November 2022

Maria Heiskanen, Pirkko Hämäläinen, and Emmi Parviainen in Transport

A Small Rant about Close Captions and Subtitles

Look at that image. A TV series with three women as lead characters. It was written and directed by a woman. Perfect for me, right? Wrong. I tried to watch it but was stymied by the way close captions and […]

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Jenna Ortega plays the cello in Wednesday

Wednesday, dark humor, mystery, and impeccable performances

Wednesday from director Tim Burton could not look any more Tim Burtonish unless he hand drew every frame. This live action series about Wednesday Addams is about as close to perfect as a TV series can get.

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Chris Pratt in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special – Merry Christmas

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is a 40 minute romp with some Marvel characters designed to bring you a little holiday cheer. It’s streaming on Disney+.

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Stellan Skarsgård and Diego Luna in Andor

Andor takes us back to the beginning of Star Wars

Andor took me on a nostalgia trip. This prequel to the original 1977 Star Wars movie (and the Rogue One film) reminded me of the excitement that the original film generated in its day.

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Jonathan Pryce, Imelda Staunton, Claudia Harrison, Lesley Manville, Theo Fraser Steele, Marcia Warren, Dominic West, Tom Byrne, Senan West, Will Powell, Elizabeth Debicki, and Sam Woolf in The Crown

The Crown, season 5, from which I want a divorce

The Crown, season 5, is a dreary season full of unhappiness and human failing. When this series began way back in 2016, I felt it was a means to humanize the royals. In season 5, the royals are just as

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Clarisse Albrecht in Bantú Mama

Bantú Mama, a quiet story of connections

Bantú Mama, is a quiet and largely visual story about identity, the longing for roots, and the deep connections between people and places. It’s in the running for best international feature film entry from the Dominican Republic for the upcoming

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Alba Baptista in Warrior Nun

Warrior Nun, season 2, with a more coherent plot

Warrior Nun returned to Netflix with a second season that held together much better than season 1. The heroine of the tale, Ava (Alba Baptista) led her kickass nun pals in a chase to rid the world of an evil

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Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini in Dead to Me

Dead to Me, season 3, a touching farewell

Dead to Me, season 3, brings this unusual dark comedy series to an end. In a story about the tangled traumas that lead to love and friendship between two women, the ending is heartfelt and touching.

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Florence Pugh in The Wonder

The Wonder, Florence Pugh stars in this period piece

The Wonder is a period piece set in 1862 Ireland. The plot about faith vs. science is as relevant today as it was under the religious and patriarchal confines of that former time.

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