Month: October 2023
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Queenmaker, Korean political drama
Queenmaker features two brilliant and powerful women on one side and a rich man on the other in a tense race for the job of mayor of Seoul, South Korea. This political K-drama has all the ingredients normally found in such a story but tells the events in a particularly Asian manner.
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Our Flag Means Death, season 2, give it up for the women
Our Flag Means Death, season 2, added some more women characters to the pirate mix. Enough that I felt it was worth talking about the series this season. There were no women directors (although season 1 had two episodes directed by Bert & Bertie). The lead roles were men. But it’s a good series –…
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The Chase, season 1, British TV series from 2006-7
The Chase, a British comedy series from 2006, recently arrived on Acorn TV. Currently only the 8 episode first season is available. There is a 12 episode second season, but Acorn doesn’t have it now. It’s about a family of veterinarians and the people who work in their clinic. Maybe if season 1 brings in…
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What’s Love Got to Do with It? review. Who you gonna marry?
What’s Love Got to Do with It? is a comedy about a documentary filmmaker and an arranged marriage. Zoe (Lily James) and Kazim (Shazad Latif) grew up as next door neighbors. They’re in their 30s now and both sets of parents are impatient to get them married off. Kazim announces that he’ll follow the Pakistani…
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No Hard Feelings review, Jennifer Lawrence leads this comedy
No Hard Feelings had some pretty scathing reviews. It’s not actually that bad. Jennifer Lawrence is always one to watch. The film was uneven. The first half was a silly set up, but the second half showed merit and connection. The two main characters had nice character arcs.
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Forgotten Love, a gem from Poland
Forgotten Love (Znachor) is a beautiful film full of hope and love. It’s set in rural Poland at a time when horses and buggies were more common than cars, telephones were rare, and finding what you lost was difficult.
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Mrs. Sidhu Investigates review, charming British mystery
Mrs. Sidhu Investigates is a 4 part British mystery series streaming on Acorn TV. It’s the kind of mystery viewers of Acorn TV love. The main character is a charming older woman who stumbles on murders. She figures out what happened before the police do and insists on helping them with the investigation.
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Fair Play review, an emotional ride through gender politics
Fair Play, written and directed by Chloe Domont, stars Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor in a tense, intense, emotional drama about relationships and gender politics in the workplace. This review contains spoilers.
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Long Shot review, love and politics make strange bedfellows
Long Shot is a Seth Rogen movie. There aren’t many reasons powerful enough to make me watch a Seth Rogen movie. Charlize Theron is that powerful a reason. The film is about a woman running for President, an unlikely love story, and the business of politics.
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Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction, broad Danish comedy
Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction, based on a novel by Karen Blixen, feels like a Shakespearean comedy. It uses broad strokes, outlandish characters, and funny situations to tell a story about art, seduction, and royal political shenanigans.