greenwich entertainment – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

MOVIE OF THE WEEK May 15, 2026: MAGIC HOUR

May 10, 2026May 11, 2026 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, Brad Garrett, Cate Marquis, Daveed Diggs, greenwich entertainment, jennifer merin, Katie Aselton, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, Magic Hour, mark duplass, monique jones, motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, sandie angulo chen, Susan Sullivan

It’s tricky to discuss Katie Aselton’s poignant relationship drama Magic Hour without revealing the story twists that give it such a powerful emotional punch. The writer-director-star crafts the first act of her film very carefully, setting viewers’ expectations and then challenging them. The result is both romantic and touching, with memorable performances by Aselton and co-star Daveed Diggs and a gorgeous, haunting setting amid the singular landscape of Joshua Tree.

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MAGIC HOUR – Review by Monique Jones

May 4, 2026May 10, 2026 Monique Jones Brad Garrett, Daveed Diggs, greenwich entertainment, Katie Aselton, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, Magic Hour, mark duplass, motw, Movie of the Week, Susan Sullivan

Magic Hour can be a powerful release for viewers who feel that film can help process the wildness of grief. The film shows how hard it can be to let go, and I think that can give some viewers a feeling of comfort. Too often, film and TV portray grief as something easy to get over, but it’s refreshing to see Magic Hour show the struggle in finding a “new normal” after death.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK October 2, 2024: FOOD AND COUNTRY

September 29, 2024September 29, 2024 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, Bren Smith, Cate Marquis, documentary, Food and Country, greenwich entertainment, jennifer merin, laura gabbert, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, Pam Grady, Ruth Reichl, sandie angulo chen, sherin nicole, Will Harris

What happens when an already fragile business — supplying restaurants with fresh produce — comes smack up against a once-in-a-century global pandemic? Nothing good, as director Laura Gabbert’s sobering documentary Food and Country makes eloquently clear. But, through a series of video calls between famed food writer Ruth Reichl and an array of farmers and restaurateurs, the film questions the industry’s status quo and dares to hope for a better, more innovative future.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK November 24, 2023: SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD

November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 Jennifer Merin Anna Hints, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, documentaries, estonian films, greenwich entertainment, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, nikki fowler, Pam Grady, sandie angulo chen, sherin nicole, Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Women of all shapes and sizes come together in a traditional Estonian sauna to sweat out their pain and fear in filmmaker Anna Hints’ meditative documentary Smoke Sauna Sisterhood. As the steam swirls around them, the women tell their stories, sharing joys and sorrows, trauma and triumph. Underlying everything is the reality of what it means to be a woman — and how essential it is for women to support one another.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK September 8, 2023: JOYCE CAROL OATES: A BODY IN THE SERVICE OF MIND

September 2, 2023September 8, 2023 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, biodoc, Cate Marquis, documentaries, greenwich entertainment, jennifer merin, Joyce Carol Oates, Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in Service of Mind, Laura Dern, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, nikki fowler, Pam Grady, sherin nicole, Stig Bjorkman

Prolific author, keen observer, insightful storyteller, compulsive writer, incisive tweeter. Joyce Carol Oates is all of these things and more, as director Stig Björkman makes abundantly clear in his thoughtfully constructed, affectionate documentary Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in Service of Mind. Tracing Oates’ life and career over the course of several decades, Björkman makes it clear that she has well earned her reputation as an iconic American writer.

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JOYCE CAROL OATES: A BODY IN SERVICE OF MIND – Review by Nikki Fowler

August 29, 2023October 25, 2023 Nikki Fowler biodoc, documentaries, greenwich entertainment, Joyce Carol Oates, Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in Service of Mind, Laura Dern, motw, Stig Bjorkman

Greenwich Entertainment’s documentary Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind is a beautiful and informative look into the life and work of the beloved and award-winning novelist by the same name, who not only wrote a series of novels drenched immensely in gender, race, socioeconomics, and politics but who wrote dramatic novels sans politics under pseudonyms which she described as getting to “start over” and “to write as if she were “writing for the first time.”

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RIVER – Review by Liz Braun

April 15, 2023April 15, 2023 Liz Braun greenwich entertainment, jennifer peedom, Joseph Nizeti, river, Robert Macfarlane, willem dafoe

Mother was right — you really can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. It certainly works for River, a visually spectacular documentary about the earth’s waterways that delivers a powerful environmental message by leading with positive images. River introduces the absolute magnificence of the rivers of this world, seducing a viewer with remarkable footage and inspiring an appreciation of the natural world before bringing down the hammer.

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PREPARATIONS TO BE TOGETHER FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME – Review by Diane Carson

January 28, 2021January 31, 2021 Diane Carson greenwich entertainment, hungarian films, Lili Horvát, Natasa Stork, Preparations to Be Together For an Unknown Period of Time

The intriguing title suggesting an unusual, challenging film will follow, Hungarian director Lili Horvát’s Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time delivers on that promise. For the first image on screen is the last stanza of Sylvia Plath’s poem, Mad Girl’s Love Song, in which the speaker wonders if “I made you up inside my head.”