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Year: 2020

what do women want? ‘Little Women’ and ‘Hustlers’ have some answers

Wed, Jan 15, 2020
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Women want to be able to tell our own stories, and we want to be heard. Hustlers and Little Women are so much about this (and other important things of female concern) that they’re practically the same movie.

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Just Mercy movie review: fighting the never-ending good fight

Tue, Jan 14, 2020
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This true origin story of a literal social-justice warrior is earnest, passionate… and exhausting. We need to keep telling these stories, yet each is but another tiny drop of water in a rough ocean.

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AWFJ 2019 EDA Awards winners announced

Mon, Jan 13, 2020
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And we have winners!

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Jan 10

Fri, Jan 10, 2020
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Danielle Sanchez-Witzel cowrites Like a Boss, starring Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jan 10

Fri, Jan 10, 2020
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Anna Waterhouse cowrites Seberg, starring Kristen Stewart; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker movie review: the galaxy isn’t far far away, it’s just very small

Thu, Jan 09, 2020
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Kudos to J.J. Abrams for doing something extraordinary: he has made me not care about Star Wars for the first time ever. I’m kind of relieved that it’s over, because it has stopped being fun.

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OFCS 2019 awards winners announced

Wed, Jan 08, 2020
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And we have winners!

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Jan 03: NONE

Fri, Jan 03, 2020
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A weekend on which no movies written by men, directed by men, or about men open is inconceivable. But someone tell me again how women’s representation onscreen isn’t an issue.

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jan 03

Fri, Jan 03, 2020
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Maud Ameline cowrites French drama Amanda… and that’s it. [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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I’m on BBC World Service’s “The Arts Hour” again, Saturday, January 4th

Wed, Jan 01, 2020
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I’m back for my 11th appearance and the start of my fourth year as a regular recurring guest commentator on this always-fun culture-chat program…

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