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The Excellence of Gentleman Jack

7 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / June 12, 2019 / Albane Courtois, Anne Lister, Gemma Whelan, Gentleman Jack, Jennifer Perrott, Lydia Leonard, Sally Wainwright, Sarah Harding, season 1, Sophie Rundle, Tom Lewis, Women Directors

Gentleman Jack season 1 ended in the U.S. It was excellent in every way. A brilliant achievement involving writers, directors, costumers, actors, and Anne Lister’s secret diaries.

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Suliane Brahim in Black Spot (Zone Blanche)

Review: Black Spot (Zone Blanche), season 1

29 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / June 11, 2019 / Anne Suarez, Black Spot, foreign tv series, Hubert Delattre, Laurent Capelluto, Naidra Ayadi, Renaud Rutten, Samuel Jouy, season 1, Suliane Brahim, Tiphaine Daviot, Zone Blanche

Season 1 of Black Spot (Zone Blanche), a dark and suspenseful mystery series from France, is streaming on Netflix now. Season 2 arrives on June 14.

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Some Thoughts on The Handmaid’s Tale, S3 Ep 1-3

Leave a Comment / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / June 10, 2019 / Alexis Bledel, Bradley Whitford, Elisabeth Moss, episodes 1-3, O-T Fagbenle, season 3, The Handmaid's Tale, Yvonne Strahovski

Hulu released the first 3 episodes of season 3 of The Handmaid’s Tale in one drop. The remaining episodes will appear weekly on Wednesdays.

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Ruth Westheimer in the film Ask Dr. Ruth

Review: Ask Dr. Ruth

Leave a Comment / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / June 7, 2019 / #eldersrock, Ask Dr. Ruth, biography, documentary, Ruth Westheimer, trailers

Ask Dr. Ruth tells the biographical story of Ruth Westheimer. She’s closing in on her 90th birthday in this documentary, and still publishing books about sex. You can see this fascinating woman’s story on Hulu.

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Lotta Tejle and Sissela Kyle in The Simple Heist (Enkelstöten)

Review The Simple Heist (Enkelstöten), season 1

1 Comment / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / June 6, 2019 / #eldersrock, 30 Degrees in February, 30° i februari, Enkelstöten, foreign tv series, Kristin Andersson, Lotta Tejle, Peter Carlberg, Ralph Carlsson, Sissela Kyle, The Simple Heist, Tomas von Brömssen

The Simple Heist (Enkelstöten) is a Swedish comedy TV series. Season 1 is currently streaming on Acorn TV. A second season is underway.

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Randall Park and Ali Wong in Always Be My Maybe

Review: Always Be My Maybe

5 Comments / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / June 5, 2019 / Ali Wong, Always Be My Maybe, Daniel Day Kim, Keanu Reeves, MIchael Golamco, Michelle Buteau, Nahnatchka Khan, Randall Park, Susan Park, trailers, Vivian Bang, Women Directors

Always Be My Maybe stars Randall Park and Ali Wong in a romantic comedy about two childhood friends who reconnect after about 15 years apart. The plot is standard romcom material, made noteworthy for its Asian lead characters. That makes

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Ivana Baquero and Alejandra Onieva in Alta mar

Review: High Seas (Alta mar)

10 Comments / Spanish Language, Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / June 4, 2019 / Alejandra Onieva, Alta Mar, Begoña Vargas, Chiqui Fernández, Eloy Azorín, foreign tv series, Gema R. Neira, High Seas, Ivana Baquero, Jon Kortajarena, José Sacristán, Laura Prats, Natalia Rodríguez, Ramón Campos, season 1, Tamar Novas

The Netflix original Spanish language series High Seas (Alta mar) is set on a luxury ship heading from Spain to Brazil in the late 1940s.

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Review: When They See Us

7 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / June 3, 2019 / 13th, A Wrinkle in Time, Asanta Blackk, Aunjanue Ellis, Ava DuVernay, Bradford Young, Caleel Harris, Chris Chalk, David Oyelowo, documentary, Ethan Herige, featurette, Felicity Huffman, Freddy Miyares, Jharrel Jerome, Jovan Adepo, Justin Cunningham, Marquis Rodriguez, Middle of Nowhere, Oprah, Queen Sugar, trailers, Vera Farmiga, When They See Us, Women Directors

When They See Us is the true story of the 5 Black and Brown teenagers jailed for raping a woman in New York’s Central Part in 1989. They were innocent and finally exonerated after spending many years in prisons.

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