Cinema Siren and founder of Women Rocking Hollywood Leslie Combemale has a great write-up of the best female filmmakers in 2019. Her list includes mainstream Oscar contenders like Marielle Heller’s “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” to international films like the gorgeous period romantic drama “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” and the uplifting story …

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This outstanding new history of black filmmakers is available for free! It includes everything from Hollywood classics (Hattie McDaniel and Sidney Poitier as the first black performers to win Oscars) to the unsung innovators like Oscar Micheaux, who responded to the racism of D.W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation” with “Within Our Gates, the …

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For more, see the BBC miniseries, the modern-day remake, the graphic novel and the terrific Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters. And listen to the dream team of Dana Stevens and Rachel Syme talk about the film on Slate’s Spoiler Special. Greta Gerwig’s Little Women: Come for …

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Happy New Year! Some movies to look forward to in 2020: Remakes, sequels and updates Bad Boys for Life: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return as wisecracking buddy cops. Dolittle: The man who talks to the animals is back, this time played by Robert Downey, Jr. Not the musical version with Rex Harrison or the …

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The Twelfth Annual Internet Film Critic Society Awards: Best Drama: The Irishman Best Comedy: Knives Out Best Horror or Science Fiction Film: Us Best Action Film: Avengers: Endgame Best Actor: Adam Driver for Marriage Story Best Actress: Lupita Nyong’o for Us Best Director: Martin Scorsese for The Irishman Best Experimental Film: The Lighthouse Most Underrated …

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