Dialogues, humor, and performances save script weaknesses
Cast: Zoe Lister Jones, Adam Pally, Fred Armisen, Erinn Hayes
Director: Zoe Lister Jones
Writer: Zoe Lister Jones
Cinematographer: Hillary Spera
Editor: Libby Cuenin
Category Archives: female director
“Meagan Leavey” by Gabriela Cowperthwaite (USA, 2017)
Cast: Kate Mara, Ramón Rodríguez, Tom Felton, Bradley Whitford, Will Patton
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Writers: Annie Mumolo, Pamela Gray, Tim Lovestedt
Cinematographer: Lorenzo Senatore
Editor: Peter McNulty
Composer: Mark Isham
“A Girl Like Her” by Amy Weber (USA, 2015)
Extremely and often unbearably realism! The director and her crew play an active part in the movie, giving it a documentary touch that strengthens its impact.
Actors: Lexi Ainsworth, Hunter King, Jimmy Bennett
Director: Amy S. Weber
Writer: Amy S. Weber
Music by David Bateman
Cinematography by Samuel Brownfield
Film Editing by Todd Zelin
“Everything, Everything” by Stella Meghie (USA, 2017)
Weak story, images and personages that are too ‘polished’, music unconnected to the story
Cast: Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, Ana de la Reguera
Director: Stella Meghie
Writer: J. Mills Goodloe, based on the book by Nicola Yoon
Cinematographer: Igor Jadue-Lillo
Editor: Nancy Richardson
Composer: Ludwig Göransson
“The Bad Batch” by Ana Lily Amirpour (USA, 2016)
A very original movie (renews the western genre), a great work of art! (but not recommended for sensitive people)
Cast: Suki Waterhouse, Jason Momoa, Keanu Reeves, Giovanni Ribisi, Jim Carrey
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Writer: Ana Lily Amirpour
Cinematographer: Lyle Vincent
Editor: Alex O’Flinn
“Money Monster” by Jodie Foster (USA, 2016)
Cast: George Clooney, Caitriona Balfe, Jack O’Connell, Julia Roberts, Olivia Luccardi
Director: Jodie Foster
Writers (story): Alan DiFiore, Jim Kouf
Writers: Jamie Linden, Alan DiFiore, Jim Kouf
Cinematographer: Matthew Libatique
Editor: Matt Chesse
Composer: Dominic Lewis
“Wonder Woman” by Patty Jenkins (USA, 2017)
Good action, but predictable and simplistic romance
Cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis
Director: Patty Jenkins
Based on the Characters from DC: Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston
Writer (story by): Zack Snyder, Allan Heinberg, Jason Fuchs
Writer: Allan Heinberg
Cinematographer: Matthew Jensen
Editor: Martin Walsh
Composer: Rupert Gregson-Williams
“Everybody Loves Somebody” (Catalina Aguilar Mastretta, Mexico 2017)
Personages lack of depth and are artificial, lots of clichés
Actors: Karla Souza, José María Yazpik, Ben O’Toole
Director: Catalina Aguilar Mastretta
Writer: Catalina Aguilar Mastretta
Music by Victor Hernandez Stumpfhauser
Cinematography by Jon Aguirresarobe
Film Editing by Aina Calleja, Miguel Schverdfinger
“The Zookeeper’s Wife” (Niki Caro, Czech Rep. 2017)
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Val Maloku, Martha Issová
Director: Niki Caro
Writer (book): Diane Ackerman
Writer: Angela Workman
Cinematographer: Andrij Parekh
Editor: David Coulson
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Paula Van Der Oest, director (4): “Black Butterflies” (NL, 2011)
Contrary to A Quiet Passion that depicts the life of a poet (Emily Dickinson) who controls her words and the passion that inhabits her with excessive resolve, Black Butterflies pictures the South African poet Ingrid Jonker as a woman overwhelmed by the love and words that flow from her. SPOILER AHEAD: After several break-downs, her life finally ends at the feet of her father who implacably rejected her and the people she lent her voice to.
Actors: Carice van Houten, Liam Cunningham, Rutger Hauer
Director: Paula van der Oest
Writer: Greg Latter
Music by Philip Miller
Cinematography by Giulio Biccari
Film Editing by Sander Vos