Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Mustachioed Korean Woman Does Jurassic World
Read more: Mustachioed Korean Woman Does Jurassic WorldHow about something just for laughs today? A very talented young Korean woman who goes by Hozzah2 on YouTube recently did a wonderful fan parody of Jurassic World which I thought you would enjoy. I’m predisposed to like a parody of Jurassic World, since I think it’s pretty silly, but this video takes it to…
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Watch This: Trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2
Read more: Watch This: Trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2As if Katniss Everdeen didn’t already have my heart sewed up in an eternal mockingjay bundle of love, check out all the buttons that get pushed in this blood-stirring trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2. Let’s see, we have martial music, synchronized gun waving worthy of the Marine Corps, and a savior in…
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Review: Little Accidents
Read more: Review: Little AccidentsLittle Accidents is about huge, life-altering accidents. There are two such accidents in this grim tale about the interconnected life of a small coal-mining town. Spoilers ahead.
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Orphan Black Blooper Reel
Read more: Orphan Black Blooper ReelThis is funny stuff. Well, maybe except for the part where Helena has a mouth full of heaven-knows-what. That’s just disgusting. But everything else is funny. Well, maybe except for the creepy crawly scorpion. That’s just scary. But everything else is funny. Oh, come on. You know it’s all going to be funny. IT’S THE…
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Last Tango in Halifax, Season 3, Episode 3
Read more: Last Tango in Halifax, Season 3, Episode 3Be glad to start episode 3 of Last Tango in Halifax in your happy place because you’re in for a bumpy night by the end. Every word that follows is a spoiler.
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Watch This: Trailer for Jenny’s Wedding
Read more: Watch This: Trailer for Jenny’s WeddingJenny’s Wedding stars Katherine Heigl and Alexis Bledel as a gay couple who decide to get married. But Jenny’s (Heigl) parents don’t know she’s gay. Now that the Supreme Court has made it possible for gay people in all 50 states to marry, I suspect we will see a lot of these types of films:…
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Susan Sarandon Takes on TV
Read more: Susan Sarandon Takes on TVHollywood is officially over. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating a little bit. But Susan Sarandon just signed up to do a TV series called Graves to air on the Epix channel in the fall of 2016. Sarandon will play Margaret Graves, who is a former First Lady of the United States. Her husband is played by…
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News Flash: HJØRDIS
Read more: News Flash: HJØRDISNews for fans of Rita and her sidekick played by Lise Baastrup. Hjørdis is a mini-series spin off of Rita and is now available in the US. HJØRDIS is now on Netflix! About bullying and gender roles in school but done in a much more child friendly way than Rita. Hope u like it! —…
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Review: Cake
Read more: Review: CakeThis isn’t a review of Cake. This is a great big squee about Cake. If you haven’t seen it, watch it now. A big thank you to @joyfulng on Twitter for urging me to watch it. Spoilers ahead.
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Review: The Trouble with the Truth
Read more: Review: The Trouble with the TruthThe Trouble with the Truth stars John Shea and Lea Thompson in a 90 minute conversation that maintains a sense of flow for the entire film. The way the cameras follow them, the way the two actors deliver thousands of lines apiece as if each one just occurred to them, and the chemistry between the…