Articles by Phương Anh

In Fried Green Tomatoes, memory plays a central role — not just in the storytelling but in how characters define themselves and their connections to […]

In a quiet moment in Fried Green Tomatoes, a simple object reveals the weight of trust, love, and sacrifice: a Bible. It isn’t just a […]

Fannie Flagg’s feel-good story of Southern friendships. One of the greatest friendships in Southern fictional history is that of Idgie and Ruth, the two women […]

Troubled housewife Evelyn Counch, whose marriage is in tatters, forms an unlikely friendship with an old lady named Ninny Threadgoode. Ninny proceeds to tell her […]

My favorite lesbian movie, Fried Green Tomatoes, is not even technically a lesbian movie. Technically it’s a movie about two women who live together, raise […]

I loved Fried Green Tomatoes so much that I scared myself and those around me. And I still do. Whenever I talk to younger queer […]

Setting Frank Bennett is an abusive, controlling, and violent husband. Ruth lives in fear, isolation, and no clear way out — something that was common […]

When Fried Green Tomatoes premiered in 1991, it may have seemed like a quiet Southern story about friendship, food, and memory. But beneath its warm […]

Though often remembered for its warmth, humor, and empowerment, Fried Green Tomatoes is also a film steeped in loss. Death and grief appear throughout the […]

In the world of cinema, food often symbolizes more than just sustenance. In Fried Green Tomatoes, food becomes an emblem of connection, healing, and resilience, […]