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What makes stories stick? We’ll explore where film, TV, and books meet; review films; discuss characters and choices that work (or don’t); highlight interviews; and challenge stereotypes, especially about gender and disability.
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Jun 29, 2023
Time Out: At 25, “
Out of Sight”
Still Takes Its Lovers Beyond Time
Steven Soderbergh toys with time…
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Aug 26, 2022
Review: “Emily the Criminal”
Aubrey Plaza is riveting as a woman who dips into credit card fraud in…
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Aug 21, 2022
“Maybe I Can Take Up This Space in the World”
Geena Davis on “A League of Their Own” and helping…
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Aug 20, 2022
Review: “Prey”
This prequel flips the script on the “Predator” franchise with a fierce, intelligent…
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Jan 31, 2022
“I’m Into an Individual Gaze”
Director Nina Menkes and colleagues at Sundance 2022 talk about sexist…
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Jan 27, 2022
Review: “Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power”
This 2022 Sundance documentary from director Nina Menkes…
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Feb 11, 2022
Review: “Leonor Will Never Die”
This winsomely offbeat adventure from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival…
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Feb 13, 2022
Review: “I Didn’t See You There”
This Sundance 2022 documentary offers a nuanced and empathetic look…
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Aug 24, 2021
Review: “CODA”
This Sundance award-winning drama is a coming-of-age story that speaks from the heart
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Valerie Kalfrin
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Jun 27, 2021
The “Fast & Furious” franchise also has fierce women
Granted, it isn’t perfect, but it puts plenty of…
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