The sixth movie adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (first published in 1868), which released commercially on 25 December, incorporates contemporary feminist terms and expressions

Greta Gerwig’s Little Women (2019) has received Oscar nominations in several of the same categories as her solo directorial debut, Lady Bird (2017). Most notably, another writing nomination for Gerwig, this time in the adapted screenplay category. However, Little Women, unlike Lady Bird, did not earn her a nomination for…

'Little Women' is up for Best Picture

This year’s Academy Awards show that diversity drives will only get us so far. Filmgoers and the industry must question what makes a film award-worthy

The novel was one of my favourites as a child. If I don’t like Greta Gerwig’s film, who even am I?

Greta Gerwig's snub for Best Director is just the latest example of how the Academy's nomination system silences female stories and turns its back on non-male directors.