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87th Academy Awards: the Oscar nominees (and winners) for 2015

Mon, Feb 23, 2015
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Now with winners indicated.

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Where Are the Women? The Lego Movie

Sun, Feb 08, 2015
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The only woman is shuffled aside as hero in favor of a doofus guy… and then she’s reduced to a joke about how badly she’s being treated. Har har? [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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AWFJ 2014 award winners

Wed, Jan 14, 2015
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The Alliance of Women Film Journalists is one of the orgs for which I help choose year-end best-ofs.

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OFCS 2014 award winners

Thu, Dec 18, 2014
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The Online Film Critics Society is one of the orgs for which I help choose year-end best-ofs.

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New York Times critic AO Scott is all boo-hoo waaaa grrl power

Thu, Mar 06, 2014
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Do you imagine that anyone — any single person — will accuse Scott of dragging feminism into everything?

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The Lego Movie review: take the brick pill

Wed, Feb 12, 2014
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You’ve seen this all before — it’s Toy Story meets The Matrix — just not done in Legos.

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what movies are you most looking forward to in 2014?

Mon, Jan 06, 2014
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The calendar has turned, a new year is here, and it’s a good time to look ahead.

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The Lego Movie trailer 2: definitely maybe

Mon, Nov 04, 2013
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I may potentially be feeling slightly more optimistic about this movie now than I did after the first trailer. Or at least I feel slightly less despair.

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The Lego Movie trailer: this is a real movie — it is not a joke

Wed, Jun 19, 2013
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I know. Even after seeing the actual trailer, you still think it’s a joke.

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