Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Summer’s Last Resort, comedy directed by Melanie Scrofano
Read more: Summer’s Last Resort, comedy directed by Melanie ScrofanoSummer’s Last Resort is a goofball comedy from director Melanie Scrofano and writer Emily Andras. There’s a built in fan-base for anything this team do. It consists of Earpers for Life, AKA, fans of Wynonna Earp. Earpers will not be disappointed.
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Alright Now, Cobie Smulders does improv
Read more: Alright Now, Cobie Smulders does improvAlright Now features Cobie Smulders in all the images showing up about the film. I watched this movie because of her, but it was a great disappointment.
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Patience, S1, a different kind of sleuth
Read more: Patience, S1, a different kind of sleuthPatience tells the story of a neurodivergent archivist named Patience Evans. She works in the archive of police records in York, England. The job suits her. It’s quiet, organized, and there are no surprises.
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Elle, a prequel to Legally Blonde
Read more: Elle, a prequel to Legally BlondeElle comes from the world of Legally Blonde. In season 1 of this series, Elle Woods, played by Lexi Minetree, is a junior in high school and dealing with some major life changes.
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Enola Holmes 3, adventures in Malta
Read more: Enola Holmes 3, adventures in MaltaEnola Holmes 3 carries on its traditions with intrepid detective Enola Holmes and her brother Sherlock heading to Malta for a wedding. Enola’s wedding!
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Eat, Pray, Bark–German humor with dogs
Read more: Eat, Pray, Bark–German humor with dogsEat, Pray, Bark is a German comedy. It’s silly but it has dogs and the Tyrolean mountains. If those two things are enough for you, this movie is worth a watch.
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Strung, Chloe Bailey stars in this mystery
Read more: Strung, Chloe Bailey stars in this mysteryStrung is a long, drawn-out mystery story with creepy undertones. There are some good women stars heading up this thriller, but they can’t save it from itself.
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The House of the Spirits review
Read more: The House of the Spirits reviewThe House of the Spirits, based on Isabel Allende’s famous novel of magical realism, is adapted in the original Spanish into an 8 episode series. This format provides ample room for the story to develop as the generations evolve.
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Renegade Nell: a series from Sally Wainwright
Read more: Renegade Nell: a series from Sally WainwrightRenegade Nell burst forth with a little bit of a whole lot of things. There are murder accusations, magic sprites, evil dark arts, musical numbers, highway robbery, and political drama wrapped up in the story of Nell Jackson and her exploits in 1705 England. The series was created by Sally Wainwright of Last Tango in…