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Is This The End of Hollywoods ‘Bad Moms’?

Is This The End of Hollywoods ‘Bad Moms’?

From If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You to Nightbitch and Die My Love, we look into the history of ‘bad moms’ on screen, and how recent films may be reflecting a wider cultural shift.

Recent representations of motherhood on film: (from left) Amy Adams in 'Nightbitch', Jennifer Lawrence in 'Die My Love', and Rose Byrne in 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You'

From If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You to Nightbitch and Die My Love, mothers in crisis are leading cinema lately. And while woman-on-the-verge is a well-explored cinematic trope, the sheer amount of recent releases exploring the subject is pointing towards a change in the way filmmakers tell mothers’ stories. In this How it Hits video, we look into the history of ‘bad moms’ on screen, and how recent films may be reflecting a wider cultural shift.