
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.

Margot Robbie, Vicky Krieps, and Lesley Manville are not taking any crap from men.

Taraji P. Henson and Meryl Streep are doing men’s work in wide release, with small films from Europe, the Middle East, and South America highlighting women in limited release.

Frances McDormand’s acclaimed performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri finally gets its UK release, and French and Mexican films focus on women’s lives.

These will all work at the Oscars too! Feel free to steal ’em, guys.

Jessica Chastain and Maggie Q. get centered in their own stories, while Michelle Williams is this week’s Best Supporting Mother.

Molly’s Game goes wide, and a few foreign films about women arrive (in limited release) on US shores.
And here is one big reason why it’s important…
I sure do hope he’s right…