Month: May 2021

  • Plan B: Good birth control is hard to find

    Plan B: Good birth control is hard to find

    Plan B is a look at the obstacles put before a South Asian high school girl living in South Dakota when she needs a Plan B pill after a mishap with a condom. The film is a road trip/buddy picture and very good. It’s streaming on Hulu.

  • Review: Tokyo Girl (Tôkyô Joshi Zukan)

    Review: Tokyo Girl (Tôkyô Joshi Zukan)

    Tokyo Girl (Tôkyô Joshi Zukan) is a Japanese series streaming on Prime. The series was co-written and directed by Yuki Tanada. It’s the story of one woman’s life and her move to Tokyo in search of happiness.

  • PRIDE, documenting decades of history

    PRIDE, documenting decades of history

    PRIDE, a documentary series from FX (also on Hulu) tells the history of the LBGTQ+ rights struggle decade by decade starting in the 1950s and continuing through the 2000s.

  • Whitstable Pearl, cozy mysteries from the coast of England

    Whitstable Pearl, cozy mysteries from the coast of England

    Whitstable Pearl is a six part mystery series streaming on Acorn TV. The first two episodes went live on May 24, with the remaining episodes to be released weekly on Mondays. The lead character, Pearl Nolan (Kerry Godliman), is one of the most likeable characters I’ve seen on TV in a long time. I simply…

  • Review: Wander Darkly

    Review: Wander Darkly

    Wander Darkly, written and directed by Tara Miele, is a surreal journey through trauma, grief, and loss following a traffic accident. From an ordinary beginning we’re plunged into an extraordinary after death experience. It’s available on Hulu.

  • P!nk All I Know So Far is fearless and personal

    P!nk All I Know So Far is fearless and personal

    P!nk All I Know so Far is a documentary about the tour and behind the scenes action with her family that lead up to P!nk’s first Wembley Stadium performance in 2019. As P!nk herself put it, “It’s a concert, it’s a tour, but it’s also the story of our life.”

  • The Mitchells vs the Machines save the world from robots

    The Mitchells vs the Machines save the world from robots

    The Mitchells vs the Machines is an animated madhouse of mayhem about a family that must save the world from robots who intend to send every human into outer space. This funny story of technology taking over the world is streaming on Netflix.

  • The Great Pottery Throw Down, a reality series I love

    The Great Pottery Throw Down, a reality series I love

    The Great Pottery Throw Down is a British reality series about contestants who throw pottery. It requires something of me: an apology. For all the times I made fun of reality shows and laughed because people were interested in chefs, or bakers, or singers, or bachelors – I apologize. I’m now hooked on an HBO…

  • The Underground Railroad reimagines history

    The Underground Railroad reimagines history

    The Underground Railroad is a 10 part series on Prime Video. It was created and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on The Underground Railroad: A Novel* by Colson Whitehead. It’s the story of a runaway slave and the man who pursued her. It was both brutal and beautiful.

  • Oxygen, suspenseful sci-fi from France

    Oxygen, suspenseful sci-fi from France

    Oxygen (Oxygène) is a sci-fi thriller from France. It’s a real nailbiter, full of tension and excitement. It’s essentially a one woman performance by Mélanie Laurent, who manages to convey every emotion while trapped in a big box. The film is streaming on Netflix.