So many romantic comedies feature female protagonists who are professionally successful, intelligent, and educated, but whose entire self-worth is nevertheless determined by whether or not they have a boyfriend. We’ve been trained by years of movies starring Meg Ryan and Sandra Bullock and Kate Hudson to think that a woman’s ...

By now, you already know if you’re a fan of the Minions, those yellow, capsule-like servants who work for Gru in the Despicable Me films. Even if you’ve never seen the films, you likely know who they are — Universal Pictures has been working overtime to market them this summer, ...