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movies by or about women opening US/Can Jan 17

Sat, Jan 18, 2020
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Birgitta Bongenhielm cowrites Intrigo: Death of an Author… and that’s it. [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jan 17

Sat, Jan 18, 2020
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Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie star in Bombshell; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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my ranking of the films of 2020 has begun!

Fri, Jan 17, 2020
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Only for Patreon supporters, but sneak a peek at the ranking as it begins inside…

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The Gentlemen movie review: sufficiently advanced crime

Thu, Jan 16, 2020
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Guy Ritchie ups his game on his signature subgenre with a hilariously sublime crime comedy that acts as mirror on the legit world and oozes with crackling cynicism about culture and politics as well.

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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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