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“Simple Role Reversals Are Usually Problematic”: It’s Time to Refocus the “Female Gaze”

We should be talking more about the women who are literally behind the camera.

The Mary Sue · Apr 1

Can’t stand subtitles? These 11 international masterpieces will change your mind

Subtitles are everywhere on social media, but on film some see them as an obstacle. In fact, they are an opportunity – containing the potential to unlock cinema’s universality

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5

Claire Denis’s Stars at Noon: who knew the end of the world could feel so romantic?

Starring Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn as lovers on the run from shadowy forces in Nicaragua, the French auteur’s quasi-thriller is intentionally puzzling – and all pleasure

The Guardian - AU · Jan 27

Party like it’s 1999: 10 movies that encapsulate one of the greatest years for cinema

It was the year when arthouse brains met Hollywood brawn. But what made the last 12 months of the 90s so special? These films tell the story

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2024

5 movies like Netflix's 'Spaceman' but better

Want to watch science fiction movies like 'Spaceman' that are higher rated? Here are our recommendations.

Tom’s Guide · Mar 12, 2024

Stars at Noon review – edgy expat drama from Claire Denis

A broke young American woman in Nicaragua gets together with a suave Englishman in the veteran French director’s unsettling mood piece

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023

‘Protege! Would you use that word for a man?’ Claire Denis on rum, Africa and rethinking MeToo

Choose your words carefully with France’s most brilliant – and formidable – film director, as she discusses being bourgeois, Harvey Weinstein, and her latest movie, Stars at Noon

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023

Margaret Qualley: ‘People with the best intentions can do dumb things’

She might be Hollywood royalty, but, as Laura Antonia Jordan finds out, Margaret Qualley is happiest at home, organising her spice drawer

Evening Standard · May 11, 2023

Disco Boy review – freaky trip into the heart of imperial darkness

Giacomo Abbruzzese’s drama follows Belarusian Aleksei on his journey into the French Foreign Legion and a very strange epiphany in the Niger Delta

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023

Oscars 2023: 10 women directors deserving attention

Shortly after the Golden Globes nominations were announced earlier this month, the advocacy group Women in Film took to social media, decrying the "shocking" omission of critically acclaimed female directors, citing Sarah Polley ("Women Talking"), Gina Prince-Bythewood ("The Woman King"), Chinonye Chukwu ("Till") and Maria Schrader ("She Said").

Los Angeles Times · Dec 21, 2022