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NEW YORK — Sarah Polley wasn't really looking for a project to direct when she was approached about adapting Miriam Toews' novel "Women Talking" into a film. Since the release in 2012 of "Stories We Tell," a deeply personal documentary about Polley's late mother, the Canadian filmmaker has spent most…

For much of “Women Talking,” Sarah Polley’s suspenseful and galvanizing fourth feature, we are in the hayloft of a barn overlooking a remote stretch of farmland, with a lonely dirt road winding toward the horizon. The sunlight spilling in through the window seems to beckon to the eight women who…

In Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking,” there is the dialogue on screen and another off it

Writer-director Sarah Polley draws strong performances from an ensemble cast that includes Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Ben Whishaw and Frances McDormand.

Compelling conversations about new fiction, Canadian television, country stars, and more

Shortly after the Golden Globes nominations were announced earlier this month, the advocacy group Women in Film took to social media, decrying the "shocking" omission of critically acclaimed female directors, citing Sarah Polley ("Women Talking"), Gina Prince-Bythewood ("The Woman King"), Chinonye Chukwu ("Till") and Maria Schrader ("She Said").

The yet-to-be-released Babylon gives Margot Robbie another best actress nomination, this time for the Critics Choice Awards.

The 2023 Golden Globe Awards have already faced an intense backlash after snubbing female directors, with Olivia Wilde urged to 'boycott' the ceremony

None of the 10 films nominated in the best picture drama and comedy categories are directed by women either

This season sees Oscar-tipped dramas She Said, Women Talking and Tár all confront the difficulties of women dealing with the fallout of sexual assault

Stars Judith Ivey and Sheila McCarthy on matters worth discussing in Sarah Polley’s emotive feminist feature, Women Talking.