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Lauren Wilford

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Weekender: Fourth Weekend in January — Dark on Power of the Dog; Wilford on Licorice Pizza

Weekender: Fourth Weekend in January — Dark on Power of the Dog; Wilford on Licorice Pizza

After a few "Weekenders" away, here are a few highlights from the last few weeks.

Warning: The Witch is just the beginning

On Movies & Media

Warning: The Witch is just the beginning

I was lucky enough to start reading work by Lauren Wilford when she was still an undergraduate at Seattle Pacific University. Just a few years later, here she is — the senior editor at an extraordinary film journal called Bright Wall Dark Room, where she's quickly becoming one of

Kill Bill's role model for a Christian woman

On Movies & Media

Kill Bill's role model for a Christian woman

Lauren Wilford at Christ and Pop Culture: Kill Bill Skeptical? I think Lauren would understand that. But you've got to read this. It'll all become clear to you. I've been a fan of Lauren's writing for several years — she wrote a guest

Her (2013): a guest review

Guest reviewer Lauren Wilford on Spike Jonze's new film: "Depending on your perspective, Her has either an amazing elevator pitch or an awful one: 'A guy falls in love with his iPhone.'"

Zoe Kazan sparks an epiphany

I've been talking about big-screen women, how they can reinforce harmful stereotypes, or set bold, truthful, and liberating precedents. Looks like Lauren Wilford, over at Filmwell, has been thinking about some of the same things. Here she is, passionately describing her gratitude for a new film that