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Alexandra MacAaron

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You People (2023) 39% 3/10 EDIT “'You People' awkwardly (and often offensively) alternates between its rom-com set-up and decidedly un-funny observations on racism. ” – Women's Voices for Change Mar 15, 2023 Full Review Alice, Darling (2022) 84% 8/10 EDIT “What makes 'Alice, Darling' so engaging is the central theme of women supporting women, and just how powerful friendship and community can be. ” – Women's Voices for Change Mar 15, 2023 Full Review Women Talking (2022) 90% 10/10 EDIT “A movie with so little plot, so constricted a setting relies on the talents of its cast. Sarah Polley's ensemble is nothing less than superb. ” – Women's Voices for Change Mar 15, 2023 Full Review Corsage (2022) 85% 8.5/10 EDIT “On the one hand, Elisabeth was held up to an almost unbearable level of scrutiny by both the palace and the public. On the other, she was expected to keep her opinions (that is, if she even had any) to herself.” – Women's Voices for Change Jan 25, 2023 Full Review The Menu (2022) 88% 8/10 EDIT “Both 'Glass Onion' and 'The Menu' owe some of their success and much of our enjoyment to the late, great Lady Mallowan. We are deep into Agatha Christie territory here. ” – Women's Voices for Change Jan 25, 2023 Full Review Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) 91% 8/10 EDIT “Both 'Glass Onion' and 'The Menu' owe some of their success and much of our enjoyment to the late, great Lady Mallowan. We are deep into Agatha Christie territory here. ” – Women's Voices for Change Jan 25, 2023 Full Review Disenchanted (2022) 38% 3/10 EDIT “The conundrum with sequels: Is it better to risk tarnishing a beloved original in order to make more money? In this case, maybe not. I'm afraid the title sums it up pretty well.” – Women's Voices for Change Jan 25, 2023 Full Review The Woman King (2022) 94% 9/10 EDIT “'The Woman King' artfully and seamlessly blends some familiar movie genres — following in the tradition of big-screen sagas like Gladiator, Braveheart, and Last of the Mohicans — with a fresh female perspective. And, Viola Davis rules!” – Women's Voices for Change Nov 28, 2022 Full Review Blonde (2022) 43% 3/10 EDIT “Aside from the jarring directorial choices and overall bleakness of 'Blonde,' what bothered me the most is that while individual predators and the Hollywood machine are condemned for exploiting Marilyn, 'Blonde' feels just as exploitive. ” – Women's Voices for Change Nov 28, 2022 Full Review The Princess (2022) 62% 6/10 EDIT “Disney Princess meets Kill Bill in the style of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. This fractured fairy tale follows a badass young royal who rejects her husband, escapes from a tower, rescues her family, reclaims her kingdom, and generally wreaks havoc.” – Women's Voices for Change Nov 28, 2022 Full Review Catherine Called Birdy (2022) 89% 8/10 EDIT “Birdy challenges assumptions and rewrites rules so they are better suited to everyone. As her story ends, she wishes she could “Help every girl in the world.” Dunham’s delightful movie is a step in the right direction.” – Women's Voices for Change Nov 28, 2022 Full Review The Good House (2021) 71% 7.5/10 EDIT “Hildy deserves a second chance at love, but the core of the film — in Weaver’s remarkably capable hands — is her love/hate relationship with alcohol. It’s a relationship many of us can relate to. Weaver’s performance makes 'The Good House' pretty great. ” – Women's Voices for Change Nov 28, 2022 Full Review Call Jane (2022) 82% 8/10 EDIT “While Call Jane is what I referred to earlier as an abortion drama, the abortions are one of the film’s least dramatic elements — which makes a fairly dramatic statement in itself. Of course, right now, any abortion drama feels appallingly timely” – Women's Voices for Change Nov 28, 2022 Full Review The Rise and Fall of LuLaRoe (2021) 8/10 EDIT “Thorough journalism and a satisfying, if often disturbing, feature-length watch. The moral of the LuLaRoe story is this. If something sounds too good to be true . . . it probably is. ” – Women's Voices for Change Aug 25, 2022 Full Review How to Please a Woman (2022) 71% 7.5/10 EDIT “Much of How to Please a Woman’s success can be credited to Phillips’s twinkling performance. Although life (in the form of age discrimination, an empty nest, and an uninterested spouse) has been disappointing lately, Gina doesn’t give up. ” – Women's Voices for Change Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) 94% 9/10 EDIT “Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris could have been made fifty or sixty years ago (although its gorgeous cinematography and inclusive casting would have suffered). It’s the sort of feel-good movie that is all too rare these days. ” – Women's Voices for Change Aug 15, 2022 Full Review Beans (2020) 91% 8/10 EDIT “'Beans' is not a masterpiece, but it’s a significant debut. I look forward to watching Deer hone her craft as a filmmaker — perhaps next time with a bigger budget and wider distribution. Because I’m sure she still has stories to tell.” – Women's Voices for Change Jul 22, 2022 Full Review Being the Ricardos (2021) 68% 5/10 EDIT “'Being the Ricardos' is a neat piece of filmmaking, but it didn’t make me feel I knew the couple any better than I had before. ” – Women's Voices for Change Jul 22, 2022 Full Review The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) 67% 8.5/10 EDIT “Jessica Chastain's ability to create a whole and sympathetic person under a virtual, and sometimes seemingly immobile, mask is surely what her Oscar nomination is honoring (and for which she just won the SAG Award). ” – Women's Voices for Change Jul 22, 2022 Full Review Turning Red (2022) 95% 8/10 EDIT “'Turning Red' is the first Pixar feature solely directed by a woman. Domee Shi's exuberant film tells girls (and boys) that it’s okay to change, to feel strong emotions, to take the time to become your true self — even if the process is a little messy.” – Women's Voices for Change Jul 22, 2022 Full Review Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) 87% 9/10 EDIT “If you've missed the Crawley households, and the lives they lead (interrupted only by — hmmm, let’s see — World War I, the Spanish Flu, wrongful convictions for murder, illegitimate children), then by all means, catch the very next showing. ” – Women's Voices for Change Jul 22, 2022 Full Review Charlotte (2021) 71% 8/10 EDIT “The full-length animated feature traces Charlotte Salomon’s life from her teens as an art student in Berlin, through her escape to France, and her eventual capture and murder. The treatment is sensitive and affectionate, a sweet tribute to a tragic life.” – Women's Voices for Change Jul 22, 2022 Full Review The Janes (2022) 100% 9/10 EDIT “At once historic and timely, The Janes underscores the dangerous and often deadly threat of unwanted pregnancy pre-Roe v. Wade. A compelling and sobering documentary.” – Women's Voices for Change Jul 22, 2022 Full Review Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) 94% 9/10 EDIT “Nancy Stokes is a retired religious education teacher, mother of two adult children, and recently widowed. You might think that sex would be low on her list. You’d be wrong. And it would be particularly wrong to miss this smart, sweet, funny film.” – Women's Voices for Change Jul 22, 2022 Full Review Watcher (2022) 88% 8.5/10 EDIT “And elegant thriller and feminist cautionary tale. 'Watcher' (and there is some question as to who is the watcher and who is being watched) is genuinely frightening. ” – Women's Voices for Change Jul 22, 2022 Full Review
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