I’m flinging both of these under the tree this year. “My Art Book of Love" is perfect for small fry; it’s a sturdy board book that describes different kinds of loving feelings through a variety of famous artworks. For kids that love a good yarn, “A Year Full of Stories” brings together 52 seasonal folktales, myths and legends, from all over the world, in one gorgeously illustrated volume.
I’ve been a member of this superb group of female film critics for over a decade and am always excited to see which movies make out awards list. Here’s our full list of picks for 2018:
COURAGE IN FILMMAKING
Haifaa Al-Mansour, Mary Shelley (RUNNER-UP)
Sara Colangelo, The Kindergarten Teacher
Sandra Luckow, That Way Madness Lies
Jennifer Fox, The Tale (WINNER)
COURAGE IN ACTING [Taking on unconventional roles that radically redefine the images of women on screen]
Helena Bonham Carter: 55 Steps
Viola Davis: Widows (RUNNER-UP)
Nicole Kidman: Destroyer (WINNER)
Melissa McCarthy: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
ADRIENNE SHELLY AWARD: For a film that most passionately opposes violence against women
Call Her Ganda
I Am Not A Witch
On Her Shoulders
Say Her Name: The Life And Death Of Sandra Bland (WINNER)
KAREN MORLEY AWARD: For best exemplifying a woman’s place in history or society, and a courageous search for identity
93 Queen On The Basis Of Sex Roma (WINNER)
Woman Walks Ahead
THE INVISIBLE WOMAN AWARD:
[Performance by a woman whose exceptional impact on the film
dramatically, socially or historically, has been ignored]
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Glenn Close, The Wife (WINNER)
Andrea Riseborough, Nancy
The Women Of Widows
MOMMIE DEAREST WORST SCREEN MOM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Krista Allen, Party Mom
Toni Collette, Hereditary
Nicole Kidman, Destroyer
Jacki Weaver, Widows (WINNER)
How I feel about getting the Christmas decorations out and cracking open a Cadbury’s advent calendar 🙌🏼 It’s not about that at all though. This is the award-winning tale of three anthropologists based in the wilds of New Guinea in 1932, who quickly become as fascinating as the tribespeople they’re studying. Superb pick from my #bookclub gang.