movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Mar 29
Patricia Clarkson stars in writer-director Carol Morley’s noir Out of Blue; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
The White Crow movie review: nothing to crow about
Elegant but dull, and so subtle it’s downright diffuse. If you don’t know much about Rudolf Nureyev going in, you won’t know much coming out, either. Weirdly, it doesn’t even feature much dancing.
The Brink documentary review: a nasty piece of work
I feared a portrait of human dumpster fire Steve Bannon would humanize him, but he’s beyond that. Can we use this inside look at his political and cultural manipulations to stop his fomenting of hate?
Dumbo (2019) movie review: you will not believe an elephant can fly
The most soulless of the live-action Disney remakes yet, weighted down by too many blah characters, too much convoluted plot, unconvincing CGI, and a message that doesn’t say what it thinks it does.
movies by or about women opening US/Can Mar 20-22
Lupita Nyong’o stars in mystery horror thriller Us; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
Out of Blue movie review: murder most muted
A limp noodle of a cinematic noir that drains Patricia Clarkson of her usual eccentric charisma. And where it aims for intriguingly oblique pseudoscientific philosophizing, it ends up merely obtuse.
movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Mar 22
Mikki Daughtry cowrites teen romantic drama Five Feet Apart, starring Haley Lu Richardson; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
The Crossing (Guo Chun Tian) movie review: smuggler’s blahs
This uninvolving coming-of-age crime drama tries to dazzle with visual tricksiness, but it cannot make up for its teen protagonist who is mere metaphorical symbol, and a bystander in her own story.
a Patreon thank-you video
I’ve made a brief video to thank new patrons of my Patreon; you’ll see it after you make a pledge. (Existing patrons can see it, too.)
gendered abuse I have received
Dude thinks calling me ugly somehow negates my review of Captain Marvel.
