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 [...]
Bessie Directed by Dee ReesWritten by Dee Rees, Christoper Cleveland, Bettina Gilois The review: The always remarkable Queen Latifah gives us a tutorial of blues singer Bessie Smith’s rise to [...]
Arthur Christmas Directed by Sarah Smith, Barry CookWritten by Peter Baynham, Sarah Smith The review: Even if this movie didn’t have a scene that takes place in Idaho, it would be worth watching [...]
Wild Nights With Emily Directed by Madeleine OlnekWritten by Madeleine Olnek The review: I’m willing to bet that everyone reading this knows about Emily Dickinson and I’m also willing to bet that [...]
Loser Directed by Amy HeckerlingWritten by Amy Heckerling The review: This is an excellent chronicle* of not fitting in** and has a killer 2000-era soundtrack.*** While I found the performances [...]
Songs My Brothers Taught Me Directed by Chloé ZhaoWritten by Chloé Zhao The review: Depictions of Rez Life are rare in film, and it’s saying something that a Chinese director, not an American, [...]