Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Review: Catastrophe, season 3
Read more: Review: Catastrophe, season 3Rob (Rob Delaney) and Sharon (Sharon Horgan) are back in season 3 of Amazon’s Original comedy Catastrophe. Things have changed for this couple. This is a review of season 3, with only minor spoilers.
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Watch This: The Trailer for The Defenders
Read more: Watch This: The Trailer for The DefendersThe Defenders doesn’t start on Netflix until August 18, 2017 but we have the first trailer. And it features some of my favorite Marvel women!
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Watch This: Trailer for House of Cards season 5
Read more: Watch This: Trailer for House of Cards season 5House of Cards season 5 begins on Netflix on May 30. The creepy President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) sounds even creepier in this trailer.
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Exclusive: An Interview with Sarah Moshman, Director of Losing Sight of Shore
Read more: Exclusive: An Interview with Sarah Moshman, Director of Losing Sight of ShoreSarah Moshman, award winning writer, director and creator of The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things is now directing a new documentary called Losing Sight of Shore. Losing Sight of Shore tells the amazing and inspiring story of a group of women who row across the Pacific Ocean. Sarah answered my questions about the…
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Losing Sight of Shore: 4 Women Row Across the Pacific – UPDATED
Read more: Losing Sight of Shore: 4 Women Row Across the Pacific – UPDATEDLosing Sight of Shore is a documentary about 4 (actually 6, but only 4 at a time) women who are rowing across the Pacific Ocean unsupported in a small boat called Doris. This team of women who call themselves The Coxless Crew are raising money for charity with their challenging effort. Director Sarah Moshman is…
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Review: Dear White People the TV series
Read more: Review: Dear White People the TV seriesDear White People the series picks up where the movie ended. We go back to the black-face Halloween party and see it from several students’ perspectives. The technique of replaying important events from different characters’ points of view is used to great effect in the TV series.
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Mary Kills People, S1 E2, The River Styx
Read more: Mary Kills People, S1 E2, The River StyxIn the second episode of Mary Kills People, “The River Styx,” Dr. Mary Harris (Caroline Dhavernas) finds out she’s in danger from the police. This is a recap of episode 2. There will be spoilers.
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Review: Girlboss, Season One
Read more: Review: Girlboss, Season OneGirlboss is a new Netflix original comedy series starring Britt Robertson as Sophia, an immature, over-emotional 23 year old slacker who finds her passion and develops an online fashion business.
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Review: Blue Jay
Read more: Review: Blue JayBlue Jay is an indie from the Duplass brothers. When you see the Duplass name on a film, you know it’s going to be a little different. Not in a bad way. Just not the usual fare. Blue Jay is like that.
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Watch This: Trailer for The Hero
Read more: Watch This: Trailer for The HeroSam Elliott stars as an aging actor diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in The Hero. He tries to reconcile with his estranged daughter (Krysten Ritter) while striking up a new relationship with a young woman (Laura Prepon).