'Zola' shows how women can use sisterhood as a weapon, but the power of sisterhood can also be used as a protective shield.…
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Like any good work of speculative fiction, After Yang asks questions not only about the organization of a future society, but also of its ethical priorities.…
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'The Souvenir Part II' is the surprisingly experimental follow-up that settles the scales for its protagonist: the story of a young woman not dragged into the undertow of grief, but rather using her art to surface above it.…
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This rom-com about a couple opening their relationship up shows promise and wit from director Hannah Marks, but loses some of its honest humor with abrupt plot twists and gut punches.…
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A touching drama concerned with the ways trauma lingers and healing gets halted in the aftermath of a school shooting.…
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Advertisements Action films can be epic, dramatic, genre-defying, and artistic. They can be star vehicles, choreography showcases, or throwbacks. Some are meant for the widest possible consumption, with edges shaved off or thematic influences dialed up to attract the viewers for whom…
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This film offers a dark lesson on the importance of respecting the natural world and the consequences of falling prey to greed.…
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Stacey Gregg's feature debut is a meticulously constructed ghost story of memory and loss.…
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This SXSW movie is an unexplored history of abortion, womanhood and growing up far too swiftly.…
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Leah Purcell twists a classic story of survival on the Australian landscape into a tale of identity and feminism.…
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