movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Jan 19
Women fall for aliens, older men, and the mad power of running a major newspaper.
movies by or about women opening US/Can from Thu Jan 18
Margot Robbie, Vicky Krieps, and Lesley Manville are not taking any crap from men.
Kangaroo: A Love-Hate Story documentary review: of human cruelty
A heartbreaking, deeply upsetting exposé of “the largest wildlife slaughter anywhere in the world,” one that has much to say about us humans and our relationship with the natural world.
this is a real movie: ‘Dance to Death’
It’s The Hunger Games meets Step Up!
Attraction (Prityazhenie) movie review: when ET is dreamy
It has a spectacular opening sequence, and features a few minor tweaks to alien-invasion tropes. But the teen romance at its center reduces this to a very inconsequential first contact.
Phantom Thread movie review: hate couture
A conundrum of a film that defies genre as it twirls us around a wickedly fascinating triad of gently, quietly manipulative people. A cinematic experience of sly eeriness and oblique mystique.
curated: ‘Saving Private Ryan’ with all the men edited out
Ahhh… This is quite relaxing.
Hostiles movie review: white man’s burden
Sure, millions of Native people dead and ancient cultures destroyed, but who has to live with that? All the good soldiers who were just following orders, that’s who. Won’t someone think of the white man?
Jesus Christ is now following me on Letterboxd!
Wow! Not sure about the Prince of Peace’s taste in movies, however.
The Commuter movie review: on the wrong track
A lazy, insulting xerox of better movies about Liam Neeson growling into cell phones at enigmatic villains. Devoid of tension and mystery, and rife with plotholes that derail the trip.
