Hit Girl hysteria, where are the women at Cannes, the politics of hair, and Read more

The movie wastes no time getting down to business: LSD jokes, barren women jokes, sex jokes, naked in public jokes, midget jokes, and poop jokes. Read more>>

There’s a universality and timelessness to losing a loved one and the ritual of grief, which is why the idea of transferring the concept of this droll British comedy of manners into an African-American family situation must seemed so appealing. Read more

Serving as Kick-Ass’ mentor, savior, and inspiration, Hit Girl is a perfect and perverse fantasy — abused and abusive, tearfully vulnerable and ingeniously cruel. Read more>>

Make no mistake: this is an ultra-violent, R-rated action fantasy, adapted from a graphic novel that’s an irreverent, wish-fulfillment riff on superheroes and aimed at a specific, comic-book crazed audience. Even though I don’t consider myself part of that niche group, I can see where – for the enlightened – it could be gory, depraved fun. Read more

Hannah is often referred to as a modern Joan of Arc, but in some ways her story is more reminiscent of that of another well known Holocaust victim, Anne Frank, whose diaries have moved so many and inspired theatrical production and film. Read more>>

It’s not hard to see why Blessed Is the Match relies on Hannah Senesh’s own word about her role: charismatic, self-aware, and determined to change history, she writes herself into it.
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Connie Field’s comprehensive and galvanizing seven-film, eight and a half hour documentary series about the defeat of Apartheid in South Africa is finished and ready for viewing, and it is a must see for anyone who’s interested in world politics and current affairs, and the art and process of documentary filmmaking. Read more>>

It’s our culture of misogyny that allows Star Wars fans to be likened to female victims of serial killers, and Read more

Jennifer Aniston may not want your help; lady filmmakers need to shut up and count their blessings; won’t someone think of the boys?… Read more