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MOVIE OF THE WEEK July 9, 2021: BLACK WIDOW

July 4, 2021July 10, 2021 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, black widow, Cate Marquis, cate short;and, florence pugh, jennifer merin, marvel comic universe, mcu, motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, Pam Grady, sandie angulo chen, scarlett johannson, sherin nicole

Fun on fairly standard action flick level. but look a little deeper, and you’ll see that Cate Shortland is telling a story about women’s agency and right to choose. Not every woman can stick up for herself with knives and acrobatic fight moves, but we can all speak up for our sisters and stand by their side when they need our help. Or a helicopter to fly.

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BLACK WIDOW – Review by Jennifer Merin

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 Jennifer Merin black widow, cate short;and, florence pugh, marvel comic universe, mcu, motw, Movie of the Week, scarlett johannson

Cate Shortland’s directorial perspective and prowess are evident in every frame of Black Widow. She has not only created a beautifully crafted and technically impressive flick, she’s planted seeds for serious thought and discourse that make Black Widow meaningful and memorable. You don’t need to be an MCU aficionado to enjoy Black Widow, and it may not make an MCU devotee of you, but film has sufficient substance to maybe make you want to watch it twice.

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BLACK WIDOW -Review by Pam Grady

July 1, 2021July 3, 2021 Pam Grady black widow, cate short;and, florence pugh, marvel comic universe, mcu, motw, Movie of the Week, scarlett johannson

Aussie director Cate Shortland (Lore, Berlin Syndrome) proves a capable hand at the rock-em-sock-em action; explosive; outsized violence; and huge dollops of humor that mark the Marvel universe as she brings Black Widow‘s saga to a satisfying close and introduces a new bad-ass superheroine in Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova.