Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Maria Doyle Kennedy: Singer
Read more: Maria Doyle Kennedy: SingerLately I’ve been spending a lot of time listening to Maria Doyle Kennedy sing. Maria Doyle Kennedy has been a singer longer than she’s been acting. I looked up her music because I love her face – it’s full of character and strength.
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Watch This: Trailer for Equity
Read more: Watch This: Trailer for EquityEquity is written, produced, and directed by women. It stars women in powerhouse leading roles. Way to go, Equity. You have my attention. Billed as the first female-driven Wall Street movie, the film deals with women in a male-dominated profession. Lately there have been a spate of films about how greedy men caused the housing…
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Review: Bleeding Heart
Read more: Review: Bleeding HeartBleeding Heart stars Jessica Biel and Zosia Mamet as biological sisters who meet as adults. One is a very together yoga instructor, the other is a sex worker in an abusive relationship. The new connection between them leads to big changes in both their lives.
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Orphan Black S4 E6 The Scandal of Altruism
Read more: Orphan Black S4 E6 The Scandal of AltruismOrphan Black’s sixth episode, “The Scandal of Altruism” is an earthquake, a monumental change in direction, a shocking turn of events. Where we go from here is a complete unknown. Spoilers ahead.
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Review: I Smile Back
Read more: Review: I Smile BackI Smile Back is a dark drama starring Sarah Silverman in an absolutely brilliant performance as a depressed and mentally ill wife and mother. Josh Charles stars as her husband.
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My Favorite Prospects for the New TV Season
Read more: My Favorite Prospects for the New TV SeasonI’m watching the news about new TV shows for the upcoming season. A few have caught my eye as hopeful prospects. These series have women in leading roles, or women I like in supporting roles. These are the shows I’ll watch for sure. There may be others that I’ll watch as well, but these are…
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Watch This: Trailer for Queen of Katwe
Read more: Watch This: Trailer for Queen of KatweQueen of Katwe stars David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, and newcomer Madina Nalwanga in an uplifting tale based on a true story. A young girl who sells corn on the streets of rural Uganda is introduced to the game of chess and her world changes drastically.
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Review: Code 46
Read more: Review: Code 46Code 46 is a British film from 2003 starring Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton in a sci-fi love story set in the “near future.” It recently arrived on Amazon Video and the plot synopsis and trailer pulled me in.
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Watch This: Trailer for How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town
Read more: Watch This: Trailer for How to Plan an Orgy in a Small TownI’ve been waiting months for How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town to reach the US. It’s finally here. It’s in some theaters, available on video on demand, from Amazon Video and iTunes. Written and directed by Jeremy LaLonde, the buzz on How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town has been…
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Orphan Black S4 E5 Human Raw Material
Read more: Orphan Black S4 E5 Human Raw MaterialOrphan Black season 4, episode 5 is “Human Raw Material.” All that raw genetic material is manipulated at Brightborn into perfect babies and that’s where a lot of the action takes place in this episode.