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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent movie review: Cage, staged

Thu, Apr 21, 2022
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Amusing but instantly forgettable, fueled by a self-congratulatory smugness and self-reference. The best bits are the sincere stuff: a scene-stealing Pedro Pascal and a sweetly vulnerable Nic(k) Cage.

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The Card Counter movie review: unnatural stillness at the center of the storm

Fri, Sep 17, 2021
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Grim, mysterious, and unsettling, never more so than when it is quiet and still. But a brutality lurks below its calm, slick surface. Oscar Isaac’s performance is a work of astonishing minimalism.

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AWFJ 2020 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 05, 2021
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And the winners are…

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Feb 21

Sat, Feb 22, 2020
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Danielle Sanchez-Witzel cowrites Like a Boss, starring Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Like a Boss movie review: it doesn’t quite fall down on the job

Sat, Feb 22, 2020
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This instantly forgettable fluff lazily relies on too many unfunny slapstick and grossout tangents. But real humor blossoms in the terrific performances and in a fast, funny, and surprising feminism.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Jan 10

Fri, Jan 10, 2020
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Danielle Sanchez-Witzel cowrites Like a Boss, starring Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Sep 20

Fri, Sep 20, 2019
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Lulu Wang writes and directs dramedy The Farewell, starring Awkwafina; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Aug 09

Sun, Aug 11, 2019
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Andrea Berloff writes and directs The Kitchen, starring Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy, and Tiffany Haddish; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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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 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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