Tag: film
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SEPTEMBER AT VIXEN CINEMA | THEME | ARTIST BIOPICS
Every month at Vixen Cinema we center our content around a theme. This September we are dedicating the month to biopics, specifically the films that tell the real stories behind some of the most talented women artists. Biopics are a complicated genre. At their best they give us access to lives we would never otherwise…
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IT’S TIME TO REMAKE THE NINA SIMONE BIOPIC | WITH MICHAELA COEL
The 2016 Nina biopic is one of the most embarrassing films ever made about a legend of Nina Simone’s caliber. I recently rewatched it because I love Nina Simone so I’ll take any crumbs about her I can get but It was so bad that it felt like the production gave up halfway through the…
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WOMEN CENTERED FILMS COMING TO THEATERS THIS SEPTEMBER
September is always a good month for cinema. The summer blockbuster noise dies down and films with just a bit more substance start showing up. This month has a handful of women centered releases worth putting on your radar, Here is what to look out for. Bad Apples | September 18 Saoirse Ronan plays a…
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OUR TOP 7 DOLLY PARTON FILMS RANKED | IN HONOR OF A LEGEND
By now we’ve all heard the sad new of Dolly Parton passing on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80, after a brief battle with cancer. She was a singer, a songwriter, a philanthropist, and an actress who defied every expectation placed on a girl from the hills of Tennessee. Before we say goodbye,…
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DON’T SAY GOOD LUCK (2025) | REVIEW
Don’t Say Good Luck is a Netflix drama directed by Julia Hart, following Sophie, a 16 year old who lands the lead role in her high school production of Waitress: The Musical just as her mother’s cancer returns and begins spreading faster than anyone expected. Sophie has to figure out how to be a teenager…
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THE LAST HOUSE (2026) | REVIEW
The Last House is a 2026 Netflix science fiction thriller directed by Louis Leterrier, starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura. The film follows the Delgado family, a couple and their two children, who wake up one day to find themselves completely sealed inside their suburban Seattle home. The doors and windows will not open. The…
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10 THINGS I WANT TO SEE AT MVAAFF
MVAAFF is a day away and I wish I could do the full lineup but unfortunately I will only be able to catch the last leg of the festival. The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival takes place annually in Oak Bluffs, MA, and is a nine day event featuring films, shorts and documentaries by…
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DO WE NEED PRINCESS DIARIES 3?
After years of rumors, casting calls, script rewrites and a castle sitting empty somewhere in Europe waiting to be used, Princess Diaries 3 is apparently still happening. Anne Hathaway confirmed as recently as July 2026 that the creative team has had what she called a “story breakthrough,” though she also admitted they essentially had to…
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10 MOVIES FOR VIXENS WHO LOVE A GOOD BITCH
Nothing I love more in a movie than a good bitch. A woman who is not afraid to be disliked, to wield power and wield it well. Is she always right? No. But we need more imperfect women in cinema. So here are 10 movies for vixens who love a good bitch, in no particular…
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REVISITING MALÈNA (2000): THE BURDEN OF BEAUTY
Malèna is a 2000 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore and starring Monica Bellucci. Set in World War II Sicily, the film follows Malèna, the beautiful young wife of a soldier deployed to war, through the eyes of Renato, a 13 year old boy who becomes obsessed with her. As Malèna navigates life alone in…
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