WE ARE THE BEST! – Review by Kristy Puchko
When depicting stories about young girls, filmmakers have a tendency to glitz them up with vibrant colors, pop hit soundtracks,
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AWFJ Movie of the Week, May 26-June 1: WE ARE THE BEST!
Opening May 30, the AWFJ Movie of the Week is We Are The Best!, a coming-of-age tale about teenage girls who form a punk band in ’80s Stockholm as a way of asserting their creativity, friendship and equality. Based on the graphic novel by Coco Moodysson, and directed by her husband, Lukas, the film is smart, funny, rowdy and thoroughly entertaining feminist take on what is predominantly a male-centric genre. Read on…
Read moreMay 2014 Opening Movies – Reviews by Jennifer Merin
Among notable films opening in May, don’t miss Belle, the truth-based story of a half-black girl brought up as a
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