Month: February 2017

  • Review: Miss Stevens

    Review: Miss Stevens

    Miss Stevens is a surprising indie about a teacher and 3 students who go to a drama competition. Lily Rabe stars as Miss Stevens, the teacher.

  • Unforgotten, series 2

    Unforgotten, series 2

    Unforgotten is a British police drama. So far it’s only been on iTV, but I hope a streaming service like Netflix will pick it up in the US. Nicola Walker and Sanjeev Bhaskar star as two cops who investigate decades old crimes that have recently been discovered.

  • Review: The Innocents

    Review: The Innocents

    The Innocents is one of the most beautiful and touching films I have ever seen. It’s set in 1945 Poland. A French doctor Mathilde Beaulieu (Lou de Laâge) is in Poland taking care of wounded French soldiers. She is called to a convent by a frantic nun. She discovers a number of pregnant nuns, all…

  • #OITNB News Flashes

    #OITNB News Flashes

    Orange is the New Black or #OITNB released a date for the start of season 5. And Danielle Brooks released a dollop of news about the new season.

  • Review: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

    Review: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a 2016 Tina Fey starrer about a journalist in Afghanistan. It is based on a book by Kim Barker, “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” The premise should guarantee an interesting journey into an unknown land. In some ways it fulfills that promise, it some ways it does…

  • Review: Juana Inés

    Review: Juana Inés

    Juana Inés is a mini-series from Mexico. It tells the story of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a brilliant writer, poet, scholar, and nun who lived in Mexico City in the late 1600s. Juana Inés is a beautiful retelling of her life and achievements.

  • Review: Santa Clarita Diet

    Review: Santa Clarita Diet

    Santa Clarita Diet is a 10 part horror comedy on Netflix. It’s about a married couple who are severely tested when their normal existence is changed because the Mrs. turns into a zombie. The pretty lady is forever undead.

  • Bette Porter on the Current Political Situation

    Bette Porter on the Current Political Situation

    Jennifer Beals played the magnificent Bette Porter in The L Word. She perfected the art of the curse in this role. A fan video of her exercising that talent expresses exactly my sentiments about what’s going on in Washington DC right now.

  • Brain Dump: The Fosters, Supergirl, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

    Brain Dump: The Fosters, Supergirl, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

    Time for a brain dump – a few short thoughts on a variety of shows. Let’s start with The Fosters.

  • WMC Releases 2017 Analysis of Gender & Oscar Nominations

    WMC Releases 2017 Analysis of Gender & Oscar Nominations

    It’s a big #OscarsSoMale year. Fuck that. Not only are things no better than in past years, there’s even been a dip in the number of women nominated for Oscars in non-acting categories. This news comes in the form of a report from the Women’s Media Center (WMC).