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movies by or about women opening US/Can Feb 14

Sat, Feb 15, 2020
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Stella Meghie writes and directs The Photograph, costarring Issa Rae; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Jan 29–31

Fri, Jan 31, 2020
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Reed Morano directs The Rhythm Section, starring Blake Lively; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Quezon’s Game movie review: earnest historical drama struggles to tell its important tale

Thu, Jan 23, 2020
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An untold Holocaust story, of Philippine president Manuel Quezon’s fight to take in Jewish refugees, feels like it remains untold: this sluggish, overlong film cannot overcome its low-budget roots.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Dec 06

Sun, Dec 08, 2019
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Jessica Hausner directs and writes, with Géraldine Bajard, Little Joe, starring Emily Beecham; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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Le Mans ’66 (aka Ford v Ferrari) movie review: when “circle back” meant something else in corporatespeak

Thu, Nov 14, 2019
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A winning (if overearnest) depiction of manly friendship, with some pretty thrilling (if only technically so) racing stuff. But it doesn’t see its potential to be actually culturally significant.

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movies by or about women opening US/Can May 22–24

Fri, May 24, 2019
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Jill Magid directs documentary The Proposal, about her own performance-art project; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire May 24

Fri, May 24, 2019
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Dominga Sotomayor Castillo writes and directs Chilean coming-of-age drama Too Late to Die Young; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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curated: always be nyuk-nyuk-ing Nazis

Wed, May 22, 2019
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How have I never heard about these Three Stooges shorts before?

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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire May 10

Sat, May 11, 2019
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Aretha Franklin headlines concert documentary Amazing Grace; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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movies by or about women opening US/Can Apr 26

Sat, Apr 27, 2019
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Elizabeth Rynecki directs documentary Chasing Portraits, about her own personal family quest; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

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