Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
The Good Karma Hospital, set in India, comes to AcornTV by way of the UK. In season 3 the group of doctors and nurses who work at the hospital are joined by a few new castmates who shake things up at bit. There are some minor spoilers ahead.
Continue reading “Review: The Good Karma Hospital, season 3”The Man in the High Castle, season 4, brought the long sci fi saga of a multiverse of worlds to an end. The world most of the story sits firmly in is where the US lost WWII and Germany and Japan have divided the former US between them.
If you’re reading this, I assume you’ve watched earlier seasons of the series and I don’t need to explain the premise behind this science fiction thriller here.
Continue reading “Review: The Man in the High Castle, season 4”I wrote about Limetown after seeing only the first 4 episodes of this Facebook Watch series. Now I’ve seen all of the first season and wanted to update some thoughts on the series.
Continue reading “Revisiting Limetown after season 1 ended”Ghosts get stirred up in The Secret of Crickley Hall, a 2012 BBC horror series on Hulu and several other streamers. Suranne Jones stars, which means it must be watched.
Continue reading “Review: The Secret of Crickley Hall”The Man Without Gravity (L’uomo senza gravità) comes from Italy. It uses magical realism to tell the story of a lonely outsider who struggles to be accepted and find happiness. There are spoilers ahead.
Continue reading “Review The Man Without Gravity (L’uomo senza gravità)”In Shine On with Reese, Reese Witherspoon interviews women who have achieved a great deal in a number of different fields. The women she talked with were smart and interesting.
Continue reading “Review: Shine On with Reese”Let it Snow presents a new and different look at the holiday staple romcom. Let it Snow is about high school kids for one thing. For another thing, one of the romances is between two girls. That’s making history, I think. Finally, it’s funny.
Continue reading “Review: Let It Snow”American Son came almost intact from a Broadway show into this film. It feels like you’re watching a live play. There’s one set, four actors (the same four that played these parts on Broadway), and blocking and acting that looks like a stage play.
Continue reading “Review: American Son”Life Itself is a multi-generational family drama full of love and heartbreak. It’s from writer and director Dan Fogelman, the creator of This Is Us.
Continue reading “Review: Life Itself”Queer Eye: We’re in Japan! gives the Fab 5 a chance to take their act on the road and give it a cross cultural test. Spoiler – their effect on people is the same in Japan as in the U.S.
Continue reading “Review: Queer Eye: We’re in Japan!”
