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Trial by Fire and My Days of Mercy movies review: two (rare) new dramas about the US death penalty

Thu, May 23, 2019
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Two very different films, replete with emotionally engaging performances, examine the impact of the American death penalty from the large-scale legal and political to that of intimate personal grief.

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire May 17

Sat, May 18, 2019
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Tali Shalom-Ezer directs romantic drama My Days of Mercy, starring Ellen Page and Kate Mara; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Thu May 10

Fri, May 11, 2018
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A thriller about a real-life female Indian spy, a documentary about a Saudi woman who fights religious extremism, and more…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Feb 23

Fri, Feb 23, 2018
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Natalie Portman and Bingbing Li have scientific adventures, Rachel McAdams has a nerd adventure, and more…

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The Cured movie review: land of the living undead

Fri, Feb 23, 2018
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A slow, mild exploration of guilt, grief, bigotry, and militant sectarianism, all in the context of a treatment for a zombie virus. Tepid and frustratingly underdeveloped, with few surprises.

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Flatliners movie review: DOA

Fri, Sep 29, 2017
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The reboot no one asked for of a movie no one much remembers has landed… and it’s dead on arrival, with nothing new to say and no new way to say it.

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My Life as a Zucchini (aka My Life as a Courgette) movie review: nutritious, filling, and delicious

Mon, Mar 06, 2017
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Simply a lovely film, with some of the most striking — and haunting — animation I’ve ever seen, and full of a remarkable and palpable warmth and humanity.

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Into the Forest movie review: end of the world, not as we’ve known it

Fri, Jul 29, 2016
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An atypical disaster movie, less about the failure of technology than the failure — and perhaps the resurgence — of the human spirit in the face of that.

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Freeheld movie review: lovers *and* fighters

Fri, Feb 19, 2016
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May be a familiar David-versus-Goliath tale, but it is also an inspiring and hugely emotional experience, due in large part to the powerful performances.

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AWFJ 2015 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 12, 2016
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Spotlight takes four awards, including Best Film…

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