Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Review: Derry Girls, season 2
Read more: Review: Derry Girls, season 2Derry Girls continues with over the top foolishness from the Catholic schoolgirls and their parents in season 2. This half hour comedy set in Ireland goes by too quickly with only 6 episodes.
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My Life is Murder Looks Like a Winner
Read more: My Life is Murder Looks Like a WinnerAcorn TV dropped the first two episodes of My Life is Murder on August 5, with the remaining 3 episodes of season 1 set to arrive on coming Mondays. Based on what I saw in the first two, I’d say this show is a winner.
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Review: Wentworth, season 7
Read more: Review: Wentworth, season 7Wentworth season 7 went heavy on the revenge themes. Prisoners went through all sorts of schemes and problems in search of revenge. All it got them was a lot of trouble. This review is almost spoiler free.
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3 Reasons to Hit the Multiplex in August
Read more: 3 Reasons to Hit the Multiplex in AugustComing to theaters in August are 3 films featuring diverse stories about women that are worth your time and dollars. They are After the Wedding, The Nightingale, and The Kitchen.
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Review: A Vigilante
Read more: Review: A VigilanteWhen I went to IMDB to get the names of the cast of A Vigilante, I was surprised to see so many names. This film is so intimately focused on Olivia Wilde as Sadie that it feels as if she is the only actor in the movie. It’s an all-in performance from Olivia Wilde.
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Review: Charité
Read more: Review: CharitéCharité is the first season in a story about the famous Charité hospital in Berlin. This six part season begins in 1888. Season 2, which I watched and reviewed first, is called Charité at War and is set in 1943.
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Review: Hearts Beat Loud
Read more: Review: Hearts Beat LoudHearts Beat Loud appears to be a simple story about a father and daughter as she prepares to leave for college. It seems simple, but it’s actually emotionally intricate and complex. Like some of the music in this film, it’s complicated while seeming simple. It’s perfectly written and acted. It’s a wonderful movie. I give…
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Orange is the New Black: Farewell and Goodbye
Read more: Orange is the New Black: Farewell and GoodbyeOrange is the New Black dropped its final season, season 7, on Netflix recently. I, like many others, devoted a good part of a weekend to watching the last ever episodes of this groundbreaking marvel of a television masterpiece roll by.
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Review: Queer Eye, season 4
Read more: Review: Queer Eye, season 4I hereby nominate the Fab 5 from Queer Eye to run the world. They give everyone the kind of love that needs to be spread in the world.
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Review: And Then There Was Eve
Read more: Review: And Then There Was EveAnd Then There Was Eve is a fascinating indie film that doesn’t quite work but is still worth watching.