Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Review: Zootopia
Read more: Review: ZootopiaI so seldom watch children’s movies, but I stumbled on Zootopia because of having guests in the house. I forget that children’s movies are as much for adults as kids these days with jokes and a message for every age.
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Review: Conviction
Read more: Review: ConvictionI thought I liked Hayley Atwell when I watched Agent Carter. I was wrong. I’m actually completely crazy about her. As Hayes Morrison in Conviction she is awesome. Awesome.
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Review: Difret
Read more: Review: DifretIn Amharic, the word Difret means courage. This film about a 14 year old Ethiopian girl and the young female lawyer who represents her tells a true story of courage and the right to be free.
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Brain Dump: Thursday Nights on ABC
Read more: Brain Dump: Thursday Nights on ABCI haven’t done a brain dump in a while. My definition of a brain dump is sharing a few thoughts about several things at once. This time it’s Thursday night on ABC with Grey’s Anatomy, Notorious and How to Get Away with Murder on my mind.
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Review: 13th
Read more: Review: 13th13th is a documentary written and directed by Ava DuVernay. It looks at how America came to be the country with the most incarcerated people on the planet and how institutional and societal systems keep it that way.
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Review: Larry Crowne
Read more: Review: Larry CrowneI saw Larry Crowne back in 2011 when it was first released. I remembered enjoying it. When it showed up on Netflix I watched it again. I enjoyed it just as much the second time.
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Watch This: Trailer and Clip for The Man in the High Castle season 2
Read more: Watch This: Trailer and Clip for The Man in the High Castle season 2The Man in the High Castle season 2 begins on Amazon December 16, which is after the election. No matter how the election turns out, season 2 will take us on a journey into “the normalization of evil.” It’s a subject America needs to study right now for its relevance to our current political climate.
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Watch This: Trailer for Jackie
Read more: Watch This: Trailer for JackieWhen it happened back in 1963, it was all about LBJ and Lee Harvey Oswald and John John’s salute at the funeral. Jackie was just there, looking sad and beautiful, an accessory. The new biopic Jackie with Natalie Portman playing Jacqueline Kennedy is out to fill in the gaps in the story.