movies by or about women opening US/Can Dec 20
Francesca Hayward costars in Cats; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
Carrie Fisher
movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Dec 19–20
Daisy Ridley costars in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie review: a great disturbance in the Force
Upends expectations, demythologizes the mythos, and takes an iconic series in a bold new direction with a story full of humor, courage, and dazzling imagery.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie review: a new hope
Charts a path to a future that refuses to get mired in nostalgia. Yet all the Star Wars notes are here, remixed into a glorious new arrangement.
the Force is with white men, and hardly anyone else [update]
Star Wars is stuck “a long time ago”: in a 1950s mindset that was already outmoded when the first film was released in 1977.
QOTD: Which iconic (or imaginary) actor pairings would be fun to reverse?
Like how Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman could have swapped roles in Les Misérables and it would have worked just as well…
question of the day: What is the best screen kiss ever?
Or maybe just your favorite(s)? What makes a screen kiss great?
gorgeous painted ‘Avengers’ posters will make you fall in love with movies again
Marvel’s new painted Avengers posters are making me remember that part of what made me fall in love with movies when I was a kid was the posters.
trailer break: ‘Sorority Row’
Based on the acclaimed novel by the Dalai Lama and winner of this year’s Palme d’Or– no, wait, that was another movie. And people say there are no roles for hot women in Hollywood– no, wait, they don’t say that. I bet Princess Leia is the killer even though the trailer makes it look like … more…
