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Love, Simon [my review]
Elizabeth Berger cowrites this dramedy about a gay (male) teenager coming to terms with his sexuality. (male director)
A Quiet Place [my review]
Emily Blunt and Millicent Simmonds costar as the mother and daughter of a small family trying to survive a monster apocalypse. (male writers and director)
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I Kill Giants [my review]
Madison Wolfe stars as a girl who escapes into a rich fantasy life of magic and monsters. (male writer and director)
Maya the Bee: The Honey Games [IMDb]
Animated children’s film about a honey bee (voiced by Coco Jack Gillies) who must save her hive. (male writers and directors)
Thoroughbreds [IMDb]
Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy star in this thriller about two teenaged girls who strike up a dangerous friendship. (male writer-director)
The Hurricane Heist [my review]
Maggie Grace costars as a federal agent who must stop a robbery at a US Treasury facility. (male writers and director)
Wonderstruck [IMDb] pictured
Julianne Moore and Millicent Simmonds costar in a mystery about people connected across time. (male writer and director)
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