Moxie (2021) dir. Amy Poehler I’m sure they had great intentions with this one, and the message is clear and I appreciate it. But let’s be honest, the secondary characters’ stories were way better than they protagonist’s. Full review. Things I Never Told You (1996) dir. Isabel Coixet Every Isabel Coixet movie has the power […]
Every October, for the last couple of years, I’ve decided to marathon Halloween-ish movies for no reason other than because I can, and because I want, which I consider very valid reasons to indulge myself in whatever I want to do at this point. And every year, I try to find new films and not […]
When one hears “Hitchcock girls” (or “Hitchcock blonde”, most likely), it is easy to visualize it: a pale lean woman, typically blonde (sorry Ingrid Bergman), with piercing eyes, and who is about get into big trouble. It is an already established term in the vocabulary of film lovers and a very easy way to identify […]
As an aside, this has only 30 movies because I thoughtMarch had 30 days but then I forgot we’ve been in March for 48 years already. My favorites will be bolded. Happy Women’s History Month, don’t be a TERF, enjoy. 1. Paradise Hills (2019) Dir. Alice Waddington Alice Waddington said screw society’s expectations about women […]
Are you blind when you’re born? Can you see in the dark? Dare you look at a king? Would you sit on his throne? How can I see in the dark or look at a king if I’m blind, it doesn’t state that I develop vision at any point in the song so I assume […]
(Una lista de mujeres directoras que se merecían una nominación (por lo menos)) Basic info for context: the first ceremony of the Oscars was in 1929, and awarded films made between 1927-28, and lasted 15 min. It was broadcasted on radio for the first time in 1930 and on TV in 1953. In 92 ceremonies, […]
*Image by (imagen por) Iván Cuervo @ivancuervobe Your nominations bore me. Yes, I’m missing movies, some haven’t been released yet or haven’t been able to watch (vuestras nominaciones me aburren. Sí, faltan películas, algunas no han salido aún o no he podido verlas). Best Actor in Leading Role (Mejor actor principal) Song Kang-ho, Parasite Antonio […]
A couple of days to the end of a decade that I refuse to look back because and review because really, who has that memory? 2016 was a blur, 2012 seems like a concept and I only remember that the day that it was supposed to end the world I had a language exam in […]
Another year, another award show season. And if there’s something clear, is that consistency is key. When it comes to awards and nominations, this consistency resides mostly by excluding minorities, and if we want to be more specific, when it comes to directors, it seems as if no woman directed a movie this year. What […]
Billi, a young Chinese woman living in New York, goes back to China against her parent’s objections, after learning her grandma, Nai Nai, has a terminal cancer she doesn’t even know about because her family decides to hide it from her. Lulu Wang’s story, which as the amazingly clever tagline describes, «based on a real […]
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