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MOVIE OF THE WEEK May 10, 2019: Mary Harron’s CHARLIE SAYS

May 5, 2019July 2, 2019 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, charles manson, charlie says, guinevere turner, hannah murray, liz whittemore, loren king, marianne rendon, Marilyn Ferdinand., marina antunes, mary Harron, maryann johanson, matt smith, Merritt Wever, motw, movieof the week, Pam Grady, sandie angulo chen, shiela roberts, sosie bacon

Bringing a female gaze to one of the 20th century’s most notorious criminals and the influence he exerted over his zealous followers Mary Harron’s Charlie Says is a compelling look at the power of community and the need to belong. By focusing her film on the women around Charles Manson, rather than directly on Manson himself, Harron shows us how that need can lead to delusion, denial, and destruction.

Reviews

DUMPLIN’ – Review by MaryAnn Johanson

December 10, 2018December 15, 2018 MaryAnn Johanson 0 Comments danielle macdonald, DUMPLIN, jennifer aniston, motw, movieof the week

Dumplin’ is far from perfect, but it’s lovely — kinda like its heroine! — a movie that warmly embraces a wide(ish) range of girls-and-women-as-people, one that doesn’t reduce its large heroine to nothing more than her size: she’s simply a cool, funny, confused, perplexed, messed-up human being who still has a lot of growing up to do.

Interviews

Kimberly Reed on DARK MONEY — Nell Minow Interviews

July 8, 2018January 24, 2019 Nell Minow 0 Comments dark money, documentaries, kimberly reed, motw, movieof the week, prodigal sons

We know “dark money” is distorting democracy but it is very hard to understand how and why, and how much