Author name: Virginia DeBolt

Julia Sarah Stone in The Year Dolly Parton was My Mom

Review: The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom

The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom is such a catchy title, I couldn’t resist giving the film a try. It was charming and touching and quite satisfying. The 2012 Canadian film was written and directed by Tara Johns, who […]

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the cast of Lost Girl

My Love Letter to Lost Girl After 5 Years of Fabulous TV

This is my love song, my big thank you, to ALL the actors, crew, costume designers, make up artists, writers, producers, directors and creative minds behind Lost Girl. I love what you created. I’ve been a fan of Lost Girl

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Anna Silk in Lost Girl

Lost Girl: S5 E16 Rise

The Lost Girl finale, “Rise,” staged the final battle between good and evil (for now . . . ) and gave fans a smile-inducing happy ending for the series. The image above, with Bo (Anna Silk) right on the line

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Sarah Lancashire in Happy Valley

Reflections on Series 2 of Happy Valley

Series 2 of Happy Valley is over on BBC One, and has been available on Netflix and iTunes for several days. I assume those interested in the show have taken the time needed to watch all 6 episodes either in

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Elodie Yung as Elektra in Daredevil

Watch This: Trailers for Daredevil Season 2

I watched the first season of Marvel’s Daredevil because I heard it had some crossover with Jessica Jones. That amounted mainly to the inclusion of the nurse Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson). By the time I realized what slim pickings the

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Zehra Fazal plays Titus, Corey Walter Johnson plays Dronicus in Titus and Dronicus

Let Titus and Dronicus Bring a Smile to Your Face

Three short videos make Titus and Dronicus a brief foray into the delightfully nutty Hollywood world of Hamlet. Directed by Liz Rizzo and written by Megan Kelly, Madhuri Shekar, and Seamus Sullivan, this tale is the antidote to everything you’ve

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Shirley Henderson in Happy Valley

Happy Valley S2 E6: Kindness to Strangers

Happy Valley S2 E6 resolves all the crime stories in this series, but it leaves us with Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) in emotional tatters. This  brief review will have spoilers. I’ve tried to keep the spoilers to a minimum, but

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Jeananne Goossen, Lauren Cohan and Melissa McBride in The Walking Dead

Sick and Tired of all the Violence

Maybe it’s just this election cycle, with the leading Republican earning supporters by promoting hate, but  I am sick and tired of television plots about nothing but killing. This week’s episodes of The Walking Dead and Quantico are good examples

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Anna Silk in Lost Girl

Lost Girl: S5 E15 Let Them Burn

Lost Girl episode 15 of season 5 is “Let Them Burn.” There’s some good news, some startling news, some long awaited news and a puzzling cliffhanger. Spoilers are everywhere ahead.

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