Woman Director

Together Together 🟊Directed by Nikole Beckwith🟊🟊Written by Nikole Beckwith🟊 The review: Patti Harrison* and Ed Helms** anchor this low-key, sweet comedy about a middle-aged man starting a family [...]

Promising Young Woman 🟊Directed by Emerald Fennell🟊🟊Written by Emerald Fennell🟊 The review: If I tell you this movie is a revenge thriller you’ll probably get a very specific picture in your [...]

Kid 90 🟊Directed by Soleil Moon Frye🟊 The review: A slight documentary, and your interest will vary depending on your exposure to the kid actors who populated your 80s and 90s television and [...]

Nomadland 🟊Directed by Chloé Zhao🟊🟊Written by Chloé Zhao🟊 The review: There are few well-known actors I can think of who could play Fern so convincingly,* and I’m thankful Nomadland’s Fern [...]

Never Rarely Sometimes Always Directed by Eliza HittmanWritten by Eliza Hittman The review: Eliza Hittman takes us on a journey worthy of an epic poem* so a young woman can get a procedure that [...]

The Forty-Year-Old Version Directed by Radha BlankWritten by Radha Blank The review: Despite decades of “girl power” and versions of “leaning in” there are still a lot of [...]

Wonder Woman 1984 Directed by Patty JenkinsWritten by Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns, and Dave Callaham The review: The great moments in Wonder Woman 1984 are the bits that come along with being [...]

Happiest Season Directed by Clea DuVallWritten by Clea DuVall & Mary Holland The review: Astute readers* will remember how I’m always going on about the lack of good roles for women and I’m [...]