Month: October 2022
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Resurrection: Rebecca Hall in a deranged horror flick
Resurrection stars Rebecca Hall in a story about abuse, trauma, and madness. Hall gives a totally convincing performance as a woman driven to insanity by the sudden reappearance of the man who abused her twenty years ago.
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Little Women, K-drama with lots going on
Little Women, from South Korea, is superficially similar to the American story of the same name. There are poverty stricken girls. There’s a rich aunt (Kim Mi-Sook). There are missing parents. One girl is a bit of a tomboy and wants to write. The plot, however, has nothing to do with the familiar version. Instead…
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The Midnight Club, ghost stories, mysteries, and horror
The Midnight Club is a YA series so chock-full of ghosts, angels, devils, mysteries, Greek myths, and jump scares that it almost turns into fun rather than horror. It deals with some heavy topics because the main characters are terminally ill and live together in a hospice.
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Luckiest Girl Alive, when hiding trauma doesn’t work
Luckiest Girl Alive surprised me. I’d read some scathing reviews about how bad it was. I was going to watch it, good or bad, because it has Jennifer Beals. The surprise was, the film isn’t bad. It isn’t great, but it isn’t bad.
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Derry Girls, a brilliant final season
Derry Girls, which has always been outstanding, finished up its three season run with excellence! This series is part hilarious, part Irish history, and part coming of age. The only problem I have with Derry Girls is the episodes are too short and their aren’t enough of them.
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My Life is Murder, season 3, with a new face
My Life is Murder, season 3, premiered on Acorn TV October 10 with two episodes. Lucy Lawless as retired detective/bread maker is back solving crimes for the Auckland police department. The third season is as charming and colorful as ever, with Alexa Crowe solving murders with ease. There are some minor spoilers ahead because I…
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Daphne: Emily Beecham stars as the aimless Daphne
Daphne is a character study. Emily Beecham plays the disconnected Daphne as she faces life unwillingly. She does not want to grow up, but at 31 she gets plenty of reminders that she needs to grow up.
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Dakota: saved by the dog
Dakota is a dog. A dog who saves the day for a mom and her daughter. I watched it because as a loyal Tim Rozon fan, I thought I must. It was mediocre at best, but the dog was heroic and it had a happy ending.
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Life of Crime, a dark comedy
Life of Crime, a nearly 10 year old film that faded into obscurity quickly, is now hiding away deep inside HBO Max. It stars Jennifer Anniston with a charming ensemble cast around her. It’s actually an entertaining film.