This week:

Maggie Gyllenhaal Takes On The Power Imbalance Of Sex Work In 'The Deuce': When the creators of HBO's The Deuce approached Gyllenhaal about starring as a sex worker on the show, she accepted the role — but only if she could produce as well as act.

The Tough Wild West — Now With Feelings — In 'The Sisters Brothers': Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly play a brotherly pair of assassins-for-hire in Jacques Audiard's latest film. Critic Justin Chang calls The Sisters Brothers a "funny, stirring, brutal story."

Memoirist: Evangelical Purity Movement Sees Women's Bodies As A 'Threat': In Pure, Linda Kay Klein reflects on the "deep, long-lasting shame" caused by churches that claim women and girls are responsible for the sexual desires of men.

You can listen to the original interviews here:

Maggie Gyllenhaal Takes On The Power Imbalance Of Sex Work In 'The Deuce'

The Tough Wild West — Now With Feelings — In 'The Sisters Brothers'

Memoirist: Evangelical Purity Movement Sees Women's Bodies As A 'Threat'

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Feb 23, 2020

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