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Laura Dern
January 1, 2020
Philippa Snow
The Reinvention of Little Women
Greta Gerwig’s new film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel is a triumph of Jo-ness.
June 28, 2019
Rachel Syme
Big Little Lies Gets Tough
The HBO show’s second season feels bleaker and is harder on its characters.
May 31, 2018
Rachel Syme
In The Tale, A Painful Reckoning With Abuse
Jennifer Fox’s film, starring Laura Dern, shows a woman’s struggle to make sense of what she suffered as a child.
December 15, 2017
Rachel Syme
Enlightened Dared Women to Speak Out
Why you should be rewatching the show in the wake of #MeToo
October 12, 2016
Tim Grierson
Certain Women: Disconnecting the Dots
In the latest gem from writer-director Kelly Reichardt, the characters are left wonderfully unknowable.
January 17, 2013
Laura Bennett
An "Enlightened" Mike White Wants to Change TV

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