Near the end of the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Monday, January 5, Patricia Arquette could be found outside, bundled up in a winter coat and talking to friends who were huddled over their cigarettes. When asked if she found it difficult as a performer to socialize with reviewers of her work, she […]
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5 Reasons Why TV Is Better for Women
December 30, 2014 in Feminist Matters, Film Matters, Listing, TV Matters
All told, 2014 was not a bad year for women in film, a fact that’s sure to be reflected in upcoming awards nominations. Reese Witherspoon and Mia Wasikowska blew us away in the travelogues “Wild” and “Tracks,” respectively. Patricia Arquette broke our hearts as the single mother in “Boyhood.” Julianne Moore channeled an Alzheimer’s-stricken professor […]
Top 10 Films of 2014
December 15, 2014 in Film Matters
I’ll write more on the topic once the holidaze clears but for now here’s my ballot for Indiewire’s year-end poll. Boyhood really was the best film of 2014–a stunning achievement–though I felt a greater resonance with Tracks; the timeless and timely Selma; and that bastion of second-wave feminism, The Babadook. Who knew I could fall in love with […]