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Jane Fonda in Five Acts documentary review: the political is her personal

Sun, Sep 23, 2018
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An extraordinarily intimate and perceptive new biography of the legendary actor and activist. Fonda reveals insecurities and anxieties that are achingly raw and very personal, but which many women will see themselves in.

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Studio 54 documentary review: inside the velvet ropes

Wed, Jun 13, 2018
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A hugely entertaining exploration of the mythology of the legendary nightclub as something truly worth celebrating, and a towering Scorsese-esque drama of the men who invented it brought down by hubris.

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Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist documentary review: counterculture’s wise elder woman

Sun, Jun 10, 2018
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There’s nothing fawning and plenty ironic about this essential first documentary to cover a major female fashion designer, a woman whose life is almost a perfect reflection of the trajectory of 20th-century feminism.

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Thu May 10

Fri, May 11, 2018
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A thriller about a real-life female Indian spy, a documentary about a Saudi woman who fights religious extremism, and more…

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RBG documentary review: though she be but little she is fierce

Mon, Apr 30, 2018
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A marvelous, funny, deeply moving biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg from her rise as a legal champion of women’s rights in the 1970s to her ascension as a Supreme Court justice and social-media hero “Notorious RBG.”

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Funny Cow movie review: standing up for herself

Thu, Apr 19, 2018
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This is scorched-earth cinema that challenges us to find moments of grace and triumph among misery, cruelty, and emotional frugality. Maxine Peake is absolutely incendiary.

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Beirut (aka The Negotiator) movie review: an American man finds absolution in the messy Middle East

Wed, Apr 18, 2018
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A same-old story of a white man’s angst, set against the “exotic” backdrop of 1980s war-torn Beirut. This brand of Hollywood myopia is tired, uninteresting, and no longer acceptable.

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

Fri, Mar 09, 2018
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There are NO new wide releases in the UK this week by or about women, but there are some smaller ones…

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All the Money in the World movie review: cashed out

Tue, Jan 02, 2018
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The most interesting thing about this all-over-the-place drama-thriller is Ridley Scott’s last-minute Hail Mary pass to replace a disgraced cast member. The finale is tense and exciting, but it’s a slog to get there.

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The Post movie review: printing truth to power

Fri, Dec 29, 2017
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Crackles with life and energy, depicting a grand adventure in journalism from almost half a century ago with vigor, suspense, and an urgent relevance for today.

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