More and more movies are featuring female characters with strength, agency and a drive to take action. What took them so damn long?
By Emily Bray
Why are we all so fascinated by the story of this notorious cartel boss?
Larry David’s semi-improvised comedy paved the way for an entire new generation of shows.
By Emily Bray
The British actor reads Shakespeare in this drone-lit dramatic short by Jamie Whitby.
The all-female Black Rose Anthology is a necessary catalyst for achieving gender equality in the genre.
Nicolas Cage runs amok in this deliciously berserk comedy-horror about parents compelled to kill their kids.
By Anton Bitel
Kill, Baby... Kill! contains one of cinema’s earliest evil children.
By Taryn McCabe
Forty years ago, directed Nobuhiko Obayashi created a totally unique art-house treasure.
Pamela Adlon’s hit show belongs to an exciting new genre of female-driven storytelling.
Ilana and Abbi are back to remind us that women are at their strongest when they pull together.
Saoirse Ronan whirlwinds her way through Greta Gerwig’s sublime directorial debut.
By Elena Lazic
Paul Schrader returns to the fray with a mediative masterwork powered by a stunning central turn from Ethan Hawke.
Elle Fanning is the star of the show in Haifaa Al-Mansour’s uneven biopic of the ‘Frankenstein’ author.
Sally Hawkins finds a scaly suitor in Guillermo del Toro’s strange, sentimental snow globe fairy tale.
Findings from a rare public screening of John Dexter’s I Want What I Want.
By Anton Bitel
Shinya Tsukamoto’s Fires on the Plain is a harrowing reminder of the futility and madness of human conflict.
Something disturbing lies beneath the surface of Joachim Trier’s head-scratching latest.
By Emily Bray
The Wonder Woman director has fully earned her shot at a sequel, but for now her success story remains an anomaly.
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