movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Wed Sep 19
Anna Kendrick investigates the disappearance of her friend Blake Lively in A Simple Favour; Lea Carpenter cowrites action thriller Mile 22; more…
Lucinda Coxon
movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Aug 31
Laura Nix directs a documentary about teenaged inventors; Lucinda Coxon writes a gothic horror tale; more…
Where Are the Women? The Danish Girl
It’s about a transgender woman, sure, but it’s ultimately little more than a showcase for a male actor to show off his range and be “brave.”
The Danish Girl movie review: sometimes it’s hard to be a woman
Safe, conventional, and not particularly sympathetic to women, cis or trans. Mistakes the external signifiers of femininity with actually being a woman.
