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Another ‘Damsels in Distress’ roundup

A few more Damsels in Distress-related articles have been trickling in… Worth a read is an interesting take on the morality suggested in the movie, from Christopher S. Morrissey at the Catholic World Report: Stillman never condescends to any of … Continue reading

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‘Damsels in Distress’ roundup

I haven’t come across many new reviews of Damsels in Distress this week, but let’s have a look at what there is… At Buffalo News Jeff Simon loved the movie at first but then felt it lost its way: I … Continue reading

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Another ‘Damsels in Distress’ roundup

Time to catch up on yet more coverage of Damsels in Distress. I’ve skipped most of the reviews this time around as they’re becoming increasingly brief and repetitive. Most recent reviewers either find the film has good moments but they … Continue reading

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‘Damsels’: Seven out of seven

As Damsels in Distress spreads across the USA (in 57 theaters last weekend), and opens in other countries, more and more places are reviewing the movie. Many of these reviews are brief, so we’ll concentrate on the others which, this … Continue reading

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The Return of ‘Damsels’ Reviews

Here’s the next batch of Damsels in Distress reviews, although it seems like this bunch’s average score would be lower than in previous postings. Thomas Hibbs’s (dean of the Honors College at Baylor University) review at National Review Online is … Continue reading

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Recent ‘Damsels’ reviews

It’s time to catch up on the past week’s reviews of Damsels in Distress. In no particular order, and paying unnecessarily close attention to the reviews’ ratings… At Toronto.com, Peter Howell gives the movie 2.5 out of 4: …a second … Continue reading

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‘Damsels in Distress’ reviews

Here we go with the next batch of reviews of Damsels in Distress… At the Daily Trojan, Laura Burdine loves the film: Though Stillman’s screenplay undoubtedly brings brilliance and sophistication to the film — as an homage to the power … Continue reading

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Easter ‘Damsels’ reviews

If you still haven’t had enough of reading reviews of Damsels in Distress, here are a bunch more from over Easter. If you only read one, then Richard Brody’s in The New Yorker is maybe the most interesting. Here’s the … Continue reading

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‘Damsels in Distress’ reviews

Oh, those simple days when any Whit Stillman-related article was well worth posting. With the imminent release of Damsels in Distress it’s now hard to work out which of the many articles and blog posts contain anything new or interesting, … Continue reading

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Two more ‘Damsels in Distress’ reviews

In case you haven’t read enough reviews of Damsels in Distress yet, here are a couple I haven’t yet linked to. First, following the Venice screening, is this positive verdict (which contains mild spoilers) from Sight & Sound magazine’s blog. … Continue reading

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