Author: Virginia DeBolt
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The Pitt, season 1, a realistic day in an emergency room
The Pitt isn’t the usual medical show. The entire first season of 15 episodes takes place on one day – one 15 hour shift – in a Pittsburgh hospital emergency department. There’s not much time for anything but emergency medicine as we get to know the characters under extreme pressure.
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Belén: women fight for justice in Argentina
Belén is an inspiring story from Argentina about women rising up for justice and women’s rights. It’s based on real events. It’s particularly relevant to the current situation in the U.S. around women’s rights and women’s reproductive health.
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Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, it’s a mystery
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials is not the typical Agatha Christie mystery you may love. The plot was less intricate. It was based on one of what Christie referred to as a “light hearted thriller,” a type of writing she began doing late in her career.
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Ponies, two unlikely spies team up
Ponies, from a phrase that means persons of no interest, stars Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson as two women living in Moscow in 1977. Both were married to CIA spies. When their husbands died, they convinced the CIA to hire them as spies so they could solve the murders of their husbands.
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People We Meet on Vacation, a just friends romcom
People We Meet on Vacation is a new romcom for the new year. If you love romcoms I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. It’s a pretty standard issue addition to the genre. This one features two unlikely people who stay friends for years and pretend not to be in love.
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A Thousand Blows, season 2, the underdogs win
A Thousand Blows, season 2, puts us back in London in 1880 with a set of rough characters who will do everything in their power to survive and get ahead. Most of the season 1 cast return with a few new additions.
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Aisha, waiting in immigration limbo
Aisha is a lovely, quiet film about a young Nigerian woman who is seeking asylum in Ireland. Letitia Wright gives a strong performance as Aisha as she patiently navigates all the hurdles to her being granted safety in Ireland.
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The Long Game, a neo-noir indie
The Long Game (also known as The Method) stars Sekai Abeni as a hopeful young actress who forms an unusual relationship with an aging star played by Kathleen Turner.
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His & Hers, a mystery that doesn’t quite work
His & Hers is a mystery series starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal. Thompson plays Anna, an ambitious television reporter in Atlanta, and Bernthal plays Jack, a detective with the sheriff’s department in the small town where they both grew up.