Dinner With Dames #13, With VJ Boyd (Recap)

For Dinner With Dames #13, Cinefemme gathered a group of women filmmakers to dine with the night’s mentor, VJ Boyd, writer on CBS’s S.W.A.T.

GROUNDHOG DAY: Revisiting The Timeless Classic On Its 25th Anniversary
GROUNDHOG DAY: Revisiting The Timeless Classic On Its 25th Anniversary

It’s been 25 years since Groundhog Day premiered, but its enduring quality lives on. Its humor, tender performances, sincerity, and feel-good ending are just as impactful as the raw existential statement that it provides about how to find true contentment.

Interview With Director Lin Oeding Of BRAVEN
Interview With Director Lin Oeding Of BRAVEN

We had an opportunity to talk with Lin Oeding, director of the upcoming film Braven starring Jason Momoa, about his experiences directing the film and also his career thus far.

DOUBLE LOVER: Erotic Thriller Meets Arthouse
DOUBLE LOVER: Erotic Thriller Meets Arthouse

Double Lover is a loving and surprisingly artful homage to the genre’s masters, equal parts a silly and stylish trashy erotic thriller with enough twists and turns to delight any mainstream audiences.

20 Years of PLEASANTVILLE: Privilege, Prejudice & The Pursuit Of Perfection
20 Years of PLEASANTVILLE: Privilege, Prejudice & The Pursuit Of Perfection

Pleasantville is still relevant 20 years later: In a time where the American Dream is being redefined, Pleasantville tries to tell us that among the chaos and imperfection of this world, you can still find happiness.

Why LADY BIRD Should Have Been Nominated For Best Editing

We argue that Lady Bird’s Nick Houy should have been nominated for Best Editing for the subtlety of editing that brought script and character to life.

JUPITER'S MOON: Muddled Messiah Tale Has Its Moments
JUPITER’S MOON: Muddled Messiah Tale Has Its Moments

A frenetic, fantastical but frustrating piece of work, Jupiter’s Moon will be remembered not for its rather woolly handling of serious subject matter, but for a couple of excellent performances, and the stunning images and sequences.

UNSANE Trailer
UNSANE Trailer

Unsane sees Soderbergh return to questions of the mind with the tale of a young woman being wrongly placed in a mental institution.

The Wonder Women of 2017
The Wonder Women Of 2017

We look back at the wonder women of 2017, the women directors and writers who pushed through barriers in the industry, advancing gender equality and making history.

PAPERBACK: A Poorly Made Film Filled with Unlikable Characters
PAPERBACK: Poorly Made & Filled With Unlikable Characters

Paperback is a romantic comedy, which isn’t terribly funny or romantic, falling flat because it is trying to make you root for the terrible parts of its main character.

THE MERCY: Watered Down, But Far From Lost At Sea
THE MERCY: Watered Down, But Far From Lost At Sea

Like the old maxim about waiting all day for a bus only for two to…

DID YOU WONDER WHO FIRED THE GUN? Trailer
DID YOU WONDER WHO FIRED THE GUN? Trailer

True crime and longstanding sociopolitical issues are explored in Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?, a documentary that mines director Travis Wilkerson’s own family history.

The Biggest Sick: Muslim Representation as Muslim Assimilation
The Biggest Sick: Muslim Representation As Muslim Assimilation

Hazem Fahmy examines The Big Sick and its failure to dive into the complexities and challenges of hybrid, first-generation identity Muslim Americans.

GUARDIANS OF THE TOMB: A Masterclass in Cinematic Banality
GUARDIANS OF THE TOMB: A Masterclass In Cinematic Banality

Chinese-Australian co-production Guardians of the Tomb is one of the most cliched, dull and shamelessly corporate creature features you could possibly imagine.

Film Inquiry Podcast Episode 20: The Kubrick Cast
Film Inquiry Podcast Episode 15: 2018 Oscars w/ John Mark Junkins

Jay is re-jojned by Mike Daringer, as well as John Mark Junkins (host of the Junk About Movies podcast), to talk all things Oscars.