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Alicia Vikander

daily stream: our nightmarish impact on planet Earth

Sat, Sep 23, 2023
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2019’s Anthropocene: The Human Epoch is on Kanopy in the US; not available anywhere in the UK.

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Anthropocene: The Human Epoch documentary review: the destruction of our planet, in pictures (EIFF 2020)

Mon, Jul 06, 2020
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Astonishing: sometimes oddly beautiful but mostly like sci-fi horror. An anti-meditation nightmare, a call to arms if only we were ready to finally address our thoughtless impact on planet Earth.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Nov 01

Fri, Nov 01, 2019
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Kasi Lemmons cowrites and directs Harriet, starring Cynthia Enrivo; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Nov 01

Fri, Nov 01, 2019
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Michelle Williams and Julianne Moore star in After the Wedding; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Sep 25–27

Sat, Sep 28, 2019
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Jill Culton writes and codirects Abominable; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Jun 26–28

Sat, Jun 29, 2019
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Lila Avilés directs and cowrites drama The Chambermaid (La Camarista), starring Gabriela Cartol; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Dec 07

Fri, Dec 07, 2018
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Lola Arias directs documentary Theatre of War; Mélanie Laurent and Alicia Vikander costar in historical romances; and not much more…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Apr 13

Fri, Apr 13, 2018
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Sophie Fiennes profiles Grace Jones, Chloé Zhao tells a cowboy’s tale, and more…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Mar 16

Fri, Mar 16, 2018
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Rosamund Pike hijacks a plane, Melissa Leo gets a break from prison, Odeya Rush befriends a dictator, and more…

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Wed Mar 14

Fri, Mar 16, 2018
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Rooney Mara and Alicia Vikander head up their own stories, about women with varying degrees of adventure in their souls.

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