In the midst of the ongoing revelations of discrimination and abuse in the movie world, mainly concerning women, I thought it would be good to point to the fact that in the last year, and reaching into the summer, there are or will be at least forty two films directed by women, starring female leads, sharing equal female/male billing or featuring strong female roles. I would rate eighteen of these as significant for different reasons; some to do with their box office breakthroughs; some for their critical success; and some for their sheer innovation. I have not seen all of these, but already count ten of them among my favourite recent movies. Surely this (not my opinion but the numbers mentioned) must be good, rays of light in the dark news still being exposed. They are, in no particular order: -
Black Panther
3 Billboards
Wonder Woman
Lady Bird
Breaking In
Revenge
Chesil Beach
A Quiet Place
Blockers
The Rider
Zama
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Barbie
I Feel Pretty
Tully
Life of the Party
A Wrinkle In Time
Calling Grace
Overboard
The Party
Tomb Raider
Mary Magdalene
Red Sparrow
Girls Trip
Star Wars; The Last Jedi
Fifty Shades Freed
The Post
The Shape of Water
Molly’s Game
I, Tonya
The Beauty and the Beast
Sing
Pitch Perfect 2
Fifty Shades
Victoria and Abdul
Ghost In The Shell.
Allure
Submergence
The Breadwinner
Bookclub
Double Lover
Heritary
