This isn’t a great week for representation of women in movies. The Cineplexes will be dominated by multiple showings of Spider-Man: Far From Home. If you want something smart and aren’t into the superhero thing, I recommend staying home and watching the fine work of Misty Upham, an Indigenous actor who died tragically in 2014. Frozen River is on Netflix now.

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson, Colbie Smulders, Marisa Tomei.
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.

Midsommar

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Cast: Florence Pugh, Jack Reyner, William Jackson Harper.
A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown’s fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

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Skin in the Game
Phil
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New on Netflix

Frozen River

Cast: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott.
After her husband deserts her, working-class mother Ray Eddy needs money to find a home. Lured by the possibility of easy cash, Ray joins Lila, a widowed Mohawk who earns a living by smuggling immigrants from Canada to the U.S. across the St. Lawrence.
Note: This is a 2008 film directed by Courtney Hunt. It stars Misty Upham. You need to read her story. You can do that here.

Also:
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Astro Boy
Caddyshack
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke
Cloverfield
Disney’s Race to Witch Mountain
Inkheart
Kill the Irishman
Lady in the Water
Little Monsters
Mean Dreams
Mean Streets
Megamind
Nights in Rodanthe
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Philadelphia
Rain Man
Road House
Room on the Broom
Scream 3
Starsky & Hutch
Swiped
Swordfish
Taxi Driver
The Accountant of Auschwitz
The American
The Book of Eli
The Brothers Grimm
The Hangover
The Iron Lady
The Pink Panther (1&2)
War Against Women
Who’s That Knocking at My Door?

New on VOD

Teen Spirit

Cast: Elle Fanning, Agnieszka Grochowska, Archie Madekwe 
Violet is a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent and ambition.
Note: This is directed by Max Minghella, aka Nick on The Handmaid’s Tale.

Also:
Shazam!
Breakthrough
Fat: A Documentary
Dead Trigger (starring Dolph Lundren)
Escape Plan: The Extractors
Public
Elevate
Revenge
Dead Trigger
Styx
Crown: Anchor
Father’s Day
Nocturama
Storm Boy
Above the Best
Bragging Rights
The Faces of Fortnite