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AWFJ 2021 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 25, 2022
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In the Heights movie review: hot in the city

Thu, Jun 24, 2021
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Pure joy. It is singing and dancing, life and love, food and family, heritage and community in all its complexity. Harnesses Golden Age Hollywood verve and style in breathtaking, enrapturing ways.

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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part movie review: everything is still (mostly) awesome

Thu, Feb 07, 2019
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Our expectations are a lot higher now after the unexpectedly wildly inventive first movie… and this sequel delivers, digging with witty subversion into Hollywood’s glorification of its male heroes.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Feb 23

Fri, Feb 23, 2018
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Natalie Portman and Bingbing Li have scientific adventures, Rachel McAdams has a nerd adventure, and more…

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The Light of the Moon movie review: ‘victim’ is not a dirty word

Fri, Nov 03, 2017
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A tough, uncompromising depiction of a rape and its aftermath that serves as a formidable corrective for how this subject is typically seen onscreen.

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