Good Luck to you, Leo Grande is a beautiful film about an older woman and a sex worker. He not only manages to deliver sexual pleasure to her for the first time in her life, he also teaches her she […]
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The Janes is a documentary about a group of abortion activists in Chicago during the late 1960s and early 1970s before Roe vs. Wade made abortion legal in 1973. With Roe now in danger, The Janes is terrifyingly relevant.
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New series starting recently include This is Going to Hurt, Dark Winds, and Ms. Marvel. We’ve only seen one or two episodes of these new series so far, so I’m just going to share some initial impressions and ideas about
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Ten Percent is a British comedy about theatrical agents. It’s based on the French series Call My Agent. The premise and characters are very much like their French counterparts, except the comedy and style have been made British.
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Hollywood Stargirl features Grace VanderWaal in her second film as the irrepressible Stargirl. In this follow up to the original film, Stargirl’s ukulele and singing voice help her find friends and purpose in her new home in L.A.
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Shining Girls stars Elisabeth Moss in another intense role that uses her talents in the best way. It’s full of psychological tension, some fantasy, some danger, and the thrill of the chase.
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Hacks. What can you say about a show as wonderful as Hacks? It’s funny, it’s charming, it’s truthful, it’s touching, it’s dark comedic perfection. Jean Smart is the ultimate perfection as the struggling comedian Deborah Vance.
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Night Sky intrigued me. It was about a happy older couple who shared a secret about an alien world. The human relationships in the story were warm and wonderful, even as the sci-fi aspects of the story were mysterious and
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The Lincoln Lawyer you probably saw with Matthew McConaughey back in the day featured the same main character as this TV series version. Both are based on novels by Michael Connelly, who worked on the series as well. This time
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The Flight Attendant, season 2, is a voyage of discovery and acceptance from Kaley Cuoco. Cuoco plays an alcoholic flight attendant who gets caught up in a dangerous situation. She can barely cope with normal life. The crazy things that
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