Amelia Merrill

NYFF Review: ‘The Woman Who Ran’ cannot escape being defined by men

courtesy of NYFF “Seeing cows makes me so sad,” Gam-hee declares as she pokes at a plate of beef in… Read More

October 1, 2020

NYFF Review: ‘Isabella’ doesn’t sink or swim—it just floats

courtesy of Cinema Guild Filmmaker Matías Piñeiro has added to his Shakespearean-inspired filmography with Isabella, which is as much a… Read More

September 23, 2020

Film Review: In ‘Boys State,’ American Exceptionalism Wins

Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’s documentary Boys State begins by juxtaposing two ideologically opposite campers at the Texas outpost of… Read More

August 11, 2020

Interview: Writer Anna Winger on the Virtual Emmys and Making ‘Unorthodox’ in Berlin

(Joerg Winter) Anna Winger is accustomed to the German limelight. A Massachusetts native, she’s made her television career in Berlin… Read More

August 7, 2020

Interview: Shira Haas on ‘Unorthodox,’ Music, and Working with Women Directors

Shira Haas in UNORTHODOX (Anika Molnar/Netflix) Israeli actress Shira Haas has shot to stardom in the midst of our world’s… Read More

May 25, 2020

Film Review: ‘Pray Away’ cements itself as a definitive documentary on conversion therapy

Courtesy of Multitude Films Films about conversion therapy and its survivors have been popular in recent years: 2018 brought both… Read More

April 29, 2020

TV Recap: One Day at a Time – S4 E6 “Supermoon”

(Nicole Wilder/POP TV) I didn’t think that this week’s episode of One Day at a Time would tug on my… Read More

April 28, 2020

TV Recap: “One Day at a Time” S4 E5 – “Perfect”

(Nicole Wilder/POP TV) The latest episode of One Day at a Time, “Perfect,” begins with some classic Alvarez family antics.… Read More

April 21, 2020

TV Recap: One Day at a Time S4 E4 – “One Halloween at a Time”

(Photo: Nicole Wilder/POP TV) his is it! I thought, like the show’s theme song lyrics, as the credits rolled on… Read More

April 14, 2020

TV Recap: One Day at a Time S4 E3 – “Boundaries”

(L-R): Talent in "Boundaries", ONE DAY AT A TIME. Photo Credit: Nicole Wilder/POP TV. Okay, let’s just jump in: this… Read More

April 7, 2020

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