Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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4 Examples of Television’s Most Compelling First Episodes
Read more: 4 Examples of Television’s Most Compelling First EpisodesThe opening episode of a TV series is a make or break deal. If it’s a great episode, people come back for more. I’ll share 4 such episodes that I think are outstanding.
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Review: Fugitiva
Read more: Review: FugitivaFugitiva, a series from Spain, is about a woman trying to save herself and her three children from their violent, criminal father.
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Review: John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons
Read more: Review: John Leguizamo’s Latin History for MoronsComic and actor John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons is a 90 minute tour-de-force. This one man show gives Leguizamo free reign to be everything and everyone as he tells the story of trying to help his kid deal with some bullies by teaching him about all the heroes in his history.
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Review: Aquarius
Read more: Review: AquariusAquarius stars Sonia Braga in a story about a Brazilian woman who refuses to move out of her home. It’s in a beachfront location on Boa Viagem Avenue, Recife. Sonia Braga’s performance is stunning – I would even say magnificent – in Aquarius.
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Review: Sorry to Bother You
Read more: Review: Sorry to Bother YouSorry to Bother You is one crazy piece of theater. The crazy works. It delivers a powerful punch in an imaginative package. Written and directed by Boots Riley, this is a tale about class, race, greed, exploitation, and love. Boots Riley is one of those fresh voices in American cinema people are always talking about.
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Review: The Heart Guy (Doctor, Doctor), season 3
Read more: Review: The Heart Guy (Doctor, Doctor), season 3The Heart Guy, called Doctor, Doctor by its Australian creators, continues with the charming scoundrel Dr. Hugh Knight (Rodger Corser) leading a large cast in a soapy dramedy about life in Whyhope. There are spoilers ahead.
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Review: The Little Drummer Girl
Read more: Review: The Little Drummer GirlThe Little Drummer Girl came to television as a limited series on AMC. It’s a spy story based on a John le Carré novel. John le Carré adapted it for television. If you’re familiar with John le Carré you know his stories are complex tales that trap your imagination in a world of spies and…
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Review: The Children Act
Read more: Review: The Children ActThe Children Act tackles topics like religion vs. the state, freedom of choice, and holding on. It’s serious stuff. The brilliant Emma Thompson makes it worth watching as she plays a judge in the midst of two crises.
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Review: The Bisexual
Read more: Review: The BisexualThe Bisexual, written and directed by Desiree Akhavan, also stars Akhavan in the lead role as Leila, the possible bisexual. Leila isn’t clear about herself, and we are left at the end not much clearer than she is.
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There are so few women-written reviews of “Widows,” it’s ridiculous!
Read more: There are so few women-written reviews of “Widows,” it’s ridiculous!So I wrote a review of Widows. I’m a woman. I was reading a review by another woman, Carmen Phillips, at Autostraddle. I suddenly had a burning desire to see just how many Widows reviews by women I could find.