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Phoenix Rising Review: Portrait of a Silence Breaker

by Pat Mullen
March 19, 2022March 21, 2022
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Evan Rachel Wood outlines allegations of sexual abuse against Marilyn Manson in Phoenix Rising, Amy Berg's doc that should provide a guide for handling survivors' stories responsibly.

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Ahead of the Curve Review: A Page from Lesbian History

by Pat Mullen
June 1, 2021July 6, 2021
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A page of queer history gets its due in Ahead of the Curve. This celebratory doc notes the trailblazing legacy of Curve magazine. The film champions those who create spaces for queer

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Apart Review: Mothers on the Brink

by Susan G. Cole
May 11, 2021August 7, 2021
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This documentary about three mothers on the brink of being released from prison creeps up on you. At first, it seems a fairly pedestrian account of visits to the jail, the goings

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Lady Buds Review: Cannabis, Meet Capitalism

by Madeline Lines
May 10, 2021August 7, 2021
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The tagline on the poster for Lady Buds notes, “It’s always been about the female.” If you’re not acquainted with the anatomy of a marijuana plant (and to ruin the joke), it’s

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The Return: Life After ISIS Review – Or, the Fog of War

by Jason Gorber
May 6, 2021August 9, 2021
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Superficially, every war is binary in its construction. There is one side versus another, a dialectic of destruction where one side claims the moral high ground. Rules of engagement are often based

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Fruits of Labor Review: A Labour of Love

by Madeline Lines
May 5, 2021August 9, 2021
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“My body stinks of strawberries and work when I wake up,” says Ashley Solis, the teenager at the heart of the new doc Fruits of Labor. The film follows Solis and her

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Dying to Divorce Review: Courageous Women Confront an Epidemic

by Susan G. Cole
May 2, 2021August 9, 2021
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It is not exactly news that woman assault is an epidemic in countries everywhere around the world. Male partners routinely escalate their violent ways when their spouses threaten to leave the relationship.

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Love It Was Not Review: A Major Triumph

by Susan G. Cole
May 1, 2021November 30, 2021
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This exceptional Holocaust story will make your head spin.

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Fly So Far Review: Women in Prison

by Susan G. Cole
April 30, 2021August 9, 2021
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Authoritarian governments pursuing brutal anti-abortion laws should be careful what they wish for. Lock too many women up and you could have a revolution on your hands. If not that, you might

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Generation Utøya Review: A Fascinating Political Study

by Susan G. Cole
April 29, 2021August 9, 2021
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Get hunted down by a terrorist because he doesn’t like your politics and you might think twice about pursuing your passion for social justice. But the four women at the centre of

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