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MOVIE OF THE WEEK November 12, 2021: JULIA

November 6, 2021December 3, 2021 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, betsy west, Cate Marquis, jennifer merin, julia, julia child, Julie Cohen, leslie combemale, loren king, Marilyn Ferdinand., motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, Pam Grady, sandie angulo chen, sherin nicole, susan wlosczcyna

Documentarians Betsy West and Julie Cohen treat their subject, the inestimable Julia Child, with both respect and honesty, building a portrait of a woman who was as complex as the food she so adored. Ultimately, Julia is very much like one of Child’s beloved French recipes: a proven quantity that’s made with excellent ingredients, flavored with the right blend of spices, and assembled with care and enthusiasm. And the cooking footage will leave you drooling.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK September 17, 2021: I’M YOUR MAN

September 11, 2021September 19, 2021 Jennifer Merin betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, dan stevens, I’m Your Man, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, Maren Eggert, Maria Schrader, Marilyn Ferdinand., motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, Pam Grady, sandie angulo chen, Sandra Hüller, sherin nicole, susan wlosczcyna

If Westworld had been a romcom instead of a gory sci-fi parable, it might have ended up looking something like Maria Schrader‘s winsome I’m Your Man, which follows a skeptical academic who agrees to test a “perfect partner” android in exchange for research funding support. Determined to poke the concept full of holes, she reluctantly finds herself drawn to her manufactured soulmate — and does a fair bit of self-analysis along the way.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK November 27, 2020: AMMONITE

November 21, 2020February 10, 2021 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments ammonite, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, jennifer merin, kate winslett, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, mary anning, maryann johanson, motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, nikki baughan, Pam Grady, sandie angulo chen, saoirse ronan, susan wlosczcyna

Human connection brings warmth and joy to a bleak time and place in Francis Lee’s Ammonite, which centers on renowned British paleontologist Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) and her relationship with a woman named Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan). While its details may be more speculation than fact, there’s no denying its message about the transformative power of kinship and attraction.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK August 23, 2019: AFTER THE WEDDING

August 18, 2019December 21, 2019 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments after the wedding, bart freundlich, Cate Marquis, julianne moore, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, Marilyn Ferdinand., maryann johanson, michelle williams, motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, nikki baughan, Pam Grady, sandie angulo chen, Sheila Roberts, susan wlosczcyna, susanne bier

Boasting powerful star performances by Michelle Williams and Julianne Moore and a story with big, emotional twists, Bart Freundlich’s “After the Wedding” is a gender-swapped remake of Susanne Bier’s same-named 2006 Danish drama. It’s a thought-provoking look at life choices, legacy, and motherhood that will stick with you after the credits roll.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK July 26, 2019: FOR SAMA

July 21, 2019July 28, 2019 awfj-admin 0 Comments aleppo, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, documentary, edward watts, for sama, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, loren king, Marilyn Ferdinand., marina antunes, maryann johanson, nikki baughan, sandie angulo chen, susan wlosczcyna, Waad Al-Khateab

Raw, intimate, and devastating, Waad Al-Khateab’s documentary For Sama is a powerful story of what it was like to live in Aleppo during several years of Syria’s destructive civil war. Co-directed by Edward Watts, the film explores the human consequences and casualties of battle, while simultaneously proving that life can continue — and even flourish — in even the most hellish circumstances.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK February 22, 2019: WOMAN AT WAR

February 17, 2019February 21, 2019 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments benedikt Erlingsson, betsy bozdech, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, icelandic films, jennifer merin, liz whittemore, loren king, Marilyn Ferdinand., marina antunes, maryann johanson, nell minow, Pam Grady, susan wlosczcyna, woman at war

Having a fearless, independent, complicated middle-aged woman at the center of this original comedy/drama is reason enough to distinguish the Icelandic film Woman at War. That director Benedikt Erlingsson, working from a script he wrote with Ólafur Egill Egilsson, has managed to make a film about environmental activism in the Icelandic countryside that’s fresh, quirky and compelling is an added bonus.