Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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A Dozen Wonderful Films Directed by Women from 2017
Read more: A Dozen Wonderful Films Directed by Women from 2017I always preface these end of year lists with a disclaimer. I don’t see everything. I don’t subscribe to everything and I don’t go out to the theater weekly. Nobody is telling me what to see or paying me to go see things. I’m just watching what looks good to me. So, with that said,…
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Review: The Hero
Read more: Review: The HeroThe Hero stars Sam Elliott as the aging Western actor Lee Hayden. Sam Elliott is one of the few actors I consider sexy. If you’ve read anything on this blog before, you know that I seldom comment on how sexy some man or other is. But I do with Sam Elliott. Sam Elliott is one…
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Watch This: Trailer for Ocean’s 8
Read more: Watch This: Trailer for Ocean’s 8The Ocean’s 8 trailer is here! Just in case you don’t know what the Ocean’s films are about, here’s the synopsis for this version: “A criminal mastermind and seven other female thieves try to pull off the heist of the century at New York’s annual Met Gala.”
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The Animated Feature Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors
Read more: The Animated Feature Marvel Rising: Secret WarriorsMarvel Rising: Secret Warriors will be a full length animated feature. It includes some of the younger superheroes in the Marvel universe and is remarkable for its matter of fact approach to inclusion. The younger generation are going to save us all.
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Review: My Happy Family (Chemi Bednieri Ojakhi)
Read more: Review: My Happy Family (Chemi Bednieri Ojakhi)My Happy Family (Chemi Bednieri Ojakhi) is a Georgian language film from writer and director Nana Ekvtimishvili about a woman who just wants to be left alone by her family.
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Review: The Crown, season 2
Read more: Review: The Crown, season 2The Crown season 2 is as lush and grand as season 1. It provides a view of the world in the late 1950s from inside the vulnerable but unbreakable British monarchy. Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II and the rest of the pitch perfect cast continue the story behind the facade. Peter Morgan, creator of…
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A Release Date and a bit of a Teaser for Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Read more: A Release Date and a bit of a Teaser for Marvel’s Jessica JonesMarvel’s Jessica Jones is finally, finally, ready with a release date. Plan for all 13 episodes to drop on Netflix at 12:01 AM on March 8, 2018.
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Review: Godless
Read more: Review: GodlessGodless is a 7 part mini-series Western from Netflix. It’s a sweeping tale of evil power vs. good. The story features misshapen religion and disastrous interference from the press. There are love stories, family stories, and stories about fathers and sons. It takes place in the 1880s. Beware the spoilers.
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Thoughts on Godless episode 1 “An Incident at Creede”
Read more: Thoughts on Godless episode 1 “An Incident at Creede”I started watching Godless last night. I only watched the first episode, “An Incident at Creede.” I intend to keep watching, but I had a few bothersome thoughts about this episode I want to mention. After I finish the season I’ll have more to say. I hope by then I will be less picky and…
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Review: The Big Sick
Read more: Review: The Big SickThe Big Sick, with the worst title ever inflicted on a movie, is a sweet and charming love story. One of the characters does get sick in the middle of the story. Beware the spoilers.