By Katlin Sweeney

Features Editor

“Mona Lisa Smile”

 5/5 Paws

It is 1953, and a woman’s greatest achievement is not graduating from college but marrying a man. At Wellesley College, the brightest young women from across the country gather to study various subjects, however marriage is the prime topic of conversation. All of the women have been raised to value education, but consider finding a suitable significant other to take care of them as their main goal. Julia Roberts portrays an art professor that challenges the idea that young women have to give up honors like acceptance into law school in order to please their future husbands. Featuring the talents of Kirsten Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Julia Stiles, Topher Grace and Ginnifer Goodwin (you can even spot Krysten Ritter in a few scenes as an extra), “Mona Lisa Smile” will charm its way into your heart.

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”

 5/5 Paws

Every generation, one vampire slayer is born to protect the world from demonic control and utter chaos. However, this time she is a little different from past slayers.

Mix together supernatural strength, a witty sense of humor, superior intellect, just enough feminine flair and you get Buffy Summers, the ultimate female hero. Instead of being timid, fragile and in need of a male sidekick to rescue her from danger, Buffy reverses traditional representations of women on television. Throughout the seven seasons of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” she constantly saves the lives of men much weaker than herself. Sarah Michelle Gellar’s portrayal of Buffy is sure to delight viewers, from her trademark sarcasm as she fights demons to the extreme plot twists.