Review: Blue
Blue tells the story of one woman’s struggles with mental health. She has many losses to deal with and searches for a reason to keep on living.
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Review: Intuition (La Corazonada)
Intuition (La Corazonada) is a Spanish language police story from Argentina, now streaming on Netflix. If you are a fan of Argentinian cinema or any of the actors in the film, you will probably enjoy it.
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Review: Just Mercy
Just Mercy tells the story of Harvard law graduate Bryan Stevenson (Michael B. Jordan), who went to Alabama intending to change things for the innocent men on death row. The film is based on true stories.
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Review: Shirley
Shirley is about Shirley Jackson and the year in her life when she wrote Hangsaman (1951). It paints her writing life as a Gothic tale of horror and madness similar to the novels and short stories she produced. Writing fiction
Brain Dump: Queer Eye 5, Vida, and Batwoman
It’s a day for emptying out short thoughts on this and that. I’ll give you a quick wallop about season 5 of Queer Eye, the end of Vida, and the new casting on Batwoman.
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Review: Molly’s Game
Molly’s Game from 2017 is streaming on Netflix and several other services. I watched it and I really enjoyed it! If you haven’t seen it yet, I suggest you take a look.
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Review: Blood and Water
Blood and Water is Netflix second effort with South African content after the success of Queen Sono. This time they chose to go with characters younger in age set in a posh high school. They scored plenty of drama with
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Review: More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken comes from writer and director Nicole Conn. If you are familiar with her name, you know to expect lesbian content. This film has a lesbian love story, but it’s secondary to the story of
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Review: The Goldfinch
The Goldfinch, based on the literary best seller by Donna Tartt, recreated the story from the book, but did it without emotion or excitement. The film is 2 1/2 hours of flat performances.
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Review: Sweet Magnolias
Sweet Magnolias is indeed a sweet series on Netflix. It’s a portrait of a golden world where everyone gets along, everyone goes to church, the teenagers are only mildly rebellious, and friends last forever.
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