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movies by or about women opening US/Can Mar 13

Sun, Mar 15, 2020
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Betty Gilpin costars in The Hunt; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Oct 18

Sun, Oct 20, 2019
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Linda Woolverton cowrites Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, starring Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Oct 18

Sat, Oct 19, 2019
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Sara Bernstein cowrites docudrama Official Secrets, starring Keira Knightley; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil movie review: mistress of what now?

Wed, Oct 16, 2019
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An apparently unfairly maligned “wicked witch” has to be redeemed again. Anyway, bitches be evil, crazy and traumatized, or sweet dumb personality-free near-morons. You know, for kids!

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Apr 12

Sat, Apr 13, 2019
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Jenny Gage directs and Susan McMartin writes romantic drama After, starring Josephine Langford; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Wed Oct 17

Fri, Oct 19, 2018
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Elizabeth Chomko directs family drama What They Had; Marielle Heller directs literary-forging dramedy Can You Ever Forgive Me?; plus a whole bunch of documentaries directed by women…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Sep 14

Sat, Sep 15, 2018
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Angie Wang directs crime drama MDMA; Amma Asante directs historical romance Where Hands Touch; Amy Scott directs documentary Hal; more…

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Wed Jul 04

Fri, Jul 06, 2018
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Lex Scott Davis protests the Purge, Elle Fanning invents science fiction, Whitney Houston is eulogized in documentary form, and more…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri May 25

Fri, May 25, 2018
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Elle Fanning invents science fiction; Natalie Dormer overhears a murder; more…

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Ballerina (aka Leap!) movie review: lowering the barre

Mon, Aug 21, 2017
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Cheesy Euro ballerina-porn cartoon is full of dated animation, cringeworthy attempts at humor, bizarre anachronisms, and a terrible message for little kids.

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