Monday, December 17, 2018

January Pick: On the Basis of Sex


We'll start off 2019 with an inspiring film about the early career of one of the most inspirational women of our time: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: On the Basis of Sex.

The title refers to the legal battle for reproductive choice that culminated in the passage of Roe v. Wade on January 22,1973. It happened to be my 28th birthday and despite not being American, I celebrated joyously with my feminist friends. We profoundly believed that the centuries-long crusade had finally be won in the U.S. It never even crossed our minds that, decades later, the anti-choice faction would try hard to repeal the law. It did, which makes the issues explored in On the Basis of Sex very timely all over again.

DATE & TIME:  The movie opens on Christmas Day but Movie Club members will see it on Tuesday, January 8. It's too early at this writing to name the cinema and screen time, but I'll email you these details as soon as they're available.

SYNOPSIS:  The film tells an inspiring and spirited true story that follows young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg (played by Felicity Jones) as she teams with her husband Marty (played by Armie Hammer) to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn centuries of gender discrimination. 

TRAILER:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28dHbIR_NB4

REVIEW:  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/basis-sex-review-1159722