Author name: Virginia DeBolt

Annette Bening in Apples Never Fall

Apples Never Fall, complicated family drama

Apples Never Fall, with all 7 episodes uploaded, is available on Peacock. This family drama is based on a novel by Liane Moriarty. It was developed by Melanie Marnich. I enjoy reading Liane Moriarty – her novels are always full […]

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Busy Philipps, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, and Sara Bareilles in Girls5eva

Girls5eva, season 1 review, with all 3 seasons now on Netflix

Girls5eva is a comedy about a one hit wonder girl group. They’ve all moved on from their 15 minutes of fame. When they’re in their 40s, they decide to try to get the group back together and start performing again.

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Andrew Garfield in tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick . . . BOOM! tells the story of Rent composer Jonathan Larson

tick, tick, . . . BOOM! looks at Broadway composer Jonathan Larson as he struggled to get his career started. He was turning 30 and hadn’t had a success yet. He thought his time was running out. This film looks

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Sophie Charlotte in Passport to Freedom

Passport to Freedom: Nazi Germany story is extra relevant now

Passport to Freedom tells a story based on truth about a Brazilian/German woman who worked in Hamburg in the Brazilian embassy as World War II was starting. She helped German Jews escape Germany with passports and visas letting them into

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Emma Stone in Poor Things

Poor Things: Another wild adventure with Yorgos Lanthimos

Poor Things is streaming on Hulu now, which means you can check one more Oscar hopeful off your list of things to see. Yorgos Lanthimos directed this one. It is bizarre, bonkers, beautiful, and brilliant. Emma Stone stars as Bella

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Anna Sawai in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the MonsterVerse even a woman can love

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters joins the MonsterVerse of creatures like Godzilla, King Kong, and the Titans. It has its share of gigantic CGI monsters, but is actually a story about family history, legacy, and the people who want to understand

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Vicky Luengo in Red Queen

Red Queen (Reina Roja), a Spanish thriller

Red Queen (Reina Roja) is a Spanish series that bills itself as a thriller, although it contained many fantasy elements and frequently strained my ability to suspend disbelief. It’s based on a very popular Spanish novel by Juan Gómez-Jurado. The

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Jill Scott in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, a marvelous gem from the past

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, a 16 year old television series, is streaming now on Max. If you’ve never seen it, I suggest you watch it. Even if you saw it before, watch it again. It’s based on the

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Vicky McClure in Without Sin

Without Sin review, British mini-series

Without Sin is a 4 part British crime drama. Vicky McClure stars as Stella, a grieving mom who begins to suspect that the man imprisoned for the murder of her daughter is actually innocent. She begins to investigate what happened

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