women directors
Across her four uncompromising features, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay has unsparingly invited us to the darkest recesses of the human condition.
We spoke with director Melissa B. Miller Costanzo about her new film All These Small Moments, and what inspired her to create this unique adolescent drama.
From slapstick comedy shorts to action serials, Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers includes a wide range of films made by women that should keep any fan of cinema history occupied and enraptured for hours.
As a narrative dive into the complexities of grief, State Like Sleep grazes the surface but doesn’t commit.
Though easily levelling with The Wonders in terms of visual quality, the lack of investment leaves Happy as Lazzaro a rather transitory collection of charming anecdotes.
Private Life is a beautifully crafted study of two people who struggle to relinquish their desire to control and plan every element of their life.
It’s uncommon for a film to have scenes of vulgar comedy and yet be heart-wrenchingly emotional – but All About Nina is bold, and deserves your attention.
Though Nappily Ever After begins as encouragement that Black women embrace their natural beauty, it soon feels like a judgment of women who put effort into their appearance.
We spoke with director Ramaa Mosley about her new film Lost Child, and about just going out there and making the movie you want.
Due to some finer details, The Land of Steady Habits is not unsatisfying per se, but it also has no staying power.
Our latest TIFF review is Les Salopes, a subversive film about a woman’s sexuality that is sure to be compared to the #MeToo movement.
A Second Chance manages to pose a shocking moral quandary without falling into an academic exercise by grounding its characters in real feelings.
In the sea of stellar coming-of-age films that have recently been released, The Swan’s beautiful blend of human drama and magical realism is still unique enough to stand out.
While Snapshots is far from a perfect film, it made with such an admirable degree of earnestness, with so much feeling, that it is easy to overlook the flaws.
Bluestocking Film Series is a 2-day event held in Portland, Maine, showing shorts with strong female protagonists. Here’s our take on the films this year.