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movies by or about women opening US/Can Sep 18–20

Sat, Sep 21, 2019
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Tuva Novotny directs Swedish dramedy Britt-Marie Was Here, starring Pernilla August; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Downton Abbey movie review: embarrassment of riches

Thu, Sep 19, 2019
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Wherein the working class revels in servitude, and wealth and privilege are deserved. Deeply reactionary and unlikely to please anyone not already enamored of the show. I get Anglophilia, but really?

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Sep 13

Fri, Sep 13, 2019
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Lorene Scafaria directs crime drama Hustlers, starring Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez; 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 Fri May 11

Sat, May 12, 2018
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Elisabeth Moss, Saoirse Ronan, Mare Winningham, and Annette Bening take on Chekhov; Gemma Arterton runs away from her family; and more…

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Apr 27

Fri, Apr 27, 2018
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There are no movies directed by or written by women opening in the UK this week. And there’s only one about a woman… though the representation of its female protagonist is superb and insightful.

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Beast movie review: a monstrous love

Wed, Apr 25, 2018
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Electrifying and genre-busting, this romantic mystery thriller toys with our expectations and plays with ambiguity. Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn are mesmerizing separately and explosive together.

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