Joseph has always had a passion for film, TV, and gaming. He's been writing entertainment articles since 2011, contributing his work to the Reading Eagle newspaper and websites like Ready Steady Cut ...

From Rapunzel trapped up in her tower to legions of scream queens hitting high decibels, the damsel in distress trope is long rooted in sweet, helpless characters incapable of staying out of trouble.

Each quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a unique interaction between Henry and the characters available in both regions ...

The "damsel in distress" trope has been common in fiction for centuries. Most audiences are familiar with the idea of a brave hero going to rescue a helpless woman from the villain. However, what's a ...

The new Mario movie features an empowered Peach, but that’s been mostly true of the series since 1988 In the just-released “Super Mario Bros. Movie,” Anya Taylor-Joy’s Princess Peach is such a ...

The Super Mario Bros Movie officially arrives in theaters tomorrow, some of us at The Escapist have already bought our tickets, and we’re basically hyped out of our minds for it. To build that hype ...

Audiences have seen a surge in powerful female protagonists. These characters have been a major benefit to the world, showing moviegoers everywhere that women are just as capable of being strong, ...

The image of a lady in need of rescue could be one of the oldest literary tropes in history. In traditional stories, the Hero has to rescue a woman, one in some kind of danger or "distress" as it were ...