (he/him) is an educator and critic based in Dallas, Texas. He holds a Master of Arts in Critical Media Studies and teaches film studies. His writing and research areas include ...

"We must decide to stay and fight or leave. We will not do nothing." "We must decide to stay and fight or leave. We will not do nothing." With those words, spoken by a quietly devastating Judith Ivey, ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. When I sat down for a screening of Women Talking, the new movie written and directed by Sarah Polley ...

Miriam Toews' novel Women Talking is drawn from events that came to light in a Bolivian Mennonite colony in 2009, when a group of men was charged with raping more than 100 girls and women in their ...

In the world of literature, the most successful novels and series' seemingly all depict a fantastical landscape beyond the reader's imagination. Take, for example, Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter, ...

Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel “Women Talking” was inspired by a horrific real-life story: In a remote Mennonite colony in Bolivia, many girls and women were repeatedly and violently raped by men in the ...

Some want to stand their ground and fight — after all, this is their home, too. Many want to leave and start anew. There’s an option to vote for doing nothing, but really, the days of simply enduring ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Sarah Polley has flown from her home in Toronto to the U.S. this year for the release of her film “Women Talking,” she’s had conversations with customs officials that usually go ...