Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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We Were Liars, YA story packs a punch
Read more: We Were Liars, YA story packs a punchWe Were Liars was a slow burn for me. The first episode was mindnumbingly ordinary. But this coming of age story based on a novel by E. Lockhart grows more and more complex, mysterious, and fascinating with each episode as it leads you carefully to a wow of an ending full of surprises.
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Sara: Woman in the Shadows, Italian mystery series
Read more: Sara: Woman in the Shadows, Italian mystery seriesSara: Woman in the Shadows (Sara: La donna nell’ombra) is a new 6 part mystery series from Italy. Sara quit her job as an investigator but gets drawn back into it when her son is killed. She finds a complex scheme of political corruption and greed.
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Call Her Alex, feminism rises to the top
Read more: Call Her Alex, feminism rises to the topCall Her Alex is a two part documentary telling Alexandra Cooper’s story from childhood through her rise to success at the head of the very popular podcast Call Her Daddy.
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Echo Valley review, how far will a mom go for her child?
Read more: Echo Valley review, how far will a mom go for her child?Echo Valley is a suspenseful, emotional look at a mother and daughter relationship. When the drug addict daughter arrives home in bloody clothes, how much will the mother do to protect her child? There are some spoilers ahead.
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Families Like Ours, dystopian drama from Denmark
Read more: Families Like Ours, dystopian drama from DenmarkFamilies Like Ours looks at a climate future when Denmark is shut down and abandoned because of rising oceans. The story isn’t about climate change, but about how individual characters respond to the nationwide climate-driven crisis.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip from Disney
Read more: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip from DisneyAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip is a cute Disney movie about a family on vacation. Young Alexander (Thom Nemer) is convinced that his constant bad luck is because of a family curse.
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig review
Read more: The Seed of the Sacred Fig reviewThe Seed of the Sacred Fig begins with this quote: “Ficus Religiosa is a tree with an unusual life cycle. It seeds, contained in bird droppings, fall on other trees. Aerial roots spring up and grow down to the floor. Then, the branches wrap around the host tree and strangle it. Finally, the sacred fig…
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The Good House, Sigourney Weaver has one too many
Read more: The Good House, Sigourney Weaver has one too manyThe Good House stars Sigourney Weaver as an alcoholic realtor on Boston’s north shore. Her success selling real estate and her family relationships are all suffering because of her drinking, but she refuses to face it.