Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood sounds from the title like it should be about Fred Rogers and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. It’s really about how Fred Rogers influenced the life of Esquire Magazine writer Lloyd Vogel.
Continue reading “Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”The Healer is a fantasy about a man with the power to heal people simply by being around them. This film is streaming on Netflix.
Continue reading “Review: The Healer”Rebecka Martinsson is an 8 part Swedish mystery series about a Stockholm lawyer. It’s based on 4 novels by Åsa Larsson. Many of the characters follow from mystery to mystery.
Continue reading “Review: Rebecka Martinsson – Updated with Series 2 News”The Vast of Night on Prime Video is a member of a group of sci-fi films and series that deal with visiting space ships and alien abductions. This one is different enough to be interesting, even though it hits all the same notes as many other such films before it. There are some spoilers ahead.
Continue reading “Review: The Vast of Night”The Politician, season 2, returned to Netflix with the same ambitious politician engaged in a run for office, much like season 1. All the back-stabbing, conniving, bald-faced lying that we saw in season 1 returned as well.
Continue reading “Review: The Politician, season 2”Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi is a 10 episode wander through regional food in the United State with Padma Lakshmi. It’s on Hulu and is yummy delicious.
Continue reading “Review: Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi”Girls From Ipanema (Coisa Mais Linda) is season 2 of what was called Most Beautiful Thing in season 1. Those are English titles. The Portuguese title is Coisa Mais Linda in both seasons. It’s a Brazilian drama streaming on Netflix.
Continue reading “Girls From Ipanema (Coisa Mais Linda), season 2”Casual is a half hour comedy series, a Hulu original. Four seasons of it were made. This review only talks about season 1.
Continue reading “Review: Casual, season 1”Through Black Spruce, also known as simply Black Spruce, tells the story of a Cree family in northern Canada as they struggle with loss and dangerous threats.
Continue reading “Review: Through Black Spruce”The Woods from mystery writer Harlan Coben is a six part Polish original on Netflix.
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