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Eva Green

Proxima movie review: the work of the world

Fri, Nov 20, 2020
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Brings a fundamental new humanity to the story of those who court great danger in order to advance human knowledge. Eva Green is immense. Writer-director Alice Winocour’s compassion is achingly acute.

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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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movies by or about women opening US/Can Mar 27-29

Fri, Mar 29, 2019
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Mary Kay Place stars in drama Diane; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Mar 29

Fri, Mar 29, 2019
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Patricia Clarkson stars in writer-director Carol Morley’s noir Out of Blue; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Dumbo (2019) movie review: you will not believe an elephant can fly

Wed, Mar 27, 2019
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The most soulless of the live-action Disney remakes yet, weighted down by too many blah characters, too much convoluted plot, unconvincing CGI, and a message that doesn’t say what it thinks it does.

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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children movie review: infodump, the movie

Sat, Oct 01, 2016
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Relentlessly dull. A tour of a strange world and “characters” little more than their “peculiar” abilities isn’t enough to whip up fantastical excitement.

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Where Are the Women? The Salvation

Thu, Apr 16, 2015
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Does your movie’s plot need a nudge? Male protagonist and male villain need some feels? Why not try raping some women? [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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The Salvation movie review: manifest density

Wed, Apr 15, 2015
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Nearly Blazing Saddles without the jokes: all genre conventions with none of the fun, just your inescapable expectations met around every sun-blighted corner.

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movies I can’t wait to see at the 58th BFI London Film Festival

Thu, Sep 04, 2014
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LFF is a veritable orgy of cinema, and I love it. It’s exhausting, but I love it.

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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For movie review: meaner streets

Wed, Aug 20, 2014
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An unnecessary sequel that’s empty and arduous, little more than vignettes on vengeance and cruel parades of sociopathic power.

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