movies by or about women opening US/Can Dec 20
Francesca Hayward costars in Cats; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
Keri Russell
movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Dec 19–20
Daisy Ridley costars in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
The Legend of Tarzan and Free State of Jones movies review: enough with the white saviors
Filtering other people’s stories through the eyes of white men is tedious and offensive, and it feels like a desperate hedge against fresh perspectives.
Where Are the Women? Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Even among the chimps, there’s just one token female, and she’s defined solely as the sexual partner of a male and as the mother of his children. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes movie review: people get ready
A magnificent science fiction drama, and a beautiful one. Wonderfully radical for the simple fact that it is ruled by principled ideas.
Austenland review: bomb and bombasticity
Austenland, allow me to tell you how ardently I loathe and despise you.
Extraordinary Measures (review)
*Extraordinary Measures* is to science what *Erin Brockovich* was to the law.
Bedtime Stories (review)
Cheap and lazy and obvious…
