December 2024

Odessa Young in Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday review: a writer is born

Mothering Sunday begins with “Once upon a time” and the tale that follows tells the story of the growth and development of a writer. Odessa Young plays the writer, Jane Fairchild – a name given to her in a foundling […]

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Blake Lively in It Ends with Us

It Ends with Us review: what’s real and what’s movie?

It Ends with Us, based on a novel by Colleen Hoover, tells the story of Lily Bloom, a woman who escaped from an abusive home and an abusive marriage to find her way, at last, to freedom and safety. I

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Eva Birthistle, Sharon Horgan, Eve Hewson, and Sarah Greene in Bad Sisters

Bad Sisters, S2 review: one bonkers disaster after another

Bad Sisters, season 2, runs the Garvey sisters ragged with one disaster after another. Some are tragic and unfixable. Some are accidental. Some are bad judgement. Mistakes are made by everyone. Most result in hilarious attempts to stay out of

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Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This

My 20 top rated movies and TV shows of 2024

Time for a 2024 wrap up. If you’ve been here before, you know this website is dedicated to finding work by women directors and women leading actors to feature. The “best of” lists you see elsewhere don’t match this criteria,

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Kerry Washington and other soldiers in The Six Triple Eight

The Six Triple Eight review: fill a missing piece of history

The Six Triple Eight brings to light another ignored piece of American World War II history that was overlooked because it involved Black women. It’s a story worth knowing and provides long overdue recognition to an Army battalion of women

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Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano in No Good Deed photo courtesy of Netflix

No Good Deed review: another twisty tale from Liz Feldman

No Good Deed is a dark comedy about real estate, grief, secrets, love, and greed. In 8 episodes of about 30 minutes each, several related stories unfold in twisty, interconnecting circles that revolve around the purchase of a gorgeous LA

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Jessica Barden in Holler

Holler review: a different coming of age story

Holler, from director Nicole Riegel, is part of a trilogy about low income women from different backgrounds. Jessica Barden stars as Ruth, a high school senior in a dying Ohio town who finds a way to make it to college.

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Malgorzata Zajaczkowska and Karen Gillan in Late Bloomers

Late Bloomers review: a small hidden gem

Late Bloomers is a small film that hasn’t attracted much attention. It got off to an annoying start, but by the end of the story it was well worth the time. It’s the story of how two strangers in adjoining

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