daily stream: Reese Witherspoon hits the hiking trail to redeem herself
2014’s Wild is on Direct TV in the US, Disney+ in the UK (and other services as well).
Wild
loaded question: what are some good movies about resilience and bouncing back from adversity?
I’m having a tougher time getting back into the swing of things after my recent surgery than I was expecting, so help me out here…
#LFF2016: Down Under, Indivisible, Wild
Quick takes from the 60th London Film Festival, with public screenings from October 5th-16th, 2016.
The Shallows movie review: she’s gonna need a bigger surfboard
Pure popcorn thrills. Whips up visceral suspense and maintains it till you’re breathless as it cements the arrival of “woman versus nature” as a subgenre.
A Walk in the Woods movie review: ramble on and on
A sitcom about old men creaking along the Appalachian Trail, reminiscing about slutty girls, and maybe having a stroke at any moment. You know, for fun.
Where Are the Women? 79 wide releases in UK in 2015 so far; only 22 have female protagonists
The numbers are almost identical to the U.S. situation, which isn’t terribly surprising: the movies are mostly the same. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? 73 wide releases in US in 2015 so far; only 18 have female protagonists
Women make up 50 percent of the moviegoing public, but telling stories about women continues to not be a primary concern for Hollywood. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
87th Academy Awards: the Oscar nominees (and winners) for 2015
Now with winners indicated.
Where Are the Women? Wild
Reese Witherspoon messes up her life and then messes up her body on the way to getting right with herself and the world. Fan-feminist-tastic! [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Wild movie review (London Film Festival)
A film full of spectacular landscapes of both the natural world and the human spirit. This is what it looks like when women get to be people onscreen.
