Woman Director

Lean who talks about Trish for an extended period, who the main character of Red Rocket reminded me of, and in which movie showing I saw four people leave halfway through. Note: Josh Greenbaum [...]

Listen to hear me refer to the June summary as the May summary two-thirds of the time, find out why I think In the Heights was such a success, and learn why I have the same movie in both the Skip [...]

In this bit of audio, I run through the movies I watched in May 2021. Listen to find out what I think of ditzy women leads, how I knew that a movie wouldn’t have a bummer of an ending, and [...]

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 [...]