Female Filmmakers in Focus: Rose Glass on Love Lies Bleeding
An interview with the writer/director of Love Lies Bleeding, starring Kristen Stewart and Ed Harris.
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Has The Needle Moved on the Impact of Women in Cinema for 2023?
Looking at the state of the industry for women as we approach the midpoint of the 2020s.
2023: The Year The World Finally Recognized The Brilliance Of Lily Gladstone
A tribute to a great actress.
Dead Ringers: Rebirthing Body Horror
Another look at Prime Video’s Dead Ringers, starring Rachel Weisz.
She’s Alive! Why Frankenstein Is Back—And Why It’s Being Used to Tell Women’s Stories
On the resurgence of Mary Shelley’s classic tale.
Fighting to Be Seen: On Emma Seligman’s Bottoms
A personal appreciation of the themes of last year’s hit comedy with Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri.
We’ll Be Together: A Personal Reflection of Bob Marley: One Love
Niani Scott recounts her time in Reggaeland and how Bob Marley’s story is told in One Love.
Do You Believe in Magic? In America Twenty Years On
An appreciation of the great Jim Sheridan drama.
Stay Vigilant: Directors Camille Hardman and Gary Lane on Still Working 9 to 5
An interview with the directors of the documentary Still Working 9 to 5, about the classic comedy with Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton.
A (Not So) Brief History of Silent Film Influences on Pop Music
How film and pop music have intersected for generations.
Horror Movies Should Give Up The Final Girl
On the trope of the horror movie final girl and why it needs to go.
Introduction to Women Writers Week 2024
What to look forward to during our biggest event week of the year.
Eye on the Screen: David Bordwell (1947-2024)
An appreciation of one of the greatest American film scholars
Feeling Seen by Sometimes I Think About Dying
A reappreciation of the recently released Sometimes I Think About Dying, starring Daisy Ridley.
David Lynch’s The Straight Story & Playing Catch-Up
A look at David Lynch’s The Straight Story, 25 years after its release.
How Poor Things Subverts the “Born Sexy Yesterday” Trope
An appreciation of one of many subversions in Poor Things.
Vote for Neuro(diversity): On the 20th Anniversary of Napoleon Dynamite
A look at how Napoleon Dynamite served as a representational breakthrough for neurodiversity.
How Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Adapts the Un-Adaptable
On how Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves finished what seemed like an impossible cinematic quest.
Why Closer Still Matters Two Decades After Its Release
When Closer came out in 2004, the story of its star power overshadowed one of the sharpest character studies of its era.
