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Emmy Magazine: Women In Media's CAMERAderie Initiative

‘Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time’ Review: The Well-Versed Documentary Lacks The Subject’s Witty Creativity

‘Yellowjackets’ TV Review: The Exciting Mystery Thriller Series Survives In Spite Of Its Unwieldy Ensemble

Letterboxd: Ladies of the Noir

Is 'The Batman' Noir?

‘Eternals’ Review: Too Many Characters And Bad Visuals Make For A Disappointing Film

Crooked Marquee: Passing review

October 2021 in Films

Female Filmmakers in Focus: ‘The Souvenir Part II” Director Joanna Hogg Talks About Her Latest Movie

NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour: Noir Films You Can't Miss

‘Chameleon Street’ Director Wendell B. Harris Jr. Discusses The New 4K Restoration Of The Film

Crooked Marquee: The Souvenir Part II review

THE WIND Uses Folk Horror In An American Prairie Western

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Director Liz Garbus On Her Latest Documentary ‘Becoming Cousteau’

13 Classic Japanese Horror Movies For Your Shrieking Pleasure

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Director/Co-writer Claudia Llosa and Co-writer Samanta Schweblin Talk About Making ‘Fever Dream’

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ TV Review: Amazon’s Slasher Remake Series Is A Gory Snooze [Review]

emmy Mag: Leslie Jones In The Sweep Spot

Get Spooky With These 20 Must-Watch Horror Movies From Female Directors In 2021

GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Is A Worthy, Joyous Sequel (review)

Female Filmmakers in Focus: ‘Black As Night’ Director Maritte Lee Go Talks About Making Her Blumhouse Horror Film

‘On The Verge’: Julie Delpy’s ‘Sex & The City’-Esque Series Celebrates Middle-Aged Women With Mixed Results [Review]

The Best Film & TV Episodes About Abortion & Women’s Bodily Autonomy

In Defense of: The Rage: Carrie 2 and Its Examination Of Toxicity

Cinematographer Maria Rusche Talks About Shooting NYC for ‘Dating & New York’

Marisa Silver, Daughter of Director Joan Micklin Silver, Discusses the 4k Restoration of ‘Hester Street’

'Venom 2' Redefines Eddie and Venom's Relationship In One Revolutionary Way

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Julia Ducournau Discusses ‘Titane,’ Winner of the Palme d’Or at This Year's Cannes Film Festival

September 2021 in Films

‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Review: Tom Hardy’s Commitment and Andy Serkis’ Direction Make for a Great Sequel

Alessandro Nivola's Big Experiment Just Paid Off

Crooked Marquee: Titane Review

Female Filmmakers in Focus: ‘In Balanchine’s Classroom’ Director Connie Hochman Talks About Making a Documentary About George Balanchine

Not A Lesson: Why Dear Evan Hansen And Roadrunner Are Both Deeply Irresponsible Depictions Of Suicide

The Era of Bold and Beautiful Bisexual Representation is Here!

Female Filmmakers in Focus (TIFF Edition): ‘Medusa’ Director Anita Rocha Da Silveira Talks About Her New Movie

Female Filmmakers in Focus (TIFF Edition): ‘Violet’ Director Justine Bateman Discusses Her New Movie

Female Filmmakers in Focus: ‘Best Sellers’ Director Lina Roessler Talks About Her Feature Directorial Debut

TIFF Interview: ‘Last Night in Soho’ Director/co-writer Edgar Wright and Co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns Discuss Their New Film

‘Silent Night’: Keira Knightley & Co. Blend The Holiday Film With The End Of The World Genre [TIFF Review]

Female Filmmakers in Focus (TIFF Edition): Director Camille Griffin on Her Feature Directorial Debut, ‘Silent Night’

TIFF 2021: Astel, The Gravedigger's Wife, Saloum

Female Filmmakers in Focus (TIFF Edition): Director Agustina San Martín on Her Feature Debut ‘To Kill the Beast’

Poem (JPB)

‘The Mad Women’s Ball’: Mélanie Laurent’s Latest Drama Is An Uncompromising Defense Of Female Bodily Autonomy [TIFF Review]

‘The Starling’: Melissa McCarthy & Chris O’Dowd Offer Emotional Range In A Cloying, Overly-Sentimental Movie [TIFF Review]

Female Filmmakers in Focus (TIFF Edition): ‘You Are Not My Mother’ Director Kate Dolan on Her New Horror Film

‘Lakewood’: Naomi Watts Works Overtime In This Ill-Conceived School Shooting Drama [TIFF Review]

‘Colin in Black and White’: Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick’s Series Simmers With Promise [TIFF Review]

TIFF 2021: Neptune Frost, Mlungu Wam (Good Madam), Lingui The Sacred Bonds

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Gita Pullapilly & Aaron Gaudet on directing ‘Queenpins’ together

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Is Emotionally Manipulative & An Irredeemably Exploitative Look At Mental Health [TIFF Review]

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Núria Frigola Torrent on her new film 'The Song of the Butterflies'

August 2021 in Films

The Queer Quadrant Podcast: Ben-Hur (1959) with Marya E. Gates

Amber Sealey Discusses Her New Movie ‘No Man of God’

Barton Fink and the Real-Life Writers Who Inspired Its Story

The ‘Under the Volcano’ Filmmakers Talk About Their Documentary on Sir George Martin’s AIR Studios Montserrat

Something Bigger Than Myself: Billie Piper on Rare Beasts

Horror And Sci-Fi Movies Have The Best Makeup Effects

The Letterbox Show: Four Favorites: Marya E. Gates on Little Women, Jane Campion and denim butts

Ten Badass Woman Assassins in Movies

‘The Chair’ Finally Gives Sandra Oh A Project Perfectly In Tune With Her Incredible Comedic Abilities [Review]

Zodiac Chronicle Podcast Virgo Part 1

CODA Director Siân Heder & Star Marlee Matlin Talk About Their New Film

Poem (Liz)

‘Brand New Cherry Flavor’: Netflix’s Horror Series Tries To Comment On The Seedy Nature Of Hollywood & Comes Up Short [Review]

Our Favorite Movies Set in Video Games or Virtual Reality

Riverdale’s References Are a Guide to This Season’s Central Mystery

Winning is Easy: Producer Griffin Dunne on the 2006 Hidden Gem, GAME 6

Female Filmmakers in Focus: ‘Bring Your Own Brigade’ Director Lucy Walker on Her New Documentary

Letterboxd: Denim Dreams.

Lasagna Time with Billy & Kyle: Věra Chytilová's DAISIES

‘Modern Love’ Season 2 Wastes All-Star Talent In Stories Bereft Of Humanity

The Welsh History and Mythology Behind The Green Knight

July 2021 in Films

Female Filmmakers in Focus: ‘Enemies of the State’ Director Sonia Kennebeck Talks About Her New Movie

9 Arthurian Adaptation You Might Have Forgotten

‘The Pursuit of Love’: Lily James Exudes Infectious Energy, But The Feminist Agenda Is Stuck In the Past

Matineecast - Episode 266 – ZOLA

‘The Last Letter From Your Lover’ Owes Its Look and Feel to These 8 Movies

Female Filmmakers in Focus: ‘The Last Letter From Your Lover’ Director Augustine Frizzell On Her New Movie and Her Favorite Female Directors

‘The Last Letter From Your Lover’ With Shailene Woodley & Felicity Jones Is Like A Lavish, Breezy Beach Read

Isn’t Everything Autobiographical?: Ethan Hawke In Nine Films And A Novel

Send It Back: How Roadrunner Fails Anthony Bourdain

Captain America: The First Avenger and the Classic Films That Inspired It

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Leigh Janiak Discusses ‘Fear Street’ and Lauds the Work of Kathryn Bigelow

‘This Way Up’ Season 2: Aisling Bea’s Mental Health Comedic Drama With Sharon Horgan Features Great Performances, But Needs More Therapeutic Time

Female Filmmakers in Focus: An Interview with ‘Scales’ Director Shahad Ameen

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Janicza Bravo’s ‘Zola’ and Andrea Arnold’s ‘American Honey

10 (Not So) Hidden Film Credits Jokes You May Have Missed

June 2021 In Films

Director Heidi Ewing: “Hold Really Tightly to Your Vision”

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Kimmy Gatewood talks ‘Good on Paper’ & Recommends Agnès Varda’s ‘Cléo from 5 to 7’

Watch With Jen - S2: E25 - Creative Women Onscreen with The Classic Film Collective

Female Filmmakers In Focus: Mariem Pérez Riera and Susan Lacy

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Manjari & Vanati Makijany discuss their film 'Skater Girl' & recommend 'Mustang'

The Earliest Queer Movies In Film History

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Director Zaida Bergroth on 'Tove' & 'Holiday'

VENOM'S Symbrock Fandom Celebrates The Character's Queerness

May 2021 in Films

The Intense Drama of My Early 2000s Ewan McGregor Yahoo Group

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Danielle Lessovitz on 'Port Authority' & 'Ratcatcher'

‘Panic’: Amazon’s YA Drama Is A Pulpy Summer Series With Plenty Of Danger-Infused Escapism [Review]

Frank Langella’s Dracula Is the Horniest of Them All

‘Plan B’: Natalie Morales’ Road Trip Comedy Follows Familiar Roads But Is Still Funny As Hell [Review]

Jean Painlevé’s LE VAMPIRE Connects Vampiric Roots to Nature

12 Great Female-Directed Vampire Movies

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Haifaa al-Mansour on 'The Perfect Candidate'

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Rock Docs 'Rockfield' & 'Decline of Western Civilization II'

Mother's Day Directors: How Pregnancy Inspired These Ten Filmmakers

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Gia Coppola on her new film 'Mainstream'

Movies With Gravy Podcast: SILO

Marielle Heller Returns To Acting

Shining a Light: Aubrey Plaza on Her Directorial Debut

April 2021 in Films

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Shari Springer Berman talks 'Things Heard & Seen' and 'Smithereens'

How Joan Micklin Silver Paved the Way for Chloé Zhao & Other Women Directors Today

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Director Marilyn Agrelo on her 'Sesame Street' documentary

20 Stunts Across Movie History That Deserved an Oscar

The Weight of Family: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

Examining Lina Wertmüller, the First Woman Best Director Nominee

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Jeanne Jordan, Steven Ascher talk 'Our Towns,' plus 'Harlan County, U.S.A.'

LEGEND, THE LAST UNICORN, and the History of Mythical Beasts

Poem (Lana Turner)

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Charlène Favier's 'Slalom' & Chloé Zhao's 'Songs My Brothers Taught Me'

Zodiac Chronicle Podcast Aries Part 1

Prog Save America Podcast

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Emma Seligman's 'Shiva Baby' & Carly Stone's 'The New Romantic'

The Fifth Avenue Anti-Stuffed-Shirt and Flying Trapeze Club Patreon

March 2021 in Films

Why We Miss Meg Ryan So Much

Prog Save America Podcast Trailer

Female Filmmakers in Focus: director Elza Kephart discusses 'Slaxx,' plus a look at 'Traveling Pants 2'

The 32 Greatest Character Actors Working Today: Tzi Ma, Shea Whigham, and Luis Guzmán

Watch With Jen - S2: E11 - Rebel Girls with Marya E. Gates

Matineecast Episode 257: 93rd Oscar Nominees

Female Filmmakers in Focus: 'Phobias' directors Camilla Belle, Maritte Lee Go, & Jess Varley

How Philip K. Dick’s Sci-Fi Inspired The Weeknd’s Music

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Cinematographer Julia Swain on shooting Natasha Kermani's 'Lucky' & watching Céline Sciamma’s 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire'

Updating A Year With Women

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Amy Poehler's 'Moxie' & Tanya Hamilton's 'Night Catches Us'

7 Riot Grrrl Films to Watch After 'Moxie'

10 Women Who Deserve Best Director Nominations at the Oscars

February 2021 In Films

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Shatara Michelle Ford's 'Test Pattern' and Stella Meghie's 'The Photograph'

Battleship Pretension Podcast Episode 727 Westernmania with Marya E. Gates

Zodiac Chronicle Podcast Aquarius Part 1

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Chloé Zhao's 'Nomadland' & Angelina Jolie's 'By the Sea'

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Robin Wright's 'Land' & Zeinabu irene Davis's 'Compensation'

Movie References in The Weeknd's After Hours You Never Noticed

Six Essential Carey Mulligan Films

January 2021 in Films

Favorite Fifteen Films of 2020

2020 in Films: 365 Days, 386 Films, and a Year Full of Cinema!

By NWR: The Anguish of Zachary Scott

A Year With Women project

Female Filmmaker Friday podcast

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Six Questions With FilmStruck Interviews

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