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The Roaring Twenties continues- Haskell’s analysis of character archetypes and tropes relating to topics of misogyny and class are clear to see, easy to understand and sympathise with, while also providing good watch material as a 20th century movie nerd myself! Enjoying so far.

Thought-provoking. The analysis already is beginning to divulge and diversify- encapsulating many ideas stemming from and before the time of pre-modern cinema, that simply became mainstream due to the medium. It’s clear Haskell is passionate about exploring women, their relationship to femininity in films and how this contrasts from the macho-masculinity of the John Wayne’s and others.