reviews

Black History, Juneteenth, reviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2023 review: “A Thousand and One,” directed by A.V. Rockwell

by Peyton Robinson

January 29, 2023

A.V. Rockwell’s debut feature “A Thousand and One” is an earth-shattering revelation. Taking place in Harlem from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s, the film is not only a document of a

reviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2023 review: “Girl,” directed by Adura Onashile

by Peyton Robinson

January 28, 2023

One day every mother must come to terms with the fact that their little girls will grow into women. As those changes begin to take place, so does the realization

Documentaries, reviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2023 review: “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood,” directed by Anna Hints

by Peyton Robinson

January 27, 2023

An inherent part of female existence is the eventual realization that in most social contexts, you and your body are viewed as a resource and commodity. The consequential aspect of

reviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2023 review: “Bad Behaviour,” directed by Alice Englert

by Peyton Robinson

January 25, 2023

Alice Englert’s directorial debut, “Bad Behaviour,” walks a tightrope, for its almost two hour long runtime. Lucy (Jennifer Connelly) is pursuing enlightenment while her daughter, Dylan (director Alice Englert), is

Film Festivals, International Films, reviews, Sundance

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Sundance 2023 review: “MAMACRUZ,” directed by Patricia Ortega

by Peyton Robinson

January 22, 2023

What is a woman? There are countless amounts of social qualifications ranging from personality to action to life trajectory that shift and alter with both time and culture. Does the

2022 Awards, 2022 Films, personal essay, reviews

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Answering the Call Amidst the Grief and Pain

by cinemafemme

January 18, 2023

Melissa Marquez is the recipient of our “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” submission contest. She was chosen for her unique and passionate perspective. We are also featuring runner up recipient Viridiana

2022 Films, essay, reviews, Sexual Assault Awareness, Toronto International Film Festival

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TIFF 2022 Review: “Women Talking” shows courage from different perspectives

by Robyn Bacon

December 21, 2022

We saved this review to feature until closer to the release, coverage took place at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2022. “Women Talking” comes to select theaters in

Cult Classic, essay, Horror, personal essay, reviews

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Cult Classic series: Cronenberg’s “Crash” Under the Lens of Toxic Internet Culture

by Peyton Robinson

September 22, 2022

Cinema Femme will be bringing you essays written by women and non-binary people about films that are cult classics and how they are impacting our world today. Today we feature

2022 Films, Horror, reviews, Sundance

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“Resurrection” review: Rebecca Hall’s commanding performance takes us deeper into the mind of a survivor

by Rebecca Martin

July 27, 2022

The psychological horror film “Resurrection” comes to theaters this Friday, directed and written by Andrew Semans, and starring Rebecca Hall and Tim Roth. Available On Demand August 5th. In this film,

Film Festivals, Letterboxd, reviews, Sundance, Tribeca

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Letterboxd voices: Highlighting 2022 Film Festival gems directed by women and non-binary people

by cinemafemme

July 22, 2022

We pulled some films from this year’s festivals that we feel are among 2022’s cinematic gems. These are the ones that could have been easily missed, but found by many

Letterboxd, reviews

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Letterboxd review: “The Hitch-Hiker” (1953) directed by Ida Lupino, reviewed by Emmy-winning editor Kate Hackett

by cinemafemme

June 7, 2022

Cinema Femme will be featuring our Letterboxd reviews as a series on our website. We started as a magazine focused on film criticism, we are now using Letterboxd as our

Film Festivals, Horror, Juneteenth, reviews, Sundance

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Cinema Femme at Sundance Day 4: Happening, Alice, Hatching and Nanny

by cinemafemme

January 24, 2022

Happening The two best films I’ve seen thus far in 2022 won acclaim on the festival circuit last year prior their premieres at Sundance, and both happen to be astonishingly