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weekend watchlist: is it good to be the queen?

Tue, Oct 18, 2022
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Plus a teenage con artist, a skewering of late-night comedy, and more… (First published September 18th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Dec 06

Sun, Dec 08, 2019
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Jessica Hausner directs and writes, with Géraldine Bajard, Little Joe, starring Emily Beecham; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Nov 22

Sun, Nov 24, 2019
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Kasi Lemmons cowrites and directs Harriet, starring Cynthia Enrivo; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Luce movie review: whom to believe, and what that says about us

Mon, Sep 30, 2019
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Intense, uncomfortable family drama morphs into psychological suspense in a challenging tale of racial and cultural identity eliding the biases and delusions of its characters with the viewer’s own.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Aug 02

Sat, Aug 03, 2019
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Whitney Hamilton writes, directs, and stars in historical drama Union; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Jun 26–28

Sat, Jun 29, 2019
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Lila Avilés directs and cowrites drama The Chambermaid (La Camarista), starring Gabriela Cartol; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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The Divergent Series: Allegiant movie review: walled in by reality

Thu, Mar 10, 2016
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A disappointing downfall from the previous films, the appealing metaphor for nonconformity giving way to dull good-vs-evil battle and dumb plot conundrums.

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Where Are the Women? While We’re Young

Thu, Apr 02, 2015
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Despite allusions to the careers of the two main female characters, they are primarily adjuncts to their men, whose stories are all about their work. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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While We’re Young movie review: 40 is the new 14

Thu, Apr 02, 2015
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This stinging GenX midlife meltdown is a bit strained in its plot, but that’s balanced out by lots of melancholy wisdom and bittersweet wit.

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The Divergent Series: Insurgent movie review: being human

Tue, Mar 17, 2015
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Sneakily undercuts tropes of the young-adult hero’s journey. But in a more adventurous movie environment, this wouldn’t feel this fresh as it does.

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