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‘The Woman King’ could not overcome the truth of the Agojie’s brutality, depravity, inhumanity

I applaud any portrayal of Black female power. But misinformation and the glorification of an unquestionable evil that romanticizes the Agojie as superheroes is unforgivable.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Woman King: Viola Davis says she thought about the man who sexually assaulted her while playing a warrior

Actor wrote in her memoir about the abuse she and her sisters suffered when they were young

The Independent UK

Monday briefing: What one man’s decade of harassment tells us about stalking in the UK

In today’s newsletter: Matthew Hardy’s sentence for stalking is believed to be the longest ever handed down for the offence in Britain. What does his case reveal about how the crime is policed?

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‘I can change the way Black women are seen’: Viola Davis on stereotypes, success and playing a warrior

Raised in poverty, the actor has conquered Hollywood, winning an Oscar, an Emmy and two Tony awards. Now she has brought her passion project to the screen – The Woman King’s epic tale of an elite female fighting force

The Guardian - UK

"Bros": A tragic box office love story

The failure to launch of Billy Eichner's new comedy could have something to do with the genre rules it breaks

Salon

The Woman King movie review: it may be wish-fulfilment but it’s also a dream

A stonking yet subtle performance from Viola Davis leads an outstanding cast in this groundbreaking film

Evening Standard

Nina Metz: Moviegoing is not activism, and it’s a mistake to promote a film that way

Reflecting on the disappointing turnout for the gay rom-com “Bros,” despite getting good reviews, the movie’s writer and star Billy Eichner noted that “straight people, especially in certain parts of the country, just didn’t show up for Bros. And that’s disappointing but it is what it is. Everyone who ISN’T…

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Woman King is worth watching: but be aware that its take on history is problematic

The Hollywood movie The Woman King, released in mid-September, became an immediate box-office success. The triumphs of the Agoodjies, the women warriors of the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey in today’s Benin, west Africa, are as magnificent as the public had anticipated. In this epic historical drama, African women take centre…

The Conversation

The Woman King review: ferocious warrior tale is a vibrant celebration of Black womanhood in all its glory

Viola Davis plays the (fictionalised) leader of the (real-life) Agojie, an elite unit of all-female warriors active in the historical kingdom of Dahomey

The Independent UK

The Woman King review – Viola Davis leads the line in stirring warrior tale

Davis is the general of an elite team of female fighters, based on the Agojie of 19th-century west Africa, as colonialists seek to exploit tribal conflict

The Guardian - UK

The Woman King review – a thunderously cinematic good time

Magnificent Viola Davis heads Gina Prince-Bythewood’s ass-kicking, thought-provoking epic inspired by a real-life all-female army

The Guardian - UK

The Woman King Rewrites History for a Feminist Twist on the Slave Trade

Hollywood often takes liberties. But there's a distinction to be made between poetic license and historical revisionism.

Reason

October movie guide: Don’t Worry Darling , true crime, Amsterdam and Everything In Between

The long-anticipated Don't Worry Darling finally his cinemas, along with a host of true crime, a love story, a villain and a fierce warrior.

The New Daily

Epic starring Benin's Agojie women warriors packs a punch in Hollywood

Benin's historic female warriors known as the Amazons of Dahomey are legendary across West Africa. They are now in the international spotlight thanks to "The Woman King" starring Viola Davis. The big budget Hollywood feature has drawn positive reviews, but has provoked some criticism as it was not filmed in…

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Opinion: 'The Woman King' speaks loud and clear to this Nigerian feminist

The film about female warriors in 1800s West Africa is all too relevant, in 2022, writes Oyeronke Oyebanji: "The inequalities faced by the women in the movie reflect the struggles of women today."

Salon

The historic conundrum of "Woman King"

Can the cinematic potential of what these exceptional warriors symbolize overcome the dark reality of history?

Tom’s Guide

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Viola Davis responds to #BoycottWomanKing: Story 'is fictionalized. It has to be'

Oscar winner Viola Davis has responded to critics of her latest film, "The Woman King," after they called for a boycott of the movie because it isn't entirely historically accurate.

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The Guardian - US

From The Whale to The Fabelmans: where does this year’s Oscar race stand?

With fall festivals coming to a close and with most of the big films having premiered, this year’s potential winners and losers are starting to take shape

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘The Woman King’ Takes North American Box Office Throne

The Viola Davis-led action epic “The Woman King” easily conquered the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters, against a crowded market of new releases. The film, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, surpassed expectations and earned $19 million in ticket sales, according to estimates from Sony on Sunday.…

The Independent UK

‘The Woman King’ takes North American box office throne

The Viola Davis-led action epic “The Woman King” easily conquered the North American box office in its first weekend in theaters, against a crowded market of new releases

Daily Mirror

Viola Davis stuns in Elle cover shoot amid her new movie's criticism

Actress Viola Davis has proven to be the subject of a stunning Marcos Florentino and Kelvin Yule magazine cover shoot for Elle Brasil, whilst her latest movie, 'The Woman King' is the subject of controversy

The Guardian - UK

Toronto film festival 2022 roundup – Spielberg, Mendes and a deep, joyous love of cinema

Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes offered paeans to the silver screen, Viola Davis dazzled as a gung-ho warrior and Daniel Craig brought the house down

The Guardian - US

‘This is an old story of heroism, of feminism’: the truth behind The Woman King

The historical action epic, starring Viola Davis, tells the story of the Agojie, female African warriors who once reigned supreme

Los Angeles Times

Review: Viola Davis adds another jewel to her crown in a rousing 'Woman King'

With her rousing new action-drama, "The Woman King," director Gina Prince-Bythewood suggests that, in at least one crucial respect, the West African kingdom of Dahomey was more ahead of its time than that starry imperialist empire called Hollywood. An early 19th-century epic awash in militaristic might and colonial oppression, the…

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