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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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Where Are the Women? Monkey Kingdom

Thu, Jan 21, 2016
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The life of a troop of macaques is explored via the travails of a female monkey. And the film is narrated by a woman. These little things have a big impact.

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Monkey Kingdom documentary review: growing up in the jungle

Thu, Jan 21, 2016
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Simplistic, but a charming and child-friendly introduction to our cousins in the wild that no zoo could provide, with a monkey heroine whom kids will cheer.

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Sisters movie review: women are messed-up people too

Tue, Dec 15, 2015
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The just-right mix of wistfulness, snark, and painful personal growth makes this nonstop hilarious, with humor that gets women in a way movies rarely do.

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Obvious Child movie review: it doesn’t care if you like it

Fri, Aug 29, 2014
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Beautifully redresses how the realities of women’s lives are too often ignored on film… and does so with startling raw power and humor.

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Muppets Most Wanted review: that’ll do, frog

Wed, Mar 19, 2014
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Kermit the Frog takes on his biggest challenge yet: dual roles. And truly puts the villain in vaudevillian.

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women at the Golden Globes = “too much estrogen”

Tue, Jan 14, 2014
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Marvel at the terror of a man seeing the dominance of his privilege challenged on unwitting display.

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Admission review: screwball smart

Tue, Nov 05, 2013
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A romantic dramedy about a passionate erudite oddball woman with her own life? Hooray!

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Doctor Who thing: what if the Doctors were played by American women?

Wed, May 29, 2013
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Florence Henderson as the Fourth Doctor? Tina Fey as the Tenth Doctor? Hell, yes…

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What makes a movie star a movie star? (QOTW)

Mon, Apr 22, 2013
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What are the most appealing qualities of the biggest and best movie stars? And who is your ultimate movie star?

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