April 2020

Zita Hanrot in School Life

Review: School Life (La vie scolaire)

School Life (La vie scolaire) is a French film about life in a Saint Denis middle school. It’s not an easy place to live, or go to school, or work in a school.

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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in Never Have I Ever

Review: Never Have I Ever

Never Have I Ever tells a coming of age story. The heroine is a first generation Indian American teenage girl. The story is based loosely on creator Mindy Kaling’s high school experiences.

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Rosalind Chao and Chris Cooper in Thousand Pieces of Gold

Review: Thousand Pieces of Gold

Thousand Pieces of Gold, newly restored in 4K and re-released after 30 years, is a wild west romance about Chinese immigration. It was directed by Nancy Kelly adapted from a fact based novel by Ruthanne Lum McCunn. Anne Makepeace wrote

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Marta Etura in The Legacy of the Bones

Review: The Legacy of the Bones (Legado en los huesos)

The Legacy of the Bones (Legado en los huesos) is a Spanish language movie streaming on Netflix. It is the second movie in a trilogy based on novels by Dolores Redondo featuring the female police inspector Amaia Salazar.

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Antonia Prebble in The Blue Rose

Review: The Blue Rose

The Blue Rose comes from New Zealand. The first and only season of this series can be seen on Acorn TV or Prime Video and other streamers. It’s a woman powered mystery/drama with some excellent actors.

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