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Devil’s Due review: she’s having Satan’s baby

Thu, Jan 16, 2014

6 comments

This bunch of found footage should have stayed lost.

Saving Mr. Banks review: behold the unclassic curmudgeon

Fri, Dec 20, 2013

16 comments

A smart, snappy, soulful look at how Mary Poppins got Disneyfied, and the redemptive power of story for both teller and listener.

An Adventure in Space and Time review: making history

Wed, Nov 27, 2013

2 comments

Mark Gatiss treats the legends of Doctor Who’s creation as only a longtime fan can, in a lovely tribute full of the exasperated acceptance that rose-tinted hindsight brings.

Carrie review: women who hate women

Tue, Nov 26, 2013

5 comments

I’m struck by the perversity of a story four decades old about religious misogyny and basic feminism and the perniciousness of bullying that still feels fresh and relevant…

Philomena review: suffer the women

Wed, Nov 20, 2013

28 comments

A cry-till-you-laugh-dramedy about seeking lost family and finding new purpose; Judi Dench and Steve Coogan are fantastic. Seriously, though: bring Kleenex.

Frozen review: I have chills

Mon, Nov 18, 2013

47 comments

The showstopping central musical number is a glorious anthem to female power and ability… and so, in fact, is the whole wonderful movie. Disney is finally getting it. (new DVD/VOD US/Can)

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire review: reluctant heroine

Fri, Nov 15, 2013

32 comments

A devastating indictment of pop culture as propaganda — about its power and the limits of its powers — and an upending of the typical teen-girl romance movie.