Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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School Spirits review: when the school is full of ghosts
Read more: School Spirits review: when the school is full of ghostsSchool Spirits, season 1, is a mysterious ghost story starring Peyton List as a girl searching for answers about her murder and why she’s living with a bunch of ghosts at her high school.
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Extrapolations review: a series of dire warnings ignored
Read more: Extrapolations review: a series of dire warnings ignoredExtrapolations is a series of interrelated stories meant to illustrate where we are headed if something isn’t done about all the carbon pouring into the atmosphere. It’s a huge, ambitious attempt to warn us, show us, teach us, that we need to change what we’re doing.
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Practical Magic, a look back at the original
Read more: Practical Magic, a look back at the originalPractical Magic is all over the streamers now. Why? Because almost 30 years after the original movie released, Practical Magic 2 has been announced. Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock are on board. It’s time to revisit the original. Here’s a review of the action (with spoilers).
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Senior Year review, it’s back to school time
Read more: Senior Year review, it’s back to school timeSenior Year stars Rebel Wilson in a comedy as a woman who has been in a coma for 20 years. The comedy arises because when she wakes up she’s still operating in her 17 year old brain as a high school girl who wanted to be prom queen.
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Based on a True Story, a murderous dark comedy
Read more: Based on a True Story, a murderous dark comedyBased on a True Story is a dark comedy series that spoofs true crime podcasts with a ludicrous plot about a couple who team up with a serial killer to do a podcast. It does a decent job satirizing America’s current obsession with true crime stories, but it also pokes at what people are willing…
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Fancy Dance, indigenous drama reflects lived reality
Read more: Fancy Dance, indigenous drama reflects lived realityFancy Dance is a heartbreaking tale about missing and murdered indigenous women, taking care of family, and surviving as an indigenous woman in the United States. Lily Gladstone stars in a beautiful performance with talented young Isabel Deroy-Olson playing her 13 year old niece.
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My Lady Jane: a bonkers historical fantasy
Read more: My Lady Jane: a bonkers historical fantasyMy Lady Jane picked a real historical character – Lady Jane Grey – and completely fabricated a zonked out new history for her with fantasy elements and a bubbling well of twists and surprises. It’s a comedy using modern language, modern music, and a big old cast of terrific players.
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A Family Affair, getting real about love
Read more: A Family Affair, getting real about loveA Family Affair is a family relationship / romantic comedy starring Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, and Joey King. Most rom-coms don’t get complicated until the end of the 2nd act, but this one is complicated from the start.
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Hit Man review, love and murder under cover
Read more: Hit Man review, love and murder under coverHit Man is a combo police story, comedy, romance. The two main characters are terrific. The movie is fun and funny and a little bit cheesy. I completely enjoyed it.
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Trigger Warning review, Jessica Alba is a one woman army
Read more: Trigger Warning review, Jessica Alba is a one woman armyTrigger Warning with Jessica Alba is a fair to middling action drama. Jessica Alba plays a trained fighter who goes home for her father’s funeral. She takes on a whole array of bad guys in her home town by seeking vengeance for her father’s death.