
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
@awfj
A nonprofit organization amplifying the voices/perspectives of female critics and supporting work in film by and about women.
Jennifer Merin, Editor-in-Chief
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http://AWFJ.org 31-03-2009 16:42:56
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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…




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…



#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…



#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…



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…



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…



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.
