
movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jun 21
Lisa Brühlmann directs and cowrites fantasy drama Blue My Mind, starring Luna Wedler; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
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Lisa Brühlmann directs and cowrites fantasy drama Blue My Mind, starring Luna Wedler; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
Charlotte Rampling stars in drama Hannah; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
Genuinely heartwarming, totally cheerworthy, bursting with warm and generous performances, and just a whole damn lotta fun. (And I hate professional wrestling.) Florence Pugh absolutely rocks it.
Rebel Wilson stars in fantasy comedy Isn’t It Romantic, written by Erin Cardillo, Dana Fox, and Katie Silberman; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
Eva Green stalks this movie with pride and honor, and is almost the only thing worth watching amidst frenetic CGI battles and endless ancient carnage.
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
Asks us to look anew — and askance — at conventions of cinematic horror while also engaging in startling satire of America’s culture of violence. (new DVD/VOD UK; also US/Can)
I dunno much about Judge Dredd. I know he springs from a comic book series, I know he’s Judge Judy and executioner, and I know he never takes his helmet off. Forget the roughshodding of civil rights: it’s that last one that’s a major bummer.
May well be the most solidly confident storytelling I’ve seen on television, perhaps ever…
Coma Bran’s got a psychic connection with the dire-wolf pups? Also: Daenerys wants to know more about dragons and sex. Who doesn’t!