“The Assistant” stands apart from films such as “Bombshell” because nothing is resolved. Because “The Assistant” is about harassment and exploitation against ordinary women.
Author: Maeve Barry
Maeve is a recent graduate from Occidental College in Los Angeles, where she studied English Literature; Creative Writing; and Gender, Women and Sexuality. She is a former Ms. editorial intern and editor of multiple Lit mags and feminist zines and is currently working on a book of essays and making a documentary film.
An Ode to Amy March
I sat in the Cinemark with a very wet face while the two women behind me began dissecting what they’d seen. “That Amy. She is irredeemable! Who would act that way?” I did, and sometimes still do.