Women Writers Week 2026: Table of Contents

FILM REVIEWS

Hoppers review: Pixar’s latest doubles down on “friends not food” by Nell Minow

Andre Is An Idiot review: Irreverent biodoc urges you to get your colon checked by Marya E. Gates

The Bride! review: Maggie Gyllenhaal pieces together a fantastical creature feature by Tomris Laffly

TV REVIEWS

Vladimir by Sherin Nicole

“RJ Decker” Successfully Brings Whimsy to Network Procedural by Cristina Escobar

A Case of Identity Crisis: “Young Sherlock” Suffers From Too Many Ideas by Nandini Balial

Apple TV’s Tedious “The Hunt” Should Have Stayed on the Shelf by Lacy Baugher

HBO’s “Rooster” is Almost an Endearing Comedy by Jen Chaney

FEATURES

Introduction to Women Writers Week 2026 by Nell Minow & Chaz Ebert

Joan Cusack: Best Supporting Energy by Jen Johans

“The Bronze” at 10: How a Washed-Up Gymnast Became a Cult Antihero by Kristen Lopez

“Hush” is the Best Horror Movie You Probably Haven’t Seen by Scarlett Harris

The Artistic Exploration & Wit of Charli xcx by Cortlyn Kelly

Reflections on Nuremberg: Lessons on Evil by Anna Katz

Long Live Bonnie Bennett, the Real Star of “The Vampire Diaries” by Danielle Mathias

Skill and Dedication: Nelson Pressley on Fonda on Film: The Political Movies of Jane Fonda by Nell Minow

An Anatomy of a Fleece: Why “Heated Rivalry” Fans Have Latched Onto its Very Canadian Jacket by Michelle Jaworski

The Mysteries of Dorothy Vallens: On Isabella Rossellini in “Blue Velvet” by Willow MacLay

How “The Testament of Ann Lee” Subverts Cinema’s Lineage of Cult Leaders by Miriam Balenscu

Across 50 Seasons, “Survivor” Reflects Evolving Views of American Women by Esther Rosenfield

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Grace Glowicki on “Dead Lover” by Marya E. Gates

All the Days of My Life: On Elaine May’s “A New Leaf” by Katie Rife

A New Cup of Tea: The Best Murder Mysteries You Haven’t Seen by Mira Singer

I’ve Started Seeing Somebody: The Monstrous-Masculine in Larry Fessenden’s “Habit” by Alisha Mughal

Whatever You Think of “Wuthering Heights,” We Need More Filmmakers Like Emerald Fennell by Lacy Baugher

To the Film Industry in Crisis, A Look Back At Hollywood In 1926 by Marya E. Gates

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