Looking Back: Highlighting Some Great Pieces by Our Female Critics

During Women Writers Week, we publish reviews and articles by female critics and journalists, but we’re committed to gender equality in the industry throughout the year. As a companion to the great articles launching this week, we wanted to highlight some excellent work from past editions of WWW as well as outside of the special event. Here is just a sampling of the hundreds of great pieces we could have chosen.

Her Own Story: A Nora Ephron Appreciation by Nell Minow

Beyoncé and My Daughter Love Country Music by Chaz Ebert

The Last Showgirl movie review (2024) by Sheila O’Malley

We Grown Now movie review & film summary (2024) by Peyton Robinson

Sharmila Tagore: Shattering Stereotypes for Over 60 Years by Nandini Balial

The Outrun movie review & film summary (2024) by Tomris Laffly

My Old Ass movie review & film summary (2024) by Christy Lemire

The Substance movie review & film summary (2024) by Monica Castillo

Under the Bridge TV review (2024) by Cristina Escobar

Female Filmmakers in Focus: Marielle Heller on “Nightbitch” by Marya E. Gates

The 10 Best Horror Films of 2024 by Katie Rife

Janet Planet movie review & film summary (2024) by Jourdain Searles

HBO’s Gossip Girl Doesn’t Work When the Kids Are Alright by Roxana Hadadi

Bette Davis: Cinematic Medusa by Angelica Jade Bastien