Women Talking - SPOILER-FREE Review | LFF 2022

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Women Talking - SPOILER-FREE Review | LFF 2022

Directed by: Sarah Polley

Written by: Sarah Polley

Starring: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Ben Whishaw, Frances McDormand

Runtime: 104 min

Synopsis: In a remote Mennonite community, women have been waking from sleep bruised and battered, some are pregnant. Religious leaders argue it’s God’s punishment for their sins. But when one wakes to find an attacker in her room, the horrible truth comes out. In a sunlit barn, the women debate: will they stay, as is expected, and forgive their attackers?

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The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Joel Coen

Written by: Joel Coen

Starring: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Brendan Gleeson

Runtime: 105 min

Synopsis: Power-hungry Macbeth (Denzel Washington) sets his sights on the Scottish throne after receiving a prophecy from three witches.

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The French Dispatch (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The French Dispatch (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Written by: Wes Anderson

Starring: Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson

Runtime: 107 min

Synopsis: A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch."

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Nomadland (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Nomadland (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Chloé Zao

Written by: Chloé Zao

Starring: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Charlene Swankie, Bob Wells

Runtime: 108 min

Synopsis: A woman (Frances McDormand) embarks on a journey through the American West after losing everything during the recession.

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Written and Directed by: Martin McDonagh

Starring: Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Abbie Cornish, John Hawkes, Lucas Hedges, Peter Dinklage

Runtime: 115 min

The movie with the biggest title of 2017 (I think?!) tells the story of how Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) handles her daughter's murder, which still does not have any suspect after several months. She pays for three billboards with a clear message to the chief of Ebbing's police, William Willoughby (Woody Harrelson).

Jason Dixon (Sam Rockwell), a violence-driven officer and close friend of William, join the fight against Mildred and a very dark comic drama unfolds.

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