25 movies that understand female relationships

If there is a relationship that could always use more exposure in film, it’s that been the friendships struck up by women. From the special, intimate bonds you find as teenagers in throes of puberty and high-school angst, to the…

Movie Review: The Fits

Eagerly defying genre labeling while bucking coming of age storytelling convention, The Fits directed by Anna Rose Holmer is a rallying cry for girls everywhere and a true success. Evocative and exploding onto the screen with gusto, Holmer has directed a film…

Interview: The Fits’ Writer-Director Anna Rose Holmer

One of the most talked about films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was the experimental coming-of-age dance film, The Fits. Focused on Toni (newcomer Royalty Hightower), a Cincinnati tomboy who joins the Q-Kidz dance team just before members begin…