Category: Movies
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Review: RBG, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary
RBG explores the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ginsburg is a towering figure in American life and an active justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Review: Stray Dolls
Stray Dolls takes us into the gritty world of runaways and immigrants who barely get by. Two young women team up as life pushes them into crime after crime. The film is streaming on Prime Video.
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Review: Cuties (Mignonnes)
Cuties (Mignonnes) is a French film on Netflix. It is not what you have been lead to believe from the bad publicity Netflix generated with its original imagery promoting the film. It’s a sad story about how social media deceives young girls into thinking they need to be something they aren’t. There are spoilers ahead.
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Review: Love, Guaranteed
Love, Guaranteed was a pleasant surprise. Romcoms can take an interesting approach with a mostly trope free story now and then.
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Review: The Rest of Us
The Rest of Us uses an off-beat concept to create a story about fidelity, guilt, and grief. The four main characters are women in this Canadian movie currently streaming on Hulu and Prime Video.
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Review: Rip Tide
Rip Tide, the Rip Tide we’re talking about today, is a 2017 Australian movie starring Debbie Ryan. The film was written and directed by women. This movie is wholesome, fun, family entertainment. It’s available on Netflix.
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Review: Freaks: You’re One of Us
Freaks: You’re One of Us is a German language sci-fi/fantasy tale of superhumans who discover their powers after an encounter with one of their own. It’s available on Netflix.
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Review: Sensitivity Training
Sensitivity Training is a comedy about an abrasive woman who is forced to learn how to treat people or lose her job. I found this 2016 woman written and directed comedy on Amazon Prime.
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Review: Model Minority
Model Minority sets the main character in a gritty, difficult situation. Sixteen year-old Kayla (Nichole Bloom) has artistic talent and dreams of being an artist. Her half Japanese ethnicity makes people expect her to be a “model” citizen: smart, well-behaved, and on time with her homework.