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Regina Hall

One Battle After Another movie review: où est la résistance?

Thu, Sep 25, 2025
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Brash, chaotic, full of bleak humor and bitter irony. With blockbuster vibes over an anarchic indie heart, it’s both earnest and winking. Outstanding in-flight entertainment for our societal freefall.

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weekend watchlist: some much needed yet very realistic eco-optimism

Wed, Sep 07, 2022
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Plus adventures in drinking, hanging out in bars, and murder. (First published August 7th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jun 28

Fri, Jun 28, 2019
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Shayna McHayle costars in dramedy Support the Girls; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Support the Girls movie review: everyone’s workplace should be this warm and happy

Fri, Jun 28, 2019
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Regina Hall is glorious in this sharp yet generous portrait of women’s relationships, one smart and witty about how women navigate everyday sexism. Genuinely surprising that it’s by a male filmmaker.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Apr 12

Sat, Apr 13, 2019
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Jenny Gage directs and Susan McMartin writes romantic drama After, starring Josephine Langford; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Apr 08-12

Fri, Apr 12, 2019
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Nicole Taylor writes musical drama Wild Rose, starring Jessie Buckley; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Little movie review: small and slight indeed

Thu, Apr 11, 2019
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Bullying tech CEO is cursed to revert to powerless kid-dom. The limp, desperate comedy that follows never figures out who its audience is and is often unintentionally obnoxious and disturbing.

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OFCS 2018 awards winners announced

Wed, Jan 02, 2019
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Roma wins four awards including Best Picture; Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is Best Animated Feature.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Aug 24

Fri, Aug 24, 2018
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Emily Mortimer opens a bookshop; Melissa McCarthy investigates puppet murder; more…

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