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Promising Young Woman sacrifices its opportunity to deliver the ultimate revenge fantasy for something unexpectedly profound and, thematically necessary.
Déa Kulumbegashvili’s Beginning is guaranteed to linger uncomfortably in the back of your mind long after the end credits have rolled.
What Lost Girls and The Frozen Ground share is the decision to depict a true crime involving one of the minorities most affected by serial killing: sex workers.
Tape goes beyond being ‘just another’ story of blurred lines, the grey area of rape, and brings it neatly into the realm of truth and experience.
We spoke with writer/director Deborah Kampmeier about her latest film, Tape, finding the female experience in film, the #MeToo movement and more.
Emily Wheeler takes a look at how Jennifer Kent uses sound in The Nightingale and how it contributes to the experience and narrative.
As a true crime miniseries, Unbelievable does well in telling the womens’ side of things, depicting their trauma, and how they are forced to relive the horrific events over and over.
As with the girls at the center of this story, At the Heart of Gold is a documentary that people need to see, and to understand.
Rocking the Couch charts 100 years of abuse claims in the film industry, asking how far Hollywood has come since the silent era.
Everything about Leaving Neverland is designed to be uncomfortable, from the running time to the connection between the viewer and the film’s subjects.
Madison Montgomery is the most fascinating character in the AHS world, and in Apocalypse, our perception of her changes once more.
Kristy Strouse spoke with Eva Vives, director of All About Nina, using her own emotional history to power this inspiring hybrid of comedy and drama.
Vidar the Vampire shows the lack of change within the filmmaking community in regards to the portrayal of women on screen and further proves the necessity of the #MeToo movement.
It may sound like exploitative torture porn, but Revenge introduces director Coralie Fargeat as a filmmaker worth your attention – taking problematic genre tropes and subverting them into a vital, exhilarating feminist film.
Cardinals is a tense and subtly effective thriller set in small-town Canada, bolstered by strong performances and complex themes.