This weekend, movie goers are talking about one movie: “Bridesmaids.” A new raunchy ensemble comedy, it features a cast that’s almost entirely female. “Bridesmaids” stars Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph, of “Saturday Night Live” fame, as well as Ellie Kemper from “The Office” and Wendi McLendon-Covey from “Reno 911.” Crass to the point of being shocking, some cultural critics are arguing that this could be a watershed moment for women in film and comedy. Rafer Guzman is one of those critics. Co-host of the Takeaway’s Movie Date podcast, and film critic for Newsday, he considers the film truly feminist. But Kristen Meinzer, co-host of Movie Date, disagrees.
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