Gretchen Mol – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

HORSEGIRLS – Review by Lois Alter Mark

June 29, 2026July 4, 2026 Lois Alter Mark autism, Gretchen Mol, Horsegirls, Lauren Meyering, Lillian Carrier, neurodivergent

There’s nothing like a quirky little indie movie to make you look at the world through fresh eyes. In Horsegirls, those eyes belong to Margarita (Lillian Carrier), a young woman with autism who loves to tell the NSFW story behind her name. By showcasing a neurodivergent young woman with a unique interest, Lauren Meyering has created a small miracle of a movie with surprisingly universal themes. It’s part coming of age story, part tearjerker, part sports movie. Its focus on the power of simply being nice will definitely make you feel good.

Festivals Reviews

PALM TREES AND POWER LINES (Sundance FF 2022) – Review by Lauren Anderson

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Lauren Anderson (Archived Contributor) Gretchen Mol, Jamie Dack, jonathan tucker, Lily McInerny, Palm Trees and Power Lines, sundance film festival 2022

Filmmaker Jamie Dack’s Palm Trees and Power Lines was incredibly frustrating to watch. Based on the 2018 short of the same name, Palm Trees and Power Lines follows Lea (Lily McInerny), a 17-year-old girl with a typical teenage life: she gets high with her friends, occasionally has sex with one of them in the backseat of a car, and doesn’t really care for her mom’s (Gretchen Mol) revolving door of men. Only when she meets Tom (Jonathan Tucker) after a morally misguided mishap at a local diner does Lea start to feel seen.