Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Showing Up review: quietly creative
Read more: Showing Up review: quietly creativeShowing Up, which was co-written and directed by Kelly Reichardt and stars Michelle Williams, ticks all the boxes for films I look for. But I hesitate to recommend it because it’s the kind of film you will either love or hate with no gray in between.
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Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy, a review
Read more: Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy, a reviewBuy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy is a whistleblowing account of the ways big businesses like Amazon, Apple, and others like them keep you buying more and more of things you don’t actually need.
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This Beautiful Fantastic review, magic and wonder
Read more: This Beautiful Fantastic review, magic and wonderThis Beautiful Fantastic is a 2016 film I found on Prime Video. It’s streaming in several other places as well. It’s a sweet, magical tale of love and friendship. It comes from the UK.
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Back in Action review: Cameron Diaz back on your screen in a silly spy romp
Read more: Back in Action review: Cameron Diaz back on your screen in a silly spy rompBack in Action is literally what Cameron Diaz is. She’s back after 10 years away. She’s in an action flick with Jamie Foxx. They play two former spies who decided to get away from the CIA, have kids, and lead normal lives. It worked for 15 years – then, oops.
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Silo, season 2 review, the danger is everywhere
Read more: Silo, season 2 review, the danger is everywhereSilo, season 2, operates in two locations most of the season. The silo where the story began, and the silo Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson) finds when she goes outside to clean. This resolves the question at the end of season 1 – does Juliette survive – and introduces a new set of characters.
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Asura review: this Japanese series is a gem
Read more: Asura review: this Japanese series is a gemAsura comes from Japan. It’s beautiful, charming, full of drama, food, and traditional Japanese life. It’s set in 1979 and revolves around a family with four daughters.
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Look into My Eyes review, step inside the world of psychics
Read more: Look into My Eyes review, step inside the world of psychicsLook into My Eyes, from documentary director Lana Wilson, takes us on a visit to seven New York City psychics and the people who come to them for help. There’s no judgement in the film as to whether the people offering psychic services are “real” or not. Instead we get an empathetic look into their…
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Nightbitch review: Mother needs a little time to run
Read more: Nightbitch review: Mother needs a little time to runNightbitch, written and directed by Marielle Heller, stars Amy Adams as Mother (just Mother, no other name). She’s a stay-at-home mom with a toddler and she’s not doing well.
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The Red Virgin review, the Hildegart Rodríguez story
Read more: The Red Virgin review, the Hildegart Rodríguez storyThe Red Virgin (La virgen roja), based on the true story of Spanish prodigy Hildegart Rodríguez, tells a story of genius and madness. It is directed by Paula Ortiz, who made this retelling into an artistic film of creation and destruction.
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Challengers review: the girl is the game
Read more: Challengers review: the girl is the gameChallengers tells a sports story about tennis and a trio of people who live in that world. The tennis, the love, the competition, the ambition, and the sex all triangles around Zendaya as Tashi. Tashi is a tennis great who injures her knee and becomes a coach.