ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

Female Film Critics 24/375

Kathryn Hahn

Reviews 

THE STUDIO – Review by Susan Granger

Susan Granger , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Ever wanted to sneak behind-closed-doors and see what propels the Hollywood Dream Machine? That’s what happens in the cameo-cluttered, 10-episode satire The Studio, skewering the perennial Art-vs-Commerce dilemma. When delusional dreamer Matt Remick (co-creator Seth Rogen) becomes the head of Continental Studios , he’s told by CEO Griffin Mill (Bryan Cranston) that his job is to make IP-driven movies that will succeed at the box-office, not “artsy-fartsy films.” Problem is: pretentious cinephile Matt thinks he can do both

Read more
News 

WEEK IN WOMEN: Kathryn Hahn is AGATHA ALL ALONG again – Brandy McDonnell reports

Brandy McDonnell , , , , , , ,

Kathryn Hahn returns as Agatha Harkness in Marvel Television’s new spin-off series Agatha All Along to play the powerful witch in the Marvel Television spin-off series. Showrunner Jac Schaeffer, who was the creative force behind “WandaVision,” directs the pilot episode, which follows Agatha as she embarks on a dangerous, mysterious adventure filled with trials and tribulations. Schaeffer also is the head writer and directed two other episodes for the show

Read more
Festivals 

New York Film Festival 2018 Top Female Performances – Liz Whittemore reports

Liz Whittemore 0 Comments , , , , , , , , , , ,

NYFF is reliable in presenting meaty roles for women. This year’s notable performances include Juliette Binoche and Regina King, an actress who is often underappreciated. Also on my list are Molly Shannon, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, among others presented here in no particular order.

Read more
Movie of the Week Reviews 

AWFJ Movie of the Week, July 3 – July 9: CAPTAIN FANTASTIC

Nikki Baughan 0 Comments , , , , , , , , ,

Opening June 17, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Captain Fantastic, the sophomore film from actor-turned-filmmaker Matt Ross following his well-received 2012 directorial debut 28 Hotel Rooms. Viggo Mortensen stars as widower Ben, who is devoted to raising his six kids off the grid, imparting freedoms and values he holds most dear.
Read on…

Read more
General Archives Movie of the Week Women on Film 

AWFJ Movie of the Week, Aug 10 – Aug. 16: SHE’S FUNNY THAT WAY

Nikki Baughan 0 Comments , , , , , , , , , ,

Opening August 14, the AWFJ Movie of the Week is She’s Funny That Way, the new film from actor/writer/director Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show). Described as a screwball comedy in the same vein as Bogdanovich’s 1972 classic What’s Up Doc?, it follows the interconnected lives of the cast and crew of a Broadway show. The all-star ensemble features Imogen Poots, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn, Owen Wilson and Will Forte, among others. Read on…

Read more
Movie of the Week Reviews 

AWFJ Movie of the Week, May 18-24: TOMORROWLAND

Nikki Baughan 0 Comments , , , , , , , , , , ,

Opening May 22, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Tomorrowland, Disney’s family adventure in which a science-obsessed young girl discovers the existence of a secret futuristic world that exists somewhere in time and space and that may hold the fate of humankind.

Read more