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movies by or about women opening US/Can May 08–10

Sat, May 11, 2019
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Diane Keaton and Celia Weston star in comedy Poms, directed by Zara Hayes; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Wed Nov 21

Sat, Nov 24, 2018
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Claire Foy and Tiffany Haddish headline big new wide releases; Erika Cohn directs documentary The Judge, about a female pioneer of jurisprudence in the Middle East; more…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Sep 21

Fri, Sep 21, 2018
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Lisa Dapolito directs a documentary about comedian Gilda Radner; Sasha Waters Freyer directs a documentary about the photographer Garry Winogrand; more..

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The Bad Batch movie review: a girl walks into dystopia alone

Fri, Jun 23, 2017
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Filmmaker-to-watch Ana Lily Amirpour again shakes up a familiar genre — here, the postapocalyptic adventure — in unexpected ways, but stumbles a bit in the process.

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