It is not clear whether women chose to
write reviews of films with women directors and writers or if editors assigned these films to women writers.
You can read Matt Goldberg's
written review of the film on the site right now, but if a spoiler - free video review from a bunch of comic book nerds is your thing then the Collider Heroes crew has got you covered.
Play trapdoor for speaking or use as a scaffold to
write a review of a film you have watched in class.
Not exact matches
A couple
of weeks ago, Cunningham
wrote a stunning
review of the aforementioned
film about Apple's famous founder.
Rather than
write this type
of review, I wanted to offer my personal take on the
film as a parent
of a child with concussions and as concussion educator, and why I think parents should see Head Games.
Dr. Peden has
written or contributed to more than 160 peer -
reviewed scientific publications on the kinetics and mechanisms
of automobile exhaust catalysis; the development
of zeolite catalysts for diesel engine emission control; hydrocarbon reforming over bimetallic catalysts; the structure
of hydroprocessing catalysts; the development
of novel, supported solid acid catalysts for petroleum refining; the growth and properties
of oxide and semiconductor thin
films; and model studies
of adhesion at metal / metal - oxide interfaces.
I enjoyed this
film about typewriters so much that I feel guilty
writing this
review on a computer instead
of a Smith Corona.
I recently read Roger Ebert's
review of a urban crime picture «Clockers» (A
film I greatly disliked) he
wrote something true from the results
of black on black drugs and violence.
Voted Most Outstanding Journalist
of the Decade by the Disilgold Soul Literary
Review in 2008, Kam Williams is a syndicated
film and book critic who
writes for 100 + publications around the U.S. and Canada.
The sadness
of being an incorrigible completist, I have to finish all these three
films before
writing my
review, Ned Benson's ambitious feature - length debut is a post-trauma story
of a young couple Conor (McAvoy) and Eleanor (Chastain) in
I was not solely thinking about Ebert's essay (he hasn't
written a
review that I have seen so far), but also Tod Browning's FREAKS which even has a bit
of a similar ending, Sam Fuller's Naked Kiss which has the female lead «realize» a horrific situation at the and several modern
films.
As for the story, it has potential but fails to follow through;
writes the Guardian in a two - star
review typical
of the overall reaction, «Byzantium starts to introduce issues that you'd seldom find in most vampire
films, before cutting
of the blood and leaving them to die.»
The sadness
of being an incorrigible completist, I have to finish all these three
films before
writing my
review, Ned Benson's ambitious feature - length debut is a post-trauma story
of a young couple Conor (McAvoy) and Eleanor (Chastain) in New York after losing their child in an unspecified
It's not meant to be academic
film writing, even if Slant's
reviews do go deeper than most in terms
of analysis.
I did not want to
write a
review, but the last scene
of the
film made me do it.
I can't wait to
write my
review, but suffice it to say that it's unlike any
film you'll see this year, just as its probably one
of the last gasps
of this kind
of film from a major studio, where the shock and awe comes from expert artistry
of the hand drawn variety rather than CGI (which Scorsese mastered in Hugo).
Reviewed by Damien Straker on the 9th
of March 2018 Roadshow presents a
film by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein Produced by John Davis, Jason Bateman, John Fox and James Garavente
Written by Mark Perez Starring Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Billy Magnussen, Sharon Horgan, Lamorne Morris, Kylie Bunbury, Jesse Plemons, Michael C. Hall and Kyle Chandler Music by Cliff Martinez Cinematography Barry Peterson Edited by Jamie Gross, Gregory Plotkin and David Egan Running Time: 100 minutes Rating: MA15 + Release Date: the 22nd
of February 2018
Alone among his critical colleagues who became filmmakers, he insisted from the beginning that his
writing and filmmaking were essentially alternate vehicles for the same discourse; his early movies functioned as
film criticism the same way his
reviews anticipated much
of his filmmaking.
The
film is, as I
wrote in my own
review, an immaculate and often startling piece
of work, and while I think Haneke has made richer, more satisfying
films in his career, I'm already looking forward to revisiting this one.
IndieWire's David Ehrlich gave the
film a D +,
writing in his
review, «By turning Tarzan into just another superhero, David Yates» blockbuster origin story wastes one
of literature's great wild men.»
At various points in his fantastically varied and storied career he
wrote position papers on the need
of support for a moribund Australian
film industry,
wrote and directed numerous episodes
of such seminal TV shows as Homicide and Division 4 for Crawford Productions, was central in establishing
film courses and departments in places such as Canberra and Brisbane (Griffith University),
wrote plays and performed poems at Melbourne University and La Mama in the 1960s, directed feature
films in the early 1980s (most memorably Ginger Meggs in 1982), made documentaries for the ABC and SBS (The Myth Makers, Images
of Australia, The Legend
of Fred Paterson, and numerous others),
wrote and edited such books as Screenwriting: A Manual and Queensland Images in
Film and Television, helmed commercials for a vast array
of companies and government bodies, contributed
film reviews to ABC radio (and more occasionally TV) across various states (for almost 40 years),
wrote for numerous publications including Overland, The Canberra Times, Metro, The Concise Encyclopedia
of Documentary
Film, The Hobart Mercury, and so much more.
*
Wrote music
reviews, concert
reviews,
film reviews, feature pieces and local living articles for Bay Area newspapers including the Oakland Tribune, the Tri-Valley Herald, the Daily
Review and The Argus, which boast a combined circulation
of over 250,000.
An active member is defined as a member who
writes regular
film criticism for online publications, published with a minimum frequency
of once a month or at least 20
reviews per year.
A big fan
of adventure both on the big screen and off, I split my time between
writing film reviews and updating my travel blog.
I am
of a mind to think that I should just
write one
review to cover all
of the Michael Bay Transformers series, as the strengths and weaknesses are virtually identical in each respective
film.
You
wrote another subjective opinion I hated about SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK - a weird thing for a critic who is assigned to
review films to do - so clearly the precedent is set and all
of your subjective opinions are null and void.
That's the only way
reviews have ever worked for a mainstream audience, be it as part
of the captive audience for weekly
reviews as part
of a newscast, as a column in a popular magazine or newspaper, on its own as in shows like Siskel & Ebert At The Movies, or even in print — Leonard Maltin, another beloved
film critic and
film historian, established his name
writing a book
of capsule
reviews.
Women
writing reviews were most likely to hold the job title
of staff writer (35 %), followed by
film critic (29 %), freelancer (29 %), or some other type
of critic (8 %).
Men critics in areas other than
film wrote an average
of 6
film reviews whereas women with this job title
wrote an average
of 3
film reviews.
The sample included
reviews written by
film critics; other types
of critics including those for television, music, and popular culture; staff reporters; and
Of the
reviews written by men, 14 % were for
films with at least one woman director or writer and 86 % were for
films with only men as directors and writers.
Men
film critics
wrote an average
of 25
reviews whereas women
film critics
wrote an average
of 19
reviews.
Reviewing the
film for The Times, Justin Chang
wrote: «One
of the best things about «Stronger,» which Green directed from a script by John Pollono, is that it doesn't shy away from, much less attempt to stifle, the anger, despair and terrible loneliness that Bauman experienced during his long, painful rehabilitation.
Of the
reviews written by women, 33 % were for
films featuring a female protagonist or ensemble cast and 67 % were for
films featuring a male protagonist.
Men
wrote more
reviews of films in all genres than women.
Reviewed by Damien Straker on the 27th
of January 2018 eOne presents a
film by Steven Spielberg Produced by Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger and Amy Pascal
Written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer Starring Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood and Matthew Rhys Music by John Williams Cinematography Janusz Kamiński Edited by Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar Running Time: 120 minutes Rating: M Release Date: the 11th
of January 2018
I haven't gotten around to
writing a
review for Hereditary yet but I will say that the soon to be released A24 horror
film is definitely something special especially if you consider yourself a fan
of the horror genre and are tired
of how must horror
films follow a formula.
It's done quite well at the box office though, and was one
of three
films scored by Trevor Rabin which all appear in the Box Office Top Ten in the same week, at the time
of writing this
review - quite a feat for the composer.
Of the
reviews written by women, 22 % were for
films with at least one woman director or writer and 78 % were for
films with only men as directors and writers.
Of the
reviews written by men, 18 % were for
films featuring a female protagonist or ensemble cast and 82 % were for
films featuring a male protagonist.
I want to start off this «
review»
of Suicide Squad, the third
film in Warner Bros» new attempt at building a universe out
of DC comics characters to rival what Marvel is doing with their cinematic universe, by apologizing for the somewhat lax approach I am about to take to
writing this.
Reviewed by Pat Condliffe on the 11th
of October 2017 Universal presents a
film by Christopher Landon
Written by Scott Lobdell Starring:...
Men
wrote an average
of 14
film reviews.
Of the newspapers featuring film reviews in the fall of 2007, 47 % had no reviews written by women critics, writers or freelancer
Of the newspapers featuring
film reviews in the fall
of 2007, 47 % had no reviews written by women critics, writers or freelancer
of 2007, 47 % had no
reviews written by women critics, writers or freelancers.
During the fall
of 2007, 186 individuals
wrote 2,365
film reviews for theatrical releases appearing in the top 100 daily newspapers in the United States with a combined circulation
of approximately 28,215,000 readers.
And now, since the
film annoyed me so much, I'd lke to just throw down my typed - up notes (originally
written in the dark
of the theater), rather than waste any more effort on a «
review:»
Before starting to
write this
review, I decided to read the pro-Shyamalan arguments in the attempt to get the flip side opinion as to what I consider to be one
of the worst
films of 2008, and perhaps the worst
film from an auteur
of Shyamalan's reputation in some time.
Payne said it was difficult on every level —
writing, financing, editing — and also addressed the lukewarm
reviews it was met with upon opening late last year, suggesting that its ambitious narrative may have been too much to fit into the framework
of a single
film.
As an intern at FF2 Media, since January
of 2018, I watch
films written and / or directed by women every week and
write reviews about them.
79 %
of the
reviews written by men and 64 %
of the
reviews written by women were about
films with exclusively male directors and / or writers.