The Invisible Woman review: sometimes it’s hard to be a woman
The story of Charles Dickens and his secret mistress is no romance, and no modest costume drama, either.
girls/women
Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts (86th Academy Awards) review
There is a single thread running through these shorts, and it is deeply existential and irreducibly personal: How do we save ourselves?
The Amish: Shunned review: outside looking back in
A poignant documentary about those who have been cast out of their culture and coping with a larger society for which they are unprepared.
Gloria review: can you handle the truth?
A smart, incisive portrait of a woman who lives life on her own terms and doesn’t let herself get pushed around.
Oscar Nominated Live-Action Shorts (86th Academy Awards) review
My favorite of the five films is the British “The Voorman Problem,” starring Martin Freeman and Tom Hollander in a hilarious and provocative bit of speculative fantasy…
Labor Day review: Stockholm-syndrome romance
A gooey nostalgic look back at that time a young boy’s mom fell in love with their kidnapper, presented under a sexy sweltering summer haze.
Gone Too Far! review (London Film Festival)
Something like a Shakespearean comedy, full of highly amusing, sharply drawn characters…
We Are the Best! (Vi är bäst!) movie review (LOCO London Comedy Film Festival)
An exuberant rock ’n’ roll comedy in which three of the most memorable movie teens ever embrace their adolescent angst and give it screaming voice.
Maidentrip review: all is found
A remarkable documentary about a remarkable kid, and an incredibly optimistic look one young person making her dreams come true.
G.B.F. review: high school sucks
Sharp satire cutting through the sweet silliness makes this a refreshing change of pace for teen comedies.
