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Cailee Spaeny

Reviews

Civil War (2024)
Priscilla (2023)
How It Ends (2021)
The Craft: Legacy (2020)
Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)

Blog Posts

Features

The Imperiled Women of Alex Garland’s Films

The writer-director’s acclaimed movies focus on nuanced, layered protagonists who don’t succumb to “Strong Female Character” cliches. A big reason his latest, Civil War, doesn’t work as well is it’s the first time he’s viewed one of his heroines so narrowly.

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Features

The Great Craft of 2023

On some of the best craft of the year in film, including The Boy and the Heron, The Holdovers, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, Poor Things, and many more.