The Top 10 Films of 2023
This was a terrific movie year for sticking it to the patriarchy.
Opinion: The hilarious movie that puts shame in the corner
CNN — In a year that’s seen one hit after another to women’s rights, “Poor Things” is a welcome, raunchy, hilarious escape. Yorgos Lanthimos’ steampunk dark comedy stars Emma Stone, who gives…
Sara Bareilles on love, anxiety and a new film version of ‘Waitress’
As a musical theater-obsessed kid growing up in Eureka, Calif., Sara Bareilles didn’t have access to big Broadway shows. So she can’t wait to roll out…
Opinion: It’s time for radical transparency about money
CNN — When comedian Maria Bamford was writing her memoir, she wanted to pack it with as many financial details about herself as possible. “As a Minnesotan, I…
Coal Miner’s ‘Hunger Games’
I didn’t expect to walk out of a Hunger Games movie with a roots music buzz, but I’m not complaining!
Opinion: The moment ‘Priscilla’ became a horror movie for me
It’s upsetting right from the jump, when the baby-faced 14-year-old doing her homework at a diner is selected, by a grown man, to go to a…
Meet the podcaster, author, and hairstylist bringing Pa.’s haunted history to life
Marlin Bressi has an affinity for stories of the strange-but-true variety, and he’ll tell you there’s no better place to dig for them than Pennsylvania….
Opinion: ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ lives again
CNN — For “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” fans, news of a podcast called “Slayers,” which is set 10 years after the “Buffy” story ended and picks up…
Opinion: Julia Ormond is speaking for a generation of women who won’t be silenced
CNN — There’s a question I find myself asking when watching movies from previous decades: Whatever happened to that actress? She was so good and then just … not…
Hotel Hell
The Royal Hotel opens with a scene whose vibe will be familiar, I think, for most women.