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The Alliance of Women Film Journalists interview with #EmbethDavidtz is about her stunning screenwriting/directorial debut in Sony Pictures Classics #DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight; film based on Alexandra Fuller's memoir of upheaval in Zimbabwe and told from child's POV. Sandie Angulo Chen writes: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/0…

Openings this week: #LoveAndRageMunroeBergdorf, Olivia Cappuccini's doc on the trans activist Jessica Sarah Rinland's ode to human/animal interaction #CollectiveMonologue Writer/director Alexandra Simpson hurricane drama #NoSleepTill So many more: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/1…

Eva Victor wrote, directed, and stars in #SorryBaby, a drama about the aftermath of one woman's sexual assault. Lynn Venhaus says the film "introduces an astute filmmaker with something to say. Her review: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/1…

AWFJ critic Valerie Kalfrin isn't a big fan of #NoSleepTill, writer/director Alexandria Simpson's hurricane drama, saying it largely lacks engaging characters. The cinematography is a bright spot, however. Her review: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/1…

AWFJ's Leslie Combemale reviews the new #Superman, lauding the performances, esp. David Corenswet & Edi Gathegi. She says it's exactly the Superman we need for the times. Her review: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/0…

#JamesGunn’s re-imaging of the iconic Man of Steel is exhausting, exciting, and irreverent. Susan Granger says the new #SupermanMovie isa super spectacle that’s great fun. Read more: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/0…

#DesertOfNamibia follows a disenchanted 21 year old Japanese beautician as she aimlessly wanders through life. @dcarsoncritic says writer/director Yoko Yamanaka captures the existential ennui of a young woman looking for equality. Read more: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/1…

#DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight is director/star Embeth Davidz’s look at apartheid through an 8 year olds eyes. Diane Carson says the film set in 1980”s Rhodesia is an impressive adaption of Alexandra Fuller’s memoir. awfj.org/blog/2025/06/2…

Payal Kapadia’s acclaimed fiction-feature debut film #AllWeImagineAsLight joins Criterion Collection this month on DVD and Blu-ray. Learn more about the Mumbai-based filmmaker and her "deep-rooted study of the fortifying power of friendship" from Brandy McDonnell here. awfj.org/blog/2025/07/1…

As one might expect, the furry co-star of #DogonTrial (Proces Du Chien), a satire about gender and animal rights, steals the movie, says @womenrockfilm. But its shifts in tone might leave viewers feeling betrayed. More in her review here. awfj.org/blog/2025/07/1…

Fashionista Anna Wintour has announced she's stepping down as Vogue's editor-in-chief--a grand reason to revist #TheSeptemberIssue, the dishy and entertaining 2009 documentary about the magazine's annual style-setting issue. Jennifer Merin (Earthling) has more. awfj.org/blog/2025/07/1…

If you're chilling at home instead of a movie theater, check out our list of ten must-see femme-directed femme-centric films. From documentaries to romcoms to thrillers, each presents a compelling new story or a fascinating twist. #summermovies awfj.org/blog/2025/05/2…

Engaging Magnolia Pictures doc, #FOLKTALES, follows 3 teens on a gap year at Norwegian folk school where dog sledding & Arctic survival spur character development. So many good dogs! From Jesus Camp's Heidi Ewing & #RachelGrady. @lizbraun.bsky.social reviews: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/1…

Superb cast & setting (Ireland's western coast) enrich polly's #FourLettersOfLove, a moving QuiverDistribution drama about poetry, art, faith, and fated love. The Alliance of Women Film Journalists #MovieOfTheWeek stars Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter, Gabriel Byrne. Reviews: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/2…

A romantic weekend goes awry when commitment flags. Middling Sony Pictures Classics comedy, #OhHiMovie! from writer/director #SophieBrooks has great leads in Molly Gordon & Logan Lerman & some charming bits —but the story runs out of steam. Diane Carson reviews: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/1…

Historical drama/romance, #MichaelWinterbottom's #Shoshana is Greenwich Entertainment's true story of love in Tel Aviv between a Jewish reporter & a British police officer during the '30s British Mandate in Palestine. Tensions mount. Timely. Liz Whittemore reviews: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/1…

Femme-forward releases include: Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady's coming of age doc #Folktales Director Polly Steele's Irish romantic drama #FourLettersOfLove #MonkInPieces, a doc on musician & iconoclast Meredith Monk UK/Italian drama #Shoshana More: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/2…

The superb #DontLetsGoToTheDogsTonight is in theaters now, based on Alexandra Fuller’s award-winning memoir. AWFJ member Sandie Angulo Chen interviewed Embeth Davidtz about her experience directing and starring in the film: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/0…

AWFJ's Susan Granger expected better from writer/director Ari Aster with his new film #Eddington, which she labels as the #1 nominee for 2025's "dullest, dreariest, most disappointing film" - Read why in her review: awfj.org/blog/2025/07/1… *review includes spoilers

From #BadMoms, #AgathaAllAlong and currently #TheStudio, versatile actress #KathrynHahn is celebrating her birthday today. Alliance of Women Film Journalists salutes you and can’t wait to see what’s next for you.