Author: Tomris Laffly
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The Oscars Might Be Less White Next Year
The Oscar Race From Moonlight to Lion, fall film festivals introduce possible awards contenders with diverse casts.LionReady or not, the awards season is well underway, with the…
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Elizabeth Wood: “White people need to be reminded of their privilege.”
The White Girl director on that title, how much of the film is based on her life, and the imminent end of the “female” filmmaker…
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The Oscar Contenders of Summer
11 summer movies that might launch into the awards race. You have heard it over and over again: summer of 2016 has been a tragic time…
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How Pete’s Dragon Speaks For Misunderstood Dogs Everywhere
Dogs and Dragons Pete’s Dragon and How to Train Your Dragon 2 honor man’s best friend and misunderstood pit bulls everywhere. I was a wreck after…
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Florence Foster Jenkins Review: Finding Balance Between Comedy and Tragedy
Florence Foster Jenkins Finds Balance Between Comedy and Tragedy Meryl Streep is pitch-perfect in the role of an infamously out-of-pitch amateur singer. Watching Marguerite, Xavier Giannoli’s 2015…
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Gillian Armstrong: “Film is not a level playing field for women.”
Australian director on her new film Women He’s Undressed, her approach to costume design and her advocacy work for women in film.Credit: Tim Baure“I have to say…
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Acting Within Acting
How three current releases capture their key characters with multi-layered performances. The echoes of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival might have exclusively revolved around the…
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How The Wonder Woman Trailer Converted Disinterest into Fierce Anticipation
Wonder Woman is about to become a champion of female agency. I am about to do something completely uncharacteristic. I will write about a trailer. A…
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Lights Out: Aimlessly Adrift Horror Flick Lacks Substance
The short that inspired it packs more frights into its 3+ minutes of running time. At the root of all fears lies the dread of the…