Jacki Weaver

Brad Garrett, Dash Mihok, Jean Smart, Jacki Weaver, Reid Scott, Alexandra Daddario, Kiernan Shipka, Charlie Plummer, and Samantha Hyde in Wildflower

Wildflower: predictably heartwarming true story

Wildflower tells a true story meant to tug on your heartstrings. It’s totally predictable, but a good cast and some humor make it worth the watch.

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Pam Grier, Diane Keaton, Rhea Perlman, and Jacki Weaver in Poms

Poms, oh, just have some fun

Poms tells about a group of elders in an active retirement community who are determined to live, live, live, until they die. They form a cheerleading squad and go to competitions against high school kids. Watch it on Netflix.

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Phoebe Tonkin in Bloom

Review: Bloom, season 1

Bloom, from Australia, brings another sci fi series to lovers of the genre. It’s a six part series available on Hulu in the U.S. There are spoilers ahead. Season 1 ends with a tantalizing cliffhanger, and season 2 is already

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Danielle Cormack and Anna Torv in Secret City

Review: Secret City, season 2

Season 2 of the Australian drama Secret City reached Netflix in the US recently. It was just as good as the first season, possibly even better because of the addition of a young, independent politician who stirred things up among

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Viola Davis in Widows

Review: Widows

Widows is crammed with star power, blessed with an engaging but tricky plot, and is a paen to female empowerment. I was expecting lots of action from the women, but the story built slowly toward a few moments of action

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Jacki Weaver and Anna Torv in Secret City

Brain Dump: Secret City, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, and Dietland

This brain dump will regale you with thoughts on the Australian TV series Secret City, the documentary film Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, and the AMC series Dietland.

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Michiel Huisman in Irreplaceable You

Review: Irreplaceable You

Irreplaceable You begins in the cemetery where Abbie (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is buried. In a voice over, Abbie explains her story. It began when she and Sam (Michiel Huisman) were 8 years old. They’d been together ever since.

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Gena Rowlands

Review: Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks stars Gena Rowlands. That was all I needed to know about the 2014 film to pick it out of a dismal collection of male-dominated newly added films on Amazon Prime. Spoilers ahead.

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