THE WEEK IN WOMEN: A Guide to Seeing This Year’s Oscar-Nominated Films — Brandy McDonnell reports
The 90th Oscars will be handed out Sunday at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, and
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OH LUCY! — Review by Cynthia Fuchs
“Open your mouth a little bit more. Let out more sound.” At her first English lesson, Setsuko (Shinobu Terajima) learns
Read moreTHE WEEK IN WOMEN: Fewer Female Protagonists in 2017 — Brandy McDonnell reports
Dismal stats reported in this year’s edition of the annual It’s a Man’s (Celluloid) World report, released on February 22
Read moreOH LUCY! — Review by Cate Marquis
Director Atsuko Hirayanagi makes a strong feature film debut with “Oh Lucy,” a Japanese dramedy with a darker, absurdist undercurrent.
Read moreTHE 15:17 to PARIS — Review by Susan Granger
On Thalys passenger train 9364 bound for Paris on August 21, 2015, three brave Americans intercepted a terrorist who was
Read moreGAME NIGHT — Review by Martha K. Baker
‘Game Night’ proves to be fitfully funny. This bombette is being sold as produced by the people who brought you
Read moreNOSTALGIA — Review by Martha K. Baker
For all its sadness and despair, “Nostalgia” fits the nation’s mood of hopelessness and grief. “Nostalgia” is a downer, like
Read moreEARLY MAN — Review by Susan Granger
With a filmography that includes “Chicken Run,” “Wallace and Gromit” and “Shaun the Sheep,” U.K.-based Aardman Animation specializes in Claymation,
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MOVIE OF THE WEEK February 23, 2018: HALF MAGIC
Heather Graham’s directorial debut, Half Magic, is femme-centric, but won’t pass the Bechdel Test. The comedy focuses on three women who have viable careers and talk to each other — but almost all of their conversation is about men and sex. More specifically, about how to hook up with nicer men and have better sex. Continue reading…
THE WEEK IN WOMEN: Record-Breaking BLACK PANTHER Proves Inclusion Sells in Cinema — Brandy McDonnell reports
The combined success of the record-breaking, critical acclaim-nabbing and audience-thrilling success of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, introducing a black superhero
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