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movies by or about women opening US/Can Jan 24

Sun, Jan 26, 2020
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Floria Sigismondi directs The Turning, starring Mackenzie Davis; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jan 24

Sun, Jan 26, 2020
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Floria Sigismondi directs The Turning, starring Mackenzie Davis… and that’s it. [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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The Turning movie review: it’s screwed

Sat, Jan 25, 2020
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Strips away the ambiguity of the source story to leave us with lazy jump scares, visual gloom, and a cheap cheat of an ending. Gaslights its protagonist and, incredibly enragingly, the viewer, too.

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AWFJ 2017 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 09, 2018
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The Shape of Water wins Best Film, and Best Director goes to Guillermo del Toro. Agnes Varda is Defying Age and Ageism, and Hollywood’s sexual tormentors are inducted in the AWFJ Hall of Shame.

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OFCS 2017 awards winners announced

Thu, Dec 28, 2017
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Get Out wins Best Film and Best Original Screenplay. Call Me by Your Name, Dunkirk, and Three Billboards also take two awards each.

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curated: ‘Star Wars’ meets ‘The Florida Project’

Sun, Dec 10, 2017
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The stars, that is: Daisy Ridley interviews Brooklynn Prince, who couldn’t be happier to meet her idol.

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