Seriously: Whip It came out on DVD last Tuesday, and if you watch it, you'll see that Courtney Ferguson's review for us was dead-on right when she said it's "two hours of infectious fun and feel-good eye candy." But the most surprising thing about Whip It, for me, was its feminism.

Ellen Page revels in her ability to kick ass and take names, and she doesn't doubt that becoming a roller derby queen is the right thing to do for her. The real struggle comes when she tries to make her friends and family accept it, too. So many movies about women waste so much time trying to prove that the main character is still a woman, even though she is capable and has non-womanly interests. Whip It takes its main character's womanhood as a given and then explores what happens when she tries to get what she wants. It's a slight difference, but such an important one, and it makes for such a refreshing movie-watching experience. I can't believe that I'm praising Drew Barrymore as a major mainstream feminist filmmaker, but there you go. See Whip It. For real.