two female filmmakers raging at the world in their own ways
the few things that happened at Flick Filosopher between Monday, February 22nd, and Sunday, February 28th, 2021
Well, this email is super late this week. Because I wanted to be able to announce that I had sent a free sample of what the paid version of this newsletter would offer, but of course that took longer than I expected.
But it is out now! You should have received it yesterday by email, or you can read it online at Substack, at Flick Filosopher, or at Patreon (where you can also subscribe, if you prefer, and you’ll get everything you’ll get here except the free weekly digest email). There will be much more to come, for paying supporters.
I hope you enjoy it.
I feel like with that first newsletter out, I’m over a honking big hump. Spring is on the horizon, as is a vaccine for me (I’m told I can expect to get my first jab by mid April), so maybe life is on the upswing?
Have a great what’s-left-of-the-week.
—MaryAnn
new at flick filosopher, Feb 22–28
’Til Kingdom Come documentary review: the people trying to usher in the Biblical end times
A deep dive into US evangelical Christians teaming up with Israeli charities in an absolutely terrifying unholy alliance that has geopolitical implications that should worry everyone, believer or not. [read the review | streaming US/UK, see review for links]
new and ongoing dvd/blu/vod releases, US/Can, Feb 26
An essential documentary about an unholy political alliance; a cat-and-mouse cartoon gets a feature… [get the full rundown]
new and ongoing dvd/blu/vod releases, UK/Ire, Feb 22
Riz Ahmed raps hard; Russell T. Davies’s latest wondrous miniseries… [get the full rundown]
I Blame Society movie review: jeopardizing her likability with no f*cks to give [pictured]
A vicious, delicious Hollywood sendup, deconstructing — like a wrecking ball deconstructs — indie filmmaking, cinematic violence, and the industry’s treatment of women. Write what you know? Hoo boy. [read the review | streaming US/Can, see review for links]
Tweet of the week…
coming up at Flick Filosopher…
Cathy Yan’s Dead Pigs
Netflix’s Moxie, from director Amy Poehler
doggie doco Stray
awards contenders The Mauritanian and The World to Come
probably some of the other stuff I’ve been promising *sigh*