Why and for how long can Jennifer Aniston make formulaic romantic comedies? Certainly she was appealing as Rachel on “Friends,” the long-running TV series for which she and her cohorts banked multi-millions. But since then, Aniston’s become more known for her diet, lustrous hair and love life than her thespian efforts. Relentlessly courting the fashion press, she invariably wears stylish outfits and totes the latest handbag, as chronicled by ubiquitous magazine editors. But she has yet to prove herself a real movie star. Read more

There are many reasons why this sweetheart of a movie is so disarming, but one of it‘s most outstanding attributes is that it absolutely loves women. And there are superb performances by three terrific actresses. Read more

Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar win doesn’t really count, women go to the movies more than men, and Read more

Green Zone makes no pretense that it is offering anything other than hopeful, thrilling revisionism. Read more>>

If you haven’t had enough of the Iraqi War with the Oscar-winning “The Hurt Zone” and are intrigued by re-teaming of director Paul Greengrass with Matt Damon, star of his “Bourne Supremacy” and “Bourne Ultimatum,” this political thriller interweaves fact with fiction delving into the chaotic early “shock and awe” days in Baghdad in 2003. Read more

That this idea of “our” is further reduced to “the fathers’” creates a very narrow, irritating, and unfunny vision of clashing “cultures.” Read more>>

This is an interracial culture clash comedy about a Mexican-American bride, who plans to drop out of law school, and her African-American groom, who just graduated from medical school, returning from New York to Los Angeles to announce their intentions to their respective families and embark on wedding plans. Read more

Ally, Tyler, and Charles’ trauma ends up looking less collective and moving than clumsy and affected. Read more>>

Female directors barely exist, the joke of enlightened sexism and Read more

AWFJ Women On Film highlights movies made by and about women: Read more