Red Sparrow and the Objectification of Jennifer Lawrence
I’m not here to acclaim Red Sparrow as some misunderstood masterpiece. It’s not. Nor is it the disaster its detractors declaim it as.
My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
This story of pubescent orphans looking to fit in is a dark, modern-day fairytale.
Winchester (2018)
Executed with the Spierigs’ trademark cheap competence (these boys really pump them out), there’s nothing to distinguish Winchester from its haunted house forebears.
The Dancer Evokes the #MeToo Movement
The Dancer examines the realities of female success in a male society, how talent and hard work are met with belittlement, dismissal and outright assault.
The Survivor’s Guide to Prison (2018)
The Survivor’s Guide to Prison builds to the conclusion that justice in the United States is fundamentally broken.
Game Night (2018)
Game Night is the rare studio comedy that keeps your interest even when the jokes aren’t landing.
Heather Graham Examines Female Insecurity in Her Directorial Debut Half Magic
Written and directed by star Heather Graham, Half Magic avoids familiar clichés for a more thoughtful examination of workplace inequality and women’s insecurities.
Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird’s story is so familiar, so authentic that it has something that’ll resonate with everyone. We’ve all clashed with our parents; we’ve all had romantic misadventures best forgotten; we’ve all felt stifled by our home town.
Black Panther Puts Radical Politics Front and Centre
Black Panther is a kind of inversion of the typical Marvel film; what works here is what doesn’t work about most of its compatriots and – sadly – vice versa.
Meal Tickets (2017)
We’ve all been to a concert that just felt … sad.
Meal Tickets distils that feeling into an uncomfortable 93-minute documentary.
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