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Jankis Recommends: Lynn Shelton's YOUR SISTER'S SISTER

Jankis Recommends: Lynn Shelton's YOUR SISTER'S SISTER

Lynn Shelton was widely praised for the naturalism and intimacy of her breakout Humpday, and it is little surprise that those qualities reign in Your Sister’s Sister. Films of this nature are often pejoratively known for their talkiness; in Shelton’s hands it is an asset. For her, to talk is to reveal, and to reveal is to become human.

Films by Women, Out of the PastLara HillMay 20, 2020Your Sister's Sister, Lynn Shelton, Emily Blunt, Mark Duplass, Rosemarie DeWitt, Films by Women, Female Filmmakers, Women in Film, Mumblecore, IFC, IFC Films, Your Sister's Sister 2011, 2012Comment

Elaine May's MIKEY AND NICKY is a Gangster Drama of Uncommon Humanity

Elaine May's MIKEY AND NICKY is a Gangster Drama of Uncommon Humanity

Films by Women, Out of the PastLara HillApril 15, 2019Films by Women, 52 Films by Women, Female Filmmakers, Mikey and Nicky, Elaine May, Peter Falk, John Cassavettes, Ned Beatty, Carol Grace, Joyce Van Patten, 1976, Criterion Collection, CriterionComment

BLUE STEEL Reconfigures the Werewolf Myth to Reflect the Modern Fears of Women

BLUE STEEL Reconfigures the Werewolf Myth to Reflect the Modern Fears of Women

Films by Women, Out of the PastLara HillApril 11, 2019Kathryn Bigelow, Films by Women, 1990, Female Filmmakers, Blue Steel, Out of the Past, Ron Silver, Jamie Lee Curtis, Clancy Brown, 52 Films by Women, Eric RedComment

JULIE & JULIA: Nora Ephron's Final Film is Fluffy, Sweet, but [Insert Further Food Puns Here]

JULIE & JULIA: Nora Ephron's Final Film is Fluffy, Sweet, but [Insert Further Food Puns Here]

Out of the Past, Films by WomenLara HillApril 4, 2019Julie & Julia, 2009, Nora Ephron, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Chris Messina, Stanley Tucci, Julia Child, Julie Powell, Out of the Past, Female Filmmakers, Films by Women, 52 Films by WomenComment

WHIP IT: Ten Years Later, Drew Barrymore’s Directorial Debut Still Serves Up Girl Power Punk Rock Fun

WHIP IT: Ten Years Later, Drew Barrymore’s Directorial Debut Still Serves Up Girl Power Punk Rock Fun

A STAR IS BORN: A Case Study in Reinvention

A STAR IS BORN: A Case Study in Reinvention

Out of the Past, Catch of the DayLara HillOctober 12, 2018A Star Is Born, Out of the Past, Catch of the Day, 1937, 1954, 1976, Janet Gaynor, Judy Garland, James Mason, Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, William A. Wellman, David O. Selznick, George Cukor, Frank Pierson Comments

ROBOCOP (1987): "Dead or Alive, You're Coming With Me"

ROBOCOP (1987): "Dead or Alive, You're Coming With Me"

Out of the Past, Catch of the DayLara HillOctober 5, 2018RoboCop, Paul Verhoeven, 1987, Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith, Out of the Past, Catch of the DayComment

MURDER PARTY (2007): Art is Dead, and So Are You

MURDER PARTY (2007): Art is Dead, and So Are You

Out of the PastLara HillSeptember 27, 2018Murder Party, Review, Out of the Past, Jeremy Saulnier, Macon Blair, 2007Comment