Taraji P. Henson in From the Rough

From the Rough review: inspiring golf story about a woman coach

From the Rough stars Taraji P. Henson as Tennessee State University golf coach Catana Starks. Starks was the first woman to coach golf at TSU and led a team of misfit golfers to the championship. This is a true story.

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Inside Out 2 poster

Five quick looks at this and that

Here’s a quick look at five different things I’ve watched recently that don’t need a full review. I’ll talk about Inside Out 2, Ali Wong: Single Lady, Joni Mitchell – Lady Blue, Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval, and Will &

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Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman in Lioness

Lioness season 1 review: a thriller about special ops fighters

Lioness was created by Taylor Sheridan and has all men directors, but I was in it for the women. The women’s roles may have been written for men and gender flipped at the last minute because the women had names

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Roisin Gallagher in The Dry

The Dry season 1 review, Irish family drama

The Dry is an Irish series about a family of drinkers. Roisin Gallagher stars as Shiv, who has been sober and dry for 6 months when she leaves London and goes home for a funeral. There are a couple of

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KiKi Layne in Dandelion

Dandelion review: a struggling musician finds new inspiration

Dandelion stars KiKi Layne as Dandelion, a 30-something woman from a low income background who dreams of making music for a living. She’s performing in a place where no one listens to the singer when she takes a bold and

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Joe Locke, Yasmin Finney, Kizzy Edgell, William Gao, Tobie Donovan, Rhea Norwood, Corinna Brown, and Kit Connor in Heartstopper

Heartstopper season 3 review: things get serious

Heartstopper is such good television, such good storytelling. It’s a celebration of queer love in a group of teens who band together in a friend group for support. This coming of age series tackles some serious topics in season 3.

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Michelle Buteau and Ilana Glazer in Babes

Babes review: friendship and motherhood in a comedy

Babes is laugh-out-loud funny. It’s a story about two lifelong friends as they attempt to settle into adulthood, parenting, and each other’s quirks.

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Sarah Paulson in Hold Your Breath

Hold Your Breath review: horrors of the Dust Bowl

Hold Your Breath kicks off the October horror movie marathon with a story about a mother in the 1930s Oklahoma Dust Bowl who is convinced a malevolent spirit is breathed in with the dust, threatening her children.

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Jodie Comer in Thirteen

Thirteen review, a BBC mystery series with Jodie Comer

Thirteen, this Thirteen, is a BBC 5 part mini series about a kidnapped woman who escapes after 13 years in a basement. The series is from 2016 with Jodie Comer in the lead as the kidnapped woman.

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