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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Oct 11

Mon, Oct 14, 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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Toy Story 4 movie review: recycled playthings… again

Wed, Jun 19, 2019
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The series’ saving grace is that, with humor and heart so beautifully wise and stunningly rendered (CGI pun intended), even as returns diminish, a new chapter is still warm and smartly entertaining.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Jun 14

Sun, Jun 16, 2019
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Tonia Mishiali writes (with Anna Fotiadou) and directs Greek drama Pause, starring Stella Fyrogeni; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Jan 16-18

Fri, Jan 18, 2019
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Tika Sumpter stars and Jamie Lee Curtis costars in dramatic thriller An Acceptable Loss; more…

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Wed May 02

Fri, May 04, 2018
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Charlize Theron cannot cope with her newborn; Amy Schumer cannot believe her “new” body; and more…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Mar 09

Sat, Mar 10, 2018
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Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of the classic novel A Wrinkle in Time, starring Storm Reid, is the big news…

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God’s Pocket movie review: rot in the city

Fri, Aug 08, 2014
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The cast is amazing and the film has a certain grim visual beauty. But ultimately there is little here but ugly senselessness.

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question of the day: Who is the *actual* sexiest man (and woman) alive?

Fri, Nov 16, 2012
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And what makes them sexy?

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question of the day: Which villains deserve stories of their own?

Wed, Oct 10, 2012
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Pop culture is full of villains bursting with personality and charisma or merely so terrifyingly capable of evoking horror that we cannot look away from them. Yet these awesome bad guys inevitably take a backseat to the square-jawed white-bread hero. Time to rectify that.

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question of the day: Is TV better than film these days?

Thu, Aug 30, 2012
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If you think so, do you see this changing anytime soon?

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