This is just another reason why I have such trouble with the NY Times reviews.   A.O. Scott put his subjective look at the “great” films from 2000 to now, and not surprisingly, only a lone female filmmaker (Claire Denis), and not one female centric film are mentioned in his list.

Sigh.

Women get no respect in Hollywood and from the NY Times, as Scott mentions at the end of his piece:

Movies seem to be, increasingly, for and about men and (mostly male) kids, with adult women in the marginal roles of wives and mothers, there to be avenged, resented or run to when things get too scary.

The piece had a lot of opportunities to include women.  While he talked about comedies he could have mentioned Nicole Holofcener’s films which have true and original womens voices in them.  I also think that Kelly Reichardt has a very original and interesting voice.  And that’s just off the top of my head.

It is incumbent upon the NY Times to see the bigger picture beyond the typical names that we always here or else they are dooming us to fulfilling the prophecy of having fewer and fewer woman on screen, and quite frankly that would be a full fledged cultural disaster.

Screen Memories (NY Times)

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