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movies by or about women opening US/Can Aug 14–16

movies by or about women opening US/Can Aug 14–16

Fri Aug 16 2019, 07:35pm | 0 comments

The Aftermath movie review: don’t mention the war…

The Aftermath movie review: don’t mention the war…

Fri Mar 01 2019, 09:59pm | 0 comments

Overlord movie review: underwhelmed

Overlord movie review: underwhelmed

Thu Nov 08 2018, 02:53pm | 8 comments

The Little Stranger movie review: so many ways to be haunted

The Little Stranger movie review: so many ways to be haunted

Fri Sep 21 2018, 10:42am | 0 comments

Cold War (Zimna wojna) movie review: chilly romance

Cold War (Zimna wojna) movie review: chilly romance

Sat Sep 01 2018, 05:49pm | 5 comments

Memoir of War (La Douleur) movie review: woman on the homefront

Memoir of War (La Douleur) movie review: woman on the homefront

Wed Aug 29 2018, 01:22pm | 0 comments

movies by or about women opening US/Can from Wed Aug 15

movies by or about women opening US/Can from Wed Aug 15

Fri Aug 17 2018, 11:40pm | 0 comments

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Wed Aug 15

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Wed Aug 15

Fri Aug 17 2018, 03:13pm | 0 comments

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri May 25

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri May 25

Fri May 25 2018, 05:05pm | 0 comments

1945 movie review: a reckoning for the collaborators

1945 movie review: a reckoning for the collaborators

Tue May 22 2018, 02:18pm | 0 comments

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society movie review: the stories too painful to tell

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society movie review: the stories too painful to tell

Fri Apr 20 2018, 07:15pm | 4 comments

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Mon Mar 05

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Mon Mar 05

Fri Mar 09 2018, 05:15pm | 0 comments

Darkest Hour movie review: a surrender to open-and-shut history

Darkest Hour movie review: a surrender to open-and-shut history

Fri Jan 12 2018, 04:26pm | 18 comments

The Rape of Recy Taylor documentary review: meet the unheralded badass black women of recent American history

The Rape of Recy Taylor documentary review: meet the unheralded badass black women of recent American history

Sun Dec 10 2017, 09:55pm | 0 comments

A Matter of Life and Death (aka Stairway to Heaven) (4K restoration) movie review: paradise on Earth

A Matter of Life and Death (aka Stairway to Heaven) (4K restoration) movie review: paradise on Earth

Fri Dec 08 2017, 05:46pm | 28 comments

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story documentary review: beauty is a beast

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story documentary review: beauty is a beast

Wed Nov 22 2017, 01:46pm | 11 comments

Professor Marston & the Wonder Women movie review: secret identities (#LFF2017)

Professor Marston & the Wonder Women movie review: secret identities (#LFF2017)

Mon Oct 16 2017, 10:00pm | 12 comments

Annabelle: Creation movie review: common domestic demon doll

Annabelle: Creation movie review: common domestic demon doll

Tue Aug 08 2017, 02:41pm | 29 comments

Dunkirk movie review: the power of purpose

Dunkirk movie review: the power of purpose

Wed Jul 19 2017, 10:32pm | 17 comments

Churchill movie review: stumbling over truth

Churchill movie review: stumbling over truth

Thu Jun 01 2017, 03:06pm | 9 comments

Whisky Galore! movie review: leave it in the bottle

Whisky Galore! movie review: leave it in the bottle

Fri May 12 2017, 08:43pm | 6 comments

Their Finest movie review: keeping calm and carrying on making movies

Their Finest movie review: keeping calm and carrying on making movies

Wed Apr 05 2017, 02:08pm | 7 comments

Another Mother’s Son movie review: punching Nazis, mom style

Another Mother’s Son movie review: punching Nazis, mom style

Thu Mar 23 2017, 06:52pm | 3 comments

Kong: Skull Island movie review: ape-ocalypse now

Kong: Skull Island movie review: ape-ocalypse now

Mon Mar 06 2017, 03:45pm | 12 comments

Viceroy’s House movie review: are we condemned to repeat this?

Viceroy’s House movie review: are we condemned to repeat this?

Thu Mar 02 2017, 02:29pm | 2 comments

A United Kingdom movie review: a love that changed the world

A United Kingdom movie review: a love that changed the world

Fri Nov 25 2016, 06:29pm | 6 comments

Allied movie review: movie spies with delicious old-fashioned mystique

Allied movie review: movie spies with delicious old-fashioned mystique

Mon Nov 21 2016, 02:08pm | 5 comments

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children movie review: infodump, the movie

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children movie review: infodump, the movie

Sat Oct 01 2016, 04:10pm | 14 comments

Anthropoid movie review: human-shaped but lacking in human substance

Anthropoid movie review: human-shaped but lacking in human substance

Mon Sep 12 2016, 04:50pm | 9 comments

The Legend of Tarzan and Free State of Jones movies review: enough with the white saviors

The Legend of Tarzan and Free State of Jones movies review: enough with the white saviors

Mon Aug 01 2016, 04:53pm | 30 comments

Florence Foster Jenkins movie review: don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear

Florence Foster Jenkins movie review: don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear

Fri May 06 2016, 09:23pm | 4 comments

Little Boy movie review: faith-based bomb

Little Boy movie review: faith-based bomb

Wed Mar 09 2016, 11:47am | 42 comments

Embrace of the Serpent movie review: mild Amazonian odyssey

Embrace of the Serpent movie review: mild Amazonian odyssey

Sun Feb 28 2016, 10:39pm | 0 comments

Son of Saul movie review: how to remain human

Son of Saul movie review: how to remain human

Wed Feb 24 2016, 08:14pm | 1 comment

What Happened, Miss Simone? documentary review: this is what happened

What Happened, Miss Simone? documentary review: this is what happened

Tue Feb 16 2016, 05:46pm | 2 comments

The Letters (aka Letters from Mother Teresa) movie review: utter nunsense

The Letters (aka Letters from Mother Teresa) movie review: utter nunsense

Mon Nov 30 2015, 07:50pm | 76 comments

Pan movie review: a disaster of fantastically epic proportions

Pan movie review: a disaster of fantastically epic proportions

Wed Oct 14 2015, 01:14pm | 25 comments

Mr. Holmes movie review: the case of the missing myth

Mr. Holmes movie review: the case of the missing myth

Wed Jul 22 2015, 08:40pm | 7 comments

The Longest Ride movie review: romantic bargaining

The Longest Ride movie review: romantic bargaining

Mon Jul 20 2015, 09:20pm | 1 comment

Forbidden Films: The Hidden Legacy of Nazi Film documentary review: the power of propaganda

Forbidden Films: The Hidden Legacy of Nazi Film documentary review: the power of propaganda

Mon Jun 01 2015, 04:48pm | 14 comments

A Royal Night Out movie review: princess hijinks

A Royal Night Out movie review: princess hijinks

Fri May 15 2015, 12:55pm | 3 comments

Suite Française movie review: enemy mine to love

Suite Française movie review: enemy mine to love

Fri Mar 13 2015, 03:37pm | 7 comments

Unbroken movie review: where war movies have gone before

Unbroken movie review: where war movies have gone before

Sat Dec 27 2014, 03:21pm | 5 comments

Fury movie review (London Film Festival)

Fury movie review (London Film Festival)

Mon Oct 20 2014, 05:30pm | 50 comments

what’s on Netflix and Amazon Instant Video (from Apr 29)

what’s on Netflix and Amazon Instant Video (from Apr 29)

Tue Apr 29 2014, 07:34pm | 1 comment

The Railway Man review: a derailment on the line

The Railway Man review: a derailment on the line

Thu Apr 17 2014, 03:29pm | 3 comments

what’s on Netflix and Amazon Instant Video (from Mar 18)

what’s on Netflix and Amazon Instant Video (from Mar 18)

Tue Mar 18 2014, 03:24pm | 0 comments

The Book Thief review: don’t mention the war…

The Book Thief review: don’t mention the war…

Tue Feb 25 2014, 11:47pm | 9 comments

Stalingrad review: life among the ruins

Stalingrad review: life among the ruins

Thu Feb 20 2014, 11:01pm | 15 comments

The Monuments Men review: saving private collections (and public art)

The Monuments Men review: saving private collections (and public art)

Thu Feb 13 2014, 11:35pm | 33 comments

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