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The Old Guard movie review: saving the world, one century at a time

Thu, Jul 09, 2020
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There’s plenty of bruising action, but this fantastic slice of comic-book pulp emphasizes the humanity of its immortal heroes. Gina Prince-Bythewood elevates the familiar with emotional authenticity.

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Red Sparrow movie review: undercovers agent

Thu, Mar 01, 2018
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Ballerina turned whore-spy? This is like a cheap porn scenario, and the Hollywood gloss makes it worse. Risible yet tedious, yet another movie by men that thinks it’s critiquing misogyny yet is indistinguishable from it.

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Disorder (aka Maryland) movie review: security blank

Mon, Jul 25, 2016
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Moments of genuine tension are few in this would-be suspenseful thriller, which can’t settle on a state of mind for its protagonist, or for its own story.

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The Loft movie review: cheaters code

Wed, May 27, 2015
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Plausibility isn’t in the cards for this odious excuse for a thriller. This is all about sexy danger, for sociopathic, misogynistic values of “sexy danger.”

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female gazing extra: sexy scything

Thu, Apr 30, 2015
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It seems that all (ie, a couple) of the hot guys onscreen at the moment are into reaping.

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Far from the Madding Crowd movie review: a woman’s choices

Wed, Apr 29, 2015
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Ridiculously romantic in all the best ways, and more modern, more progressive, and even just plain more grownup that half the movies thrown at us today.

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Where Are the Women? A Little Chaos

Wed, Apr 22, 2015
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For its complicated female protagonist, wifehood and motherhood and new romance are only a part of her full, rich life. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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A Little Chaos movie review: necessary fantasy

Fri, Apr 17, 2015
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Romantic and funny and smart and wise and just plain different. This is a historical costume dramedy romp about gardening. How cool is that?

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female gazing at: Matthias Schoenaerts

Wed, Mar 18, 2015
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It’s been a while since we did some female gazing, and I am inspired to get back into it by Belgian cutie Matthias Schoenaerts.

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Suite Française movie review: enemy mine to love

Fri, Mar 13, 2015
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An immediate and intimate tale of forbidden romance and other complex emotions and contradictory obligations. This ain’t history but a very human now.

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