Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Watch This: Previews of Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
Read more: Watch This: Previews of Shadowhunters: The Mortal InstrumentsShadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments starts January 12 on Freeform (AKA ABC Family). It boasts a female lead character. The pilot is going to have to hook me on these very young characters, because the premise of this sci fi series doesn’t seem particularly intriguing from the previews below.
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Wow, 21 Minutes of The X-Files Re-Opened
Read more: Wow, 21 Minutes of The X-Files Re-OpenedThe X-Files Re-Opened is a 21 minute preview of the upcoming new episodes of The X-Files. The video includes interviews, previews, remarks from the excited actors and the director Chris Carter. It’s a combined behind-the-scenes and preview.
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Watch This: A Look at DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Read more: Watch This: A Look at DC’s Legends of TomorrowThe ratio of male to female characters in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow is not to my liking. Because if that, I’ve pretty much ignored any news about the upcoming series on the CW. However, last week something caught my eye that made me think some of my readers here might be interested in the series.…
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Ingrid Bergman in Her Own Words
Read more: Ingrid Bergman in Her Own WordsIngrid Bergman in Her Own Words tells the story of the famous actress through never-before-seen private footage, notes, letters, diaries, and interviews with her children. The documentary presents a look behind the scenes of the remarkable life of the Swedish woman who became one of the most celebrated actresses of American and the world. Even…
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Review: Carol is Brilliant
Read more: Review: Carol is BrilliantCarol was a simple story about two people falling in love. It was much more as well. It was a story about Carol (Cate Blanchett) and Therese (Rooney Mara) and the hidden look in their eyes, the hidden meaning in their touch, the hidden hope in their togetherness. Mild spoilers ahead.
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Happy Valley Discoveries with Close Captions On
Read more: Happy Valley Discoveries with Close Captions OnI watched season 1 of Happy Valley several times. I even wrote recaps of every episode. I decided to watch it all again this week with close captions on and found I had missed at least half of it. I thought my ear for a Yorkshire accent was getting pretty good, but I was wrong.
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Review: Jackie & Ryan
Read more: Review: Jackie & RyanJackie & Ryan is a warm-hearted romance that includes music. You can’t stay by the fire on a cold winter’s TV hiatus any better way than to watch a sweet love story with great songs in it, can you? Jackie & Ryan features Katherine Heigl as Jackie. Jackie is a pop singer who returned from…
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Review: Phoenix
Read more: Review: PhoenixPhoenix is a German film that earned over the top rave reviews from festival goers. Set in Berlin in 1944, the film stars Nina Hoss as a woman returning from a concentration camp. It’s beautifully photographed and has a very satisfying ending. Nina Hoss is wonderful in the part. I also give it high marks;…
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Dicte, Season 2 of the Danish Crime Drama
Read more: Dicte, Season 2 of the Danish Crime DramaSeason 2 of the Danish hit series Dicte finally made its way to American Netflix. It was a very long wait. Dicte demanded binge watching and I complied. Here’s my take on season 2. There are some spoilers ahead. Based on novels by Danish author Elsebeth Egholm, Dicte stars Iben Hjejle as Dicte Svendsen, a…
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Review: Trumbo
Read more: Review: TrumboTrumbo is a fact-based story about Dalton Trumbo, a screenwriter who was blacklisted during the Communist scare of the 1940s and 50s. Bryan Cranston is brilliant as the chain-smoking, hard-drinking writer who lead other Hollywood writers in a quiet but effective revolt against blacklisting. Trumbo served time in prison for his liberal beliefs, as did…