Category: Women
And Here Are All Male Nominees (Again)
Oh dear, have we not learned anything now from last year? Yesterday, the nominees were finally announced for the 91st Academy awards, and like many…
For Your Consideration: Lynne Ramsay as Best Director for You Were Never Really Here
Debuting at Cannes Film Festival in 2011, We Need To Talk About Kevin asserted Lynne Ramsay‘s place in contemporary indie cinema as a wholly unique…
10 Debuts by Female Filmmakers That You Might Have Missed in 2018
Here at Filmotomy, we champion female filmmakers, and in 2018 we watched some excellent films such as Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here, Debra…
Her Time to Shine: RBG Review
“I ask no favor for my sex, all I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
The Best Director Race And Women Breaking The Circle Of Familiarity
At this current rate, they could just have Natalie Portman present the Best Director category at the Oscars this year. Since it’s bound to be…
Alliance Of Women Film Journalists Nominations
The Alliance Of Women Film Journalists today revealed their 2018 film nominations for the EDA Awards. A group not just founded and built by women…
In a League of Her Own: Remembering Penny Marshall
If you’re not having a good time, find something else that gives you joy in life Penny Marshall Penny Marshall is perhaps best known for…
Review: Suspiria (2018)
To do a remake of the 1977 classic Suspiria, one would have to do a remake that is completely brazen and bold considering how crazed…
Review: Wildlife
As they say, whenever there is fire, someone is bound to get burned. That logic certainly applies to the film Wildlife, which depicts people playing with…
I Know You Would Stay if You Could: Leave No Trace Review
Debra Garnik returns with this deeply intelligent, complex, emotional film, adapted by Granik and her screenwriting partner, Anne Rosellini, from the novel My Abandonment by…
LFF Exclusive: Where are all the Diverse Voices in Film Criticism?
Film festivals shouldn’t just be an opportunity to watch films, but a place where you can attend talks and panels with those working in the…
Interview – Half The Picture director Amy Adrion talks to Filmotomy
Exclusive interview with director of Half the Picture, Amy Adrion. With the release of her insightful, essential documentary, Adrion was kind enough to speak to…
Directed by Women September: Shot – Meshes of the Afternoon
Surrealism has always been a major part of cinema since its inception. It is quite a surreal thing to see moving two-dimensional images being projected…
Directed By Women September – Player: Rose Leslie in Honeymoon
Honeymoon is an underrated science fiction thriller/horror, which needs more attention. The film is directed by Leigh Janiak as her feature film directorial debut. As…
