Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Apple Cider Vinegar review, wellness scams make good drama
Read more: Apple Cider Vinegar review, wellness scams make good dramaApple Cider Vinegar tells you in clever ways at the beginning of each episode that the series is a true story based on a lie, and that Belle Gibson wasn’t making any money from the series. Kaitlyn Dever stars as Belle Gibson, an Australian scammer who claimed to have cancer (and other illnesses) to garner…
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Do Patti review, a Hindi language drama from India
Read more: Do Patti review, a Hindi language drama from IndiaDo Patti (which translates as “Two Cards”) is an Indian film about domestic violence. It took a heavy handed, ineffective approach to the topic, which is a serious problem in India’s patriarchal society.
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Moana 2 review: finding your way
Read more: Moana 2 review: finding your wayMoana 2 tells an adventure story about finding new lands and new people. It’s a little darker and scarier than the original Moana story. It was very good, although I didn’t think the music was as good as in the first film. The songs about getting lost and taking chances didn’t resonate quite as much…
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You Hurt My Feelings review: let’s process some emotions
Read more: You Hurt My Feelings review: let’s process some emotionsYou Hurt My Feelings stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a writer named Beth who discovers her husband doesn’t like her books as much as he told her he did. The revelation leads to several problems and heartaches.
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Life after Life review, something different from the BBC
Read more: Life after Life review, something different from the BBCLife after Life is a 4 part fantasy/magical realism drama from the BBC. It’s about a British woman named Ursula who dies and is reborn again and again, each time changing her life and circumstances in different ways.
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry review, love and books
Read more: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry review, love and booksThe Storied Life of A.J. Fikry tells about the second half of life, and second chances. It’s set in a bookstore on beautiful but fictional Alice Island near Boston, MA.
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Lioness, season 2 review: going big didn’t work
Read more: Lioness, season 2 review: going big didn’t workLioness, season 2, drowned itself in big ambitions and violent overreach. What started out as a story about inserting assets (lionesses) into a situation for an individual assassination turned into a war story that lost itself along the way.
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The Newsreader, season 1 review: TV news drama from Australia
Read more: The Newsreader, season 1 review: TV news drama from AustraliaThe Newsreader looks at the lives and loves of a group of television news reporters from Australia. Anna Torv stars as Helen, a cutthroat and ambitious newsreader. When the series begins she shares the spotlight with Geoff (Robert Taylor), a man who was a reporter in the trenches for many years. Now it’s the 1980s,…
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The Night Agent, season 2 review: action and suspense take you away
Read more: The Night Agent, season 2 review: action and suspense take you awayThe Night Agent, season 2, puts Peter (Gabriel Basso) in the field full time to work through a complex series of seemingly unrelated events that work up to a thrilling season finale. Season 3 of this action thriller has already been approved.
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The Wild Robot review, animated children’s story about belonging
Read more: The Wild Robot review, animated children’s story about belongingThe Wild Robot, from DreamWorks Animation, tells a story of not belonging, finding your place in the world, and thinking for yourself. It’s a beautiful message that will resonate with children. It is rated PG and does have a few scary scenes.