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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker movie review: the galaxy isn’t far far away, it’s just very small

Thu, Jan 09, 2020
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Kudos to J.J. Abrams for doing something extraordinary: he has made me not care about Star Wars for the first time ever. I’m kind of relieved that it’s over, because it has stopped being fun.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Dec 20

Fri, Dec 20, 2019
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Francesca Hayward costars in Cats; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Dec 19–20

Fri, Dec 20, 2019
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Daisy Ridley costars in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; 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 22

Sun, Nov 24, 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 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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Peter Rabbit movie review: splat the bunny

Mon, Feb 05, 2018
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Tosses out the very sentiments that make Beatrix Potter’s work so beloved and so enduring in favor of the sullen bratty championing of cruelty and disenchantment. Nihilistic money-grubbing garbage.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi movie review: a great disturbance in the Force

Mon, Dec 18, 2017
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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.

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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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Murder on the Orient Express movie review: strangers on a train

Mon, Nov 06, 2017
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Doubly dated, lacking in humor and subtext, its impressive cast deliberately underutilized, this is little more than an exercise in gorgeous production design.

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The Eagle Huntress documentary review: badass girl is badass even without embellishments to her story (LFF 2016)

Thu, Nov 03, 2016
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Problems with authenticity don’t detract from the power of a story about a teen girl pursuing a challenging sport amongst beautiful Mongolian landscapes.

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