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Tenet movie review: I have no time for it

Fri, Feb 05, 2021
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Washington and Pattinson have palpable charisma, but this cold puzzle offers no incentive to solve it. Throw in damsel-in-distress crap, and both my geek sensibilities and my feminism are offended.

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AWFJ 2020 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 05, 2021
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And the winners are…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Aug 21–23

Sat, Aug 24, 2019
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Catherine Dudley-Rose writes and directs drama Parallel Chords, starring Rachel Ann; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jul 03–05

Sun, Jul 07, 2019
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Sasha Luss stars in action thriller Anna; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Vita & Virginia movie review: the 1920s London literary scene, drained of all passion

Sun, Jul 07, 2019
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The legendary literary lesbian romance, starring the incendiary duo of Gemma Arterton and Elizabeth Debicki, is criminally blah, lacking all sexual and intellectual passion. How does this happen?

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OFCS 2018 awards winners announced

Wed, Jan 02, 2019
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Roma wins four awards including Best Picture; Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is Best Animated Feature.

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

Fri, Nov 16, 2018
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Nijla Mu’min writes and directs teen drama Jinn; Angela Shelton writes and directs boxing drama Heart, Baby!; more…

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Tue Nov 06

Sat, Nov 10, 2018
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Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, and Cynthia Erivo go a-heistin’; more…

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Widows movie review: the women left to clean up men’s messes (LFF 2018)

Fri, Nov 09, 2018
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A heist movie that is gripping and badass, elegant and assured. You could ignore all the social-justice-warrior stuff and just enjoy this as a popcorn thriller. But what makes this so special is how it reexamines the genre’s clichés.

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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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