"Halfway through MR. MOM, I paused the film, turned to my wife and asked, 'Holy shit, is this as pro-woman as I think it is?'"
The answer is: yes, yes it is.
'On Its 40th Anniversary, It's Time to Recognize MR. MOM As a Feminist Classic'
https://colehaddon.substack.com/p/on-its-40th-anniversary-its-time
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@colehaddon Really? Glad to hear this holds up, lately I've been going back to the 80s films of my childhood & the degree of misogyny is usually shocking.
@cyrilpedia This is the exact opposite of that. I've had the same problem as of late, and expected this to be the same, but so much of it feels beyond its years.