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daily scream: sexy scary vampire? hell yes!

Thu, Oct 26, 2023
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2011’s Fright Night is on Prime in the US, Disney+ in the UK.

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daily stream: a sister act in the smartest sort of chick flick

Sun, Apr 16, 2023
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2005’s In Her Shoes is on Hulu in the US, Disney+ in the UK.

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AWFJ 2021 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 25, 2022
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And the winners are…

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Nov 27–29

Fri, Nov 29, 2019
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Melina Matsoukas directs and Lena Waithe cowrites Queen & Slim, costarring Jodie Turner-Smith; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Nov 27–29

Fri, Nov 29, 2019
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Elizabeth Banks cowrites and directs Charlie’s Angels, starring Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Knives Out movie review: catch your death of fun (LFF 2019)

Mon, Nov 25, 2019
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An entirely entertaining murder-mystery jape; dryly funny, deliciously retro yet decidedly modern. Whenever you think you’ve got it figured out, it trips you up again… and you love it for doing so.

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AWFJ 2018 EDA Awards winners announced

Thu, Jan 10, 2019
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Our most honored films are Roma (five awards), The Favourite (four awards), and Can You Ever Forgive Me? (three awards).

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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 UK/Ire from Thu Aug 02

Fri, Aug 03, 2018
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Evangeline Lilly gets super tiny; Gemma Arterton runs away from her marriage; more…

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Jul 20

Fri, Jul 20, 2018
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Amanda Seyfried and Lily James sing ABBA tunes; Jodie Foster patches up criminals; Lauren Greenfield investigates Western materialism; and more…

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