I started WiR as an intersectional sanctuary for film lovers. I only write about women directors, both old & new. The future, past, & present is female, motherfuckers. Vive la révolution.
A version of this post originally appeared in The Bold Italic.
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In 1964, Carol Doda made history by becoming the first woman to dance topless at the Condor, one of North Beach's most happening Broadway clubs. Marlo McKenzie and Jonathan Parker’s documentary — inspired in part
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Anaïs (Anaïs Demoustier), a French Frances Halladay contemporary with a smidge of Miriam Maisel, is a whirling tornado of raw emotion. She’s working on a Ph.D. thesis about 17th century descriptions of passion but, ironically, doesn’t seem very passionate about it. After breaking up with
When I take the time to conduct an interview and review
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a film, you know the hype is real. I loved "The Long Walk" (2019) so much that
talking with director Mattie Do was a must. She is one of those people with
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Fifty years after witnessing the death of a young woman (Noutnapha Soydala), a nameless old man (Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy) is still haunted by her spirit. When he realizes she possesses the ability to transport him back in time, he visits his younger self in an attempt to mitigate his
This post includes spoilers for "Butter on the Latch." This is meant to be more of an in-depth analysis of the film's exploration of sexual trauma (as opposed to a review), so it's probably going to be useless/boring if you haven't
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"Promising Young Woman" (2020) is a fast-paced revenge film with thriller and
romantic comedy elements thrown in for good measure. It's beautiful to look at
and never boring, but ultimately disappointing once you think about it more
deeply and realize how little it actually has
