Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Review: No Strings Attached
Read more: Review: No Strings AttachedNo Strings Attached is a 2011 romantic comedy directed by Ivan Reitman. It’s warm and clever and has a fabulous cast of folks who were on the cusp of famous back then, as well as the already famous Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.
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Review: Veronica Mars, season 4
Read more: Review: Veronica Mars, season 4Veronica Mars, season 4, is available on Hulu. Creator Rob Thomas keeps the cast of characters true to their beginnings and puts them in the middle of a series of bombings in their small beach town. Over the years, so many people have cycled in and out of the cast of Veronica Mars. A Hollywood…
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Review: Mary Poppins Returns
Read more: Review: Mary Poppins ReturnsMary Poppins Returns was a disappointment. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t really good either. I expected it to be really good. I’m a sucker for a musical, so I was surprised that this one didn’t make me jump with joy.
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Thoughts on Pearson, S1E1, The Alderman
Read more: Thoughts on Pearson, S1E1, The AldermanI could never really get interested in Suits. But the spinoff Pearson has my interest. What’s the difference? It’s all about the character in the lead role. Pearson features one kickass woman vs. two men in Suits. See the difference?
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Review: Brief Encounters
Read more: Review: Brief EncountersIt’s hilarious how repressed the Brits were about sex in 1982. At least in public. Brief Encounters tells the story of four women who wade into that repression as Ann Summers party plan saleswomen and turn their worlds upside down.
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Review: The Party
Read more: Review: The PartyThe Party brings a dysfunctional collection of people who know each other’s secrets into the same room. It’s a wild and wonderful thing to watch.
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Review: Bordertown (Sorjonen), season 1
Read more: Review: Bordertown (Sorjonen), season 1Bordertown (Sorjonen) comes from Finland. It’s a mystery series featuring a genius detective named Kari Sorjonen (Ville Virtanen). He has a new job as head of a Special Crimes Unit.
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Review: Juliet, Naked
Read more: Review: Juliet, NakedJuliet, Naked is a delightful film. I hesitate to to label it a romcom, because it turns all the romcom tropes upside down. But it is a love story. Perhaps it’s more correctly a love story about a woman who learns to love who she is and honor herself. There are spoilers ahead, but not…
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Review: Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð)
Read more: Review: Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð)When I saw the trailer for Iceland’s Woman at War (Kona fer í stríð) I thought it looked good. When I saw the actual film I was surprised and delighted by it. It’s a little bit of magic with a powerful message. Beware, there are a couple of spoilers ahead.