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Explore films by directors who identify as women.

In a still from Girl Picture, one teenage girl leans on her friend as both look in the mirror. Next to this still is a purple block featuring white text that reads, 'Quick thougts,' above a cartoon drawing of a pen drawing a line on a page.

Orla Smith / January 24, 2022

Quick thoughts from Sundance: Girl Picture is a World Dramatic highlight

Alli Haapasalo’s Girl Picture is a delightful Finnish coming-of-ager which takes teenage girls, their sexuality, and their trauma seriously.

A still from Fresh, in which a young woman and an older man sit together at a damily lit bar. The text on the image reads, 'Review'.

Orla Smith / January 23, 2022

Fresh Review: A blunt, entertaining horror film about dating

An excellent Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in Fresh, a horror film about a woman plunged into a terrifying situation after dating a charming older stranger.

Lindsay Pugh / January 6, 2022

The Lost Daughter is a skillful adaptation by Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut skillfully adapts Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter, the story of a middle-aged woman who shouldn’t have had kids and is now spiraling while on vacation. The film is now streaming worldwide on Netflix.

Alex Heeney / December 21, 2021

From Wood and Water to The Crossing, Festival du Nouveau Cinema is one of the best fall festivals

Montreal’s Festival du nouveau cinema showcased international films, including The Crossing, Wood and Water, and Introduction, and homegrown talent with The Noise of Engines and The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge.

An image with an oval photo of director Naomi Kawase, in front of two stills from two of her films: Suzaku and Vision, which are both screening in Japan Society's Flash Forward series.

Orla Smith / December 18, 2021

Rare Naomi Kawase films and more at Japan Society’s “Flash Forward” series

Until next Thursday, Japan Society is virtually screening a series of essential Japanese films across North America. From Suzaku to Wild Berries, these are our picks.

Alex Heeney / November 23, 2021

Young Plato Review: great teaching means more than just academics

With Young Plato, Neasa Ní Chianáin continues her cinematic exploration of exceptional Irish teachers and the lives they change.

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