Female Film Critics 24/375
A Most Beautiful Thing makes waves. Telling the story of the first all African American high school rowing team, this inspiring documentary will break barriers and give faith to those who think changing the system is impossible.
Read more
Everything about The Hate U Give is impressive — the tension throughout, the complexity of the storyline, the acting of the entire cast, the contemporary crises, the heart pumping through. Based on Angie Thomas’ novel for young adults, the film asks the viewer to be alert, thoughtful, and considerate.
Read more
Hail Mary, full of rage. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is utterly incendiary as standup comic Nina Geld in Eva Vives’s feature directorial debut, working from her own semiautobiographical script. We’ve never seen a movie about a woman quite like All About Nina, which challenges a tired subgenre with a not-as-simple-as-it-appears gender flip.
Read more