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Reaching for the Moon, a love story based on truth
Reaching for the Moon is the story of the 15 year romance of American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares. It’s a Brazilian production, released in 2013.
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Heartbreak High, uncompromising drama in this Aussie series
Heartbreak High, an 8 part teen drama series from Australia, takes on an array of powerful topics all organized around a sex education class dubbed SLT – or, inevitably, sluts.
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Lou: Allison Janney surprises in this nail biter
Lou is a tense thriller, almost a two-hander, with Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett. It’s a suspense filled chase for a kidnapped child across rugged terrain.
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Review: Britt-Marie Was Here (Britt-Marie var här)
Britt-Marie was Here (Britt-Marie var här) is a character study based on a novel by Fredrik Backman. Like all Backman’s characters, Britt-Marie is unique, a bit odd, and has a big growth arc during the time we get to know her.
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The Imperfects, just make us normal again, please
The Imperfects is about people who were experimental genetics subjects. They have special abilities as a result. They band together to find the scientist who changed them so they can make him change them back.
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7 Days, an early COVID lockdown story
7 Days from the Duplass Brothers is about two people on a first date who get stuck together when the first COVID lockdown hits. It was funny and charming and often realistic feeling. It had all the quirkiness you associate with the Duplass brothers.
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Do Revenge, karma’s a bitch
Do Revenge is a high school mean girls story about a duo who help each other get even. It stars an excellent team with Maya Hawke and Camila Mendes as the girls out for revenge.
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Where the Crawdads Sing, a good book became a good movie
Where the Crawdads Sing was an excellent novel by Delia Owens. It was adapted for the screen by Lucy Alibar, who managed to retain the essence of the book in a long and gorgeous movie. Olivia Newman directed this ode to nature and human resilience, which was filmed in the marshes of Louisiana.
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International Falls, another example of the value of indie films
International Falls is a painfully tender indie film about a failing comic and a wanna be comic who meet in a hotel bar in International Falls, Minnesota. They spend two fateful days together. It’s one of those quiet stories that feels completely honest and real.
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Rogue Agent, based on a true story
Rogue Agent is based loosely on the true story of Robert Freegard. Freegard was a British conman who bilked women out of their money by pretending to be an MI5 agent. There are some minor spoilers ahead.
Reviews of movies and TV focused on women