THE PARTY — Review by Cynthia Fuchs
“I think it’s going to unfold like the Tea Party, only bigger. It’s not #MeToo. It’s not just sexual harassment.
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MOVIE OF THE WEEK February 16, 2018: THE PARTY
Enigmatic and experimental as always, Sally Potter presents in The Party a tightly interwoven tapestry covering snappy interactions of seven quirky yet stereotypical Brits at a celebratory supper party. Shot in black and white, often in close up, the film reveals every nuance and wrinkle in superb performances by a stellar cast. Continue reading…
THE PARTY — Review by Susan Wloszczyna
And now for something completely different: The Party, a tidily caustic 71-minute politically-charged dark comedy. It conveys both the tense
Read moreTHE PARTY — Review by Anne Brodie
Sally Potter’s scathing social satire The Party, shot in black and white in three claustrophobic rooms is a gem, and
Read moreTHE PARTY — Review by Moira Sullivan
Sally Potter’s eighth feature The Party occupies a sitting room, kitchen, garden and bathroom populated by veteran actors Kristin Scott
Read moreLEARNING TO DRIVE – Review by Susan Granger
If you enjoy richly observed, cross-cultural character studies, this dramedy should appeal to you. When she’s is abruptly dumped by
Read moreLEARNING TO DRIVE, GRANDMA, AFTER WORDS and Other August 17 Openers – Reviews by Jennifer Merin
Three must sees open this week. Learning to Drive is a metaphor for learning to live in filmmaker Isabel Coixet’s
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AWFJ Movie of the Week, Aug 17 – Aug 23: LEARNING TO DRIVE
Opening August 21, the AWFJ Movie of the Week is Learning to Drive, the new film from veteran Spanish director Isabel Coixet. Based on the New Yorker essay by Katha Pollitt and scrpted by Sarah Kernochan, it stars Patricia Clarkson as a New York writer who works to get her first driver’s license after her marriage breaks down. Read on…
Read moreAWFJ Women On Film – “Cairo Time” – Review by Cynthia Fuchs
In Cairo Time, Juliette means to care, but she seems rather unfit for it. Read more>>
Read moreAWFJ Women On Film – The Week In Women, December 5, 2009 – MaryAnn Johanson
Another female film critic departs, some positive voices for a wider and wiser presence for women in the cinematic realm
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