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MOVIE OF THE WEEK Sept 11, 2026: DEAR MS.: A REVOLUTION IN PRINT (In Memoriam for Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan)

September 6, 2026September 6, 2026 Jennifer Merin alice gu, betsy bozcech, Cate Marquis, Cecilia Aldarondo, Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print, documentary, gloria steinem, jane fonda, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, liz whittemore, loren king, motw, Movie of the Week, Ms, nell minow, Pat Carbine, salima koroma, sandie angulo chen, sherin nicole, women's movement

In a time when what it means to be a feminist seems to be as hotly contested as it ever has been, it’s illuminating to look back at the 1970s, when the “women’s lib” movement was hitting the mainstream. By telling the story of the magazine that strove to support and further that movement, Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print reminds us of how much has changed since then…and how far we have to go. (AWFJ.org featured Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print as our MOTW on July 2, 2025, we do so again to honor Ms. Magazine co-founders Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan, recently deceased.)

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK February 6, 2026: INVISIBLE WARRIORS: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN WORLD WAR II

January 31, 2026February 1, 2026 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, nell minow, sandie angulo chen, sherin nicole

Part Hidden Figures, part A League of Their Own, part The Tuskegee Airmen, director Gregory Cooke’s compelling documentary Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II tells the story of the more than 600,000 Black women who helped keep the United States’ home fires (and forges) burning during WWII but have never received much in the way of thanks — or credit — for their contributions to the country’s war efforts.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK January 23, 2026: H IS FOR HAWK

January 18, 2026January 18, 2026 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, brendan gleeson, Cate Marquis, charlotte bruus christensen, claire foy, Denise Gough, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Emma Donoghue, H is for Hawk, Helen Macdonald, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, Lindsay Duncan, liz whittemore, loren king, Philippa Lowthorpe, sherin nicole

Based on the same-named 2014 memoir by British writer, naturalist, and academic Helen Macdonald — and boasting an affecting star performance from Claire Foy — director Philippa Lowthorpe’s pensive drama H Is for Hawk is a contemplative examination of a daughter’s grief in the wake of her beloved father’s unexpected death. It’s also a beautiful story about how Helen’s bond with a fierce goshawk named Mabel ultimately helps her find her way out of the darkness.

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MOTW January 16, 2026: A PRIVATE LIFE

January 11, 2026January 13, 2026 Jennifer Merin A Private Life, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, Daniel Auteuil, jennifer merin, jodie foster, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, mathieu Amalric, motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, Rebecca Zlotowski, sandie angulo chen, sherin nicole, Simon Cohen-Solal, Virginie Efira

A psychiatrist’s personal and professional insecurities come together to send her spiraling in the wake of her long-time patient’s death in director Rebecca Zlotowski’s engrossing mystery/thriller A Private Life. Starring Jodie Foster in her French-language feature debut, the film follows Dr. Lilian Steiner (Foster) as she gets caught up in trying to prove that the engimatic Paula Cohen-Solal (Virginie Efira) didn’t die by suicide but, in fact, was murdered.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK December 26, 2025: HO HO HOLIDAY VIEWING

December 21, 2025December 21, 2025 Jennifer Merin babette's feast, betsy bozdech, carol, Cate Marquis, its a wonderful life, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, nell minow, Round and Round, sandie angulo chen, sherin nicole, THE FAMILY STONE, The Holiday, THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT, while you were sleeping, WHITE CHRISTMAS

During this celebratory cope and hope holiday season, good movies provide respite from the world’s day to day worries and they deliver insight into the ways in which we might make progress in overcoming them. And so we take this opportunity to present — for your escape from stress and for your viewing enjoyment — Team Movie of the Week’s richly varied list of highly recommended movies for your ho ho holiday watch roster. Team MOTW’s choices feature romance, comedy, thrills and an abundance of good food. We’ve selected films that are upbeat, inspiring and spirited, although not all are directly connected to traditional holiday celebrations. Read our mini reviews of all the selected titles, punch up the trailers and pick the titles that most appeal to you. Or, better yet, watch them all.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK December 19, 2025: THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB

December 14, 2025December 15, 2025 Jennifer Merin Amer Hlehel, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, Gaza, Hind Rajab, israel, jennifer merin, Kaouther Ben Hania, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, Motaz Malhees, motw, Palestine, Red Crescent, Red Cross, Saja Kilani, sandie angulo chen, sherin nicole, The Voice of Hind Rajab

A mix of heartbreaking reality and dramatic reenactments, Kaouther Ben Hania’s intense The Voice of Hind Rajab humanizes — in a horribly tragic way — the impact of the deadly conflict between Israel and Palestine. It’s impossible not to be moved as the film tells the true story of a young girl trapped in a bullet-riddled vehicle while aid workers desperately try to overcome the odds to rescue her. This would be a harrowing story in any circumstances, but the fact that Ben Hania uses the actual recordings of Hind’s conversations with the Red Crescent staff members makes it nearly unbearably distressing. She is vulnerable, bewildered, frightened, demanding — in other words, she is a very real, very traumatized child, and your heart shatters for her, as well as for those who are trying so hard to help her.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK December 12, 2025: GOODBYE JUNE

December 7, 2025December 8, 2025 Jennifer Merin Andrea Riseborough, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, Goodbye June, helen mirren, jennifer merin, Joe Anders, Johnny Flynn, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, motw, nell minow, sandie angulo chen, sherin nicole, Timothy Spall, toni colette

Humor and pathos go hand in hand in Kate Winslet’s moving directorial debut Goodbye June. As the film — written by Winslet’s son, Joe Anders — follows a boisterous British family preparing to say a final goodbye to their beloved wife/mother/grandmother, it reminds viewers that death is an inevitable part of life, something to be planned for and accepted with grace and love, if not necessarily welcomed with open arms.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK December 5, 2025: ADRIANNE & THE CASTLE

November 30, 2025December 10, 2025 Jennifer Merin Adrianne & the Castle, Adrianne Blue Wakefield St. George, Alan St. George, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, documentary, Filmhub, Havencrest Castle, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, motw, nell minow, sandie angulo chen, Savanna Illinois, Shannon Walsh, sherin nicole

A tale of powerful true love with shades of Grey Gardens and Winchester, Shannon Walsh’s documentary Adrianne & the Castle introduces viewers to Alan St. George and his beloved wife, Adrianne Blue Wakefield St. George. The film shares the fascinating story of how, in their years together before her premature death, the couple transformed an Illinois home into an elaborate, 63-room sanctuary where their every artistic whim could be indulged.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK November 28, 2025: THE TALE OF SILYAN

November 23, 2025November 25, 2025 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, Macedonian films, motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, sandie angulo chen, sherin nicole, Tamara Kotevska, The Tale of Silyan

A stoic Macedonian farmer finds himself face to face with a changing world in Tamara Kotevska’s sobering but also hopeful documentary The Tale of Silyan. As the story of Nikola and his unexpected bond with an injured stork unfolds, Kotevska draws parallels to a traditional Macedonian myth in which a young man is cursed by his father to become a stork after refusing to help on the family farm.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK November 21, 2025: RENTAL FAMILY

November 16, 2025November 17, 2025 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, Brendan Fraser, Cate Marquis, Hikari, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, nell minow, Rental Family, sandie angulo chen, Searchlight Pictures, sherin nicole, twiw, week in women

The power of human connection is the underlying theme of Japanese writer/director Hikari’s sweetly poignant dramedy Rental Family. Starring Brendan Fraser as a struggling, middle-aged American actor who’s become isolated while hustling for work in Tokyo and ends up taking an unusual (but based in fact!) job to help make ends meet, the film is a timely reminder that we’re all more likely to thrive when we feel seen, heard, and valued by our fellow humans.

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