Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Because of Winn-Dixie, an oldie rewatch
Read more: Because of Winn-Dixie, an oldie rewatchBecause of Winn-Dixie is an oldie from 2005. It was eleven year old AnnaSophia Robb’s first movie. The film was a heartwarming tear-jerker, an old fashioned kind of film about love and community and having a dog as a best friend.
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Keeper, horror flick with Tatiana Maslany
Read more: Keeper, horror flick with Tatiana MaslanyKeeper stars Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland in a cabin-in-the-woods style horror movie. Liz and her boyfriend Malcolm are going to his family’s cabin for a weekend away.
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Champagne Problems, a holiday romcom new in 2025
Read more: Champagne Problems, a holiday romcom new in 2025Champagne Problems is one in a new crop of holiday romcoms for 2025. There are already plenty of holiday romcoms floating around, but this one is set in France with some beautiful shots of Paris and the French countryside to give it a boost over some of the others.
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After the Hunt, Julia Roberts for the win
Read more: After the Hunt, Julia Roberts for the winAfter the Hunt stars Julia Roberts. The film, directed by Luca Guadagnino, is an uncomfortable journey from start to finish. Julia Roberts stars as Alma, a philosophy professor at Yale.
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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, a French comedy
Read more: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, a French comedyJane Austen Wrecked My Life (Jane Austen a gâché ma vie) comes from writer and director Laura Piani. It’s a romantic comedy, mostly in French with some English, about a bookshop worker who wins a spot at a writing retreat called the Jane Austen Residency.
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Dirt Music, beautiful Western Australia
Read more: Dirt Music, beautiful Western AustraliaDirt Music is a few years old. It never became a big hit and it doesn’t deserve to be one. But, wow, is the cinematography of Western Australia gorgeous! It’s worth watching just for that.
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Come See Me in the Good Light
Read more: Come See Me in the Good LightCome See Me in the Good Light is a documentary about poet Andrea Gibson’s cancer diagnosis and their life with their partner Megan Falley as the couple dealt with life after the diagnosis.
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The Beast in Me, this powerful series captivates
Read more: The Beast in Me, this powerful series captivatesThe Beast in Me is the kind of story that will be talked about for many years. It’s a tightly written suspense drama that deals with themes of blame, vengeance, rage, and violence that are part of human nature. It’s a deep examination of those themes in ways that will merit visiting and revisiting by…
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Materialists: love as old as time
Read more: Materialists: love as old as timeMaterialists was billed as a love triangle romcom but it isn’t that. I’d say it’s a thoughtful look at dating, marriage, value, and love from the unique perspective of a matchmaker for the rich in New York City.