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Top 10 elderly heroines in fiction

Old women in novels have too often been malign or feeble, but fiercer and more vital senior citizens can be found in authors from Agatha Christie to Elizabeth Strout

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023

My favorite 7 new to Amazon Prime Video movies you need to watch this month

Prime Video's May movie lineup is a strong mix of classic favorites and modern hits — here are my personal top 7 picks.

Tom’s Guide · May 20, 2023

Top Films: w/c Saturday, May 27

Top films to watch week beginning Saturday, May 27

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Hasan Minhaj’s savage monologue sends gasps through Spirit Awards

LOS ANGELES — “Let’s dream big. This is our time to do it.”

Los Angeles Times · Mar 5, 2023

Women Talking review: This meditation on abuse and survival deserves the Best Picture Oscar

Sarah Polley’s superlative film, based on Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel, features an all-star cast on staggering form

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Women Talking – a radical film that reimagines how cinema can be made

Words matter. They give expression to our experiences, allow us to tell our stories and make sense of our place within the world. With language comes the ability to speak: to speak for, and to speak out. To name injustices and imagine alternative futures. The radical feminist Audre Lorde tells…

The Conversation · Feb 9, 2023

‘Oscar will never leave my house again’: 12 Oscar winners whose awards were stolen, destroyed or vanished

From the stolen Academy Award recovered from an airport bin to the time Matt Damon’s Oscar washed away in a flood, Adam White recalls the gold-plated vanishing acts that stars would love to forget

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

Frances McDormand’s 10 best performances – ranked!

Shortly to be seen on our screens in Women Talking, the actor is enjoying a fruitful – and Oscar-hauling – career third act, creating work that is empathic, political, and often doesn’t look like acting at all

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023

Radical dialogue and open roads in 'Women Talking'

In Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking,” there is the dialogue on screen and another off it

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

In quietly powerful ‘Women Talking,’ victims debate the next step after their attackers are caught

Writer-director Sarah Polley draws strong performances from an ensemble cast that includes Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 22, 2022