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Emily Maskell

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typing away for paper mag, bbc culture, w mag, vulture, gq, nylon, i-D • i also read scripts • she/her
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REVIEW: 'Cocoon' (2020) is Worthy of its Golden Glow

REVIEW: 'Cocoon' (2020) is Worthy of its Golden Glow

Flip Screen — "Krippendorff crafts a stunningly alluring narrative of feminine intimacy" Cocoon (Kokon) is a triumph on the brink of womanhood: a searing portrait of young queerness centred around the lesbian awakening of fourteen-year-old Nora (Jena Urzendowaky). In the sizzling heat of Berlin's 2018 summer, Nora has many firsts: menstruation, masturbation and smoking marijuana.
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Ask Dr. Ruth: The Sex Education We All Deserve | Feature | The Digital Fix

Ask Dr. Ruth: The Sex Education We All Deserve | Feature | The Digital Fix

The Digital Fix — Posted by Emily Maskell Published At 4'6" and ninety-years-old, Dr. Ruth Westheimer is not even close to retirement. Her thick German accent shouts: "Alexa! Who is Dr. Ruth Westheimer?" This question is exactly what documentary Ask Dr. Ruth goes on to explore, painting a portrait of Westheimer's eventful life and decades-long career.
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Skate Kitchen Review

Skate Kitchen Review

Phoenix Cinema — Never before has the urge to skateboard been so strong. Skate Kitchen draws you into the world of an all-women skateboarding crew and makes it impossible to leave without wanting to do a perfect ollie. Skate Kitchen is Crystal Moselle's film, and the name of the female New York skate crew.
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#DirectedByWomen Eliza Hittman's Beach Rats examines the dark bruises of masculinity with a tende...

#DirectedByWomen Eliza Hittman's Beach Rats examines the dark bruises of masculinity with a tende...

screen-queens.com — It is clear from early on that Frankie (Harris Dickinson) does not believe in happily-ever-after fairy-tales. "Fireworks are, like, the opposite of romantic" he grumbles. Frankie is no stranger to the dark, the night is his cover as he prowls the streets, beaches and car parks of Brooklyn.
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The Quiet Girl is Finally Talking: The Voices of Eighth Grade and The Edge of Seventeen

The Quiet Girl is Finally Talking: The Voices of Eighth Grade and The Edge of Seventeen

Girls On Tops - Read Me — Two brilliant new movies are giving the quiet teenage girl a long-awaited strength. Emily Maskell looks back on The Edge of Seventeen and Eighth Grade, celebrating the voices of the ones who usually hide.
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Happiest Season review

Happiest Season review

WeLoveCinema — Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis are forced to pretend they're not a lesbian couple in Clea DuVall's warm hug of a holiday movie
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No Hard Feelings review - Sweet queer romance

No Hard Feelings review - Sweet queer romance

Little White Lies — No Hard Feelings review - Sweet queer romance from Faraz Shariat Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we've been described as being "at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement."
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The Prom review - A show-stopping, glitter-dusted extravaganza

The Prom review - A show-stopping, glitter-dusted extravaganza

Little White Lies — The Prom review - A show-stopping, glitter-dusted extravaganza Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we've been described as being "at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement."
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A Complete Guide to the 'Ratatouille' TikTok Musical

A Complete Guide to the 'Ratatouille' TikTok Musical

PAPER Magazine — In the box office history of Disney-Pixar movies, 2007's Ratatouille does not even chart in the top ten. Yet the cult classic, about an ambitious rat dreaming of becoming a Parisian chef, has been granted a second life on TikTok.
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Film Review: 'March For Dignity' doc powerfully explores the bravery of Tbilisi Pride

Film Review: 'March For Dignity' doc powerfully explores the bravery of Tbilisi Pride

AwardsWatch — In James Eames' pertinent documentary, the rumbles of a revolution begin to reverberate. It begins in the subdued streets of Tbilisi, where a quiet game of hide-and-seek is being played. The hiders are a small group of LGBTQIA+ activists, bravely organising the first public Pride march on Georgian soil.
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What Is the Scariest Moment in Cinema?

What Is the Scariest Moment in Cinema?

we-love-cinema.com — Black rooms and bloody toilets: our writers choose the most frightening scenes in film, from classic horror to coming-of-agers Scariness, in its most typical guise, tends to involves old houses, creepy children, and things coming at you in the dead of night.
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'Summer of 85' review: nostalgia-packed tragedy full of jumbled emotions

'Summer of 85' review: nostalgia-packed tragedy full of jumbled emotions

New Musical Express (NME) — A sweltering summer romance set in mid-1980s Normandy which balances thematic darkness with exhilarating liberation, Summer of 85 is the latest film from François Ozon ( 8 femmes, Swimming Pool). 16-year-old Alex (Félix Lefebvre) and 18-year-old David (Benjamin Voisin) meet when Alex's sailboat capsizes during a storm.
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Wildfire review - unsettling tale of two sisters at the Irish border

Wildfire review - unsettling tale of two sisters at the Irish border

we-love-cinema.com — Nika McGuigan and Nora-Jane Noone are siblings facing up to their mother's dark past in Cathy Brady's captivating debut feature Sisterhood is a complex connection, the innate bond a force of unyielding support and also an excuse for constant bickering.
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The Painter and the Thief review - unbelievably true tale of improbable friendship

The Painter and the Thief review - unbelievably true tale of improbable friendship

WeLoveCinema — Benjamin Ree's fascinating documentary explores the relationship between an artist and the complicated man who stole her paintings The premise of The Painter and the Thief is almost too good to be true: an artist befriending the criminal who stole their most valuable work.
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Sun, Sweat, Scars: The Tactile Framing of Skin in the Cinema of Eliza Hittman - Girls on Tops

Sun, Sweat, Scars: The Tactile Framing of Skin in the Cinema of Eliza Hittman - Girls on Tops

Girls On Tops - Read Me — Across just three features, Eliza Hittman has cemented herself as an incomparable presence in American independent cinema. Her young characters wrestle with intense feelings, and such heat manifests physically, too. Across It Felt Like Love, Beach Rats and Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Emily Maskell writes on Hittman's tactile fascination and exploration of the human body, closing in on the details of our skin.
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Why Proxima is a giant leap for motherhood on screen

Why Proxima is a giant leap for motherhood on screen

Little White Lies — Why Proxima is a giant leap for motherhood on screen Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we've been described as being "at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement."
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What is Céline Sciamma's best film? A critics survey

What is Céline Sciamma's best film? A critics survey

Seventh Row — In our latest survey, a group of critics pick the best Céline Sciamma film (in their opinion), from Portrait of a Lady on Fire to Water Lilies. Read our book about Sciamma, Portraits of resistance, here When we asked a group of critics to name and discuss the best (in their opinion) Céline Sciamma film for this survey, we knew there'd likely be a bias toward Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
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Both Sides Now: 'And Then We Danced' And The Urgency Of Tbilisi Pride

Both Sides Now: 'And Then We Danced' And The Urgency Of Tbilisi Pride

The Quietus — "I am weak for folk dance, all folk dance, but there is something so cinematic about Georgian dance." Levan Akin means this wholeheartedly. The filmmaker's coming-of-age film is set under the watchful eyes of the conservative values of Tbilisi, Georgia, as Merab (Levan Gelbakhiani) dances his heart out for a place in the Georgian National Ensemble.
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And Then We Danced review

And Then We Danced review

Little White Lies — A powerful, poignant message of courage
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What are the best films of 2019? A critics survey - Seventh Row

What are the best films of 2019? A critics survey - Seventh Row

seventh-row.com — In our latest survey, critics and filmmakers pick the best films of 2019, from Portrait of a Lady on Fire to Hustlers to Blinded by the Light. Despite the Golden Globe nominations failed to recognise it, 2019 has truly been a great year for movies.
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Call Me by Your Name again: André Aciman on his new novel 'Find Me'

Call Me by Your Name again: André Aciman on his new novel 'Find Me'

Little White Lies — Call Me by Your Name again: André Aciman on his new novel 'Find Me' Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we've been described as being "at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement."
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What led Bo Burnham back to the eighth grade?

What led Bo Burnham back to the eighth grade?

Little White Lies — What led Bo Burnham back to the eighth grade? Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we've been described as being "at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement."
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