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Five women are nominated for best actress.* Let’s talk about their performances. *I think the Academy will be the last to regularly use the term “actress.” In the past five [...]

I’m a completist. I watched all the Best Picture nominees. You might not have my level of dedication, or time. If not, here’s a handy guide to help you plan your best picture nominee [...]

(13 Total movies watched) Synecdoche, New York. Charlie Kaufmann’s weird (in the best way) movie was my favorite home-viewing experience this month. The Squid and the Whale. Every unhappy [...]

Movies I watched in 2018 that were just so good I think you should watch them too. Today’s (non) theme: Hodgepodge Dads with Daughters Movies with dad/daughter combinations seem to be more [...]

Movies I watched in 2018 that were just so good I think you should watch them too. Today’s theme: funny, romantic, and romantically funny Romantic Comedy Renaissance Oh my goodness, [...]

Movies I watched in 2018 that were so good I think you should watch them too. Today’s theme: people The women (and girls) Longtime readers know I love to see stories grounded in the female [...]

In 2016 I accepted the #52moviesbywomen challenge. I pledged to watch 52 movies either written or directed by women. And I did it and wrote about it. In 2017 I slacked off and only watched 27. [...]

I use Letterboxd to keep track of my movies. If you’re not familiar, it’s like Goodreads, but for movies.* It’s great for keeping track of what you’ve watched, and it also [...]