Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Call Her Alex, feminism rises to the top
Read more: Call Her Alex, feminism rises to the topCall Her Alex is a two part documentary telling Alexandra Cooper’s story from childhood through her rise to success at the head of the very popular podcast Call Her Daddy.
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Echo Valley review, how far will a mom go for her child?
Read more: Echo Valley review, how far will a mom go for her child?Echo Valley is a suspenseful, emotional look at a mother and daughter relationship. When the drug addict daughter arrives home in bloody clothes, how much will the mother do to protect her child? There are some spoilers ahead.
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Families Like Ours, dystopian drama from Denmark
Read more: Families Like Ours, dystopian drama from DenmarkFamilies Like Ours looks at a climate future when Denmark is shut down and abandoned because of rising oceans. The story isn’t about climate change, but about how individual characters respond to the nationwide climate-driven crisis.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip from Disney
Read more: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip from DisneyAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip is a cute Disney movie about a family on vacation. Young Alexander (Thom Nemer) is convinced that his constant bad luck is because of a family curse.
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig review
Read more: The Seed of the Sacred Fig reviewThe Seed of the Sacred Fig begins with this quote: “Ficus Religiosa is a tree with an unusual life cycle. It seeds, contained in bird droppings, fall on other trees. Aerial roots spring up and grow down to the floor. Then, the branches wrap around the host tree and strangle it. Finally, the sacred fig…
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The Good House, Sigourney Weaver has one too many
Read more: The Good House, Sigourney Weaver has one too manyThe Good House stars Sigourney Weaver as an alcoholic realtor on Boston’s north shore. Her success selling real estate and her family relationships are all suffering because of her drinking, but she refuses to face it.
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Straw tells an emotional story about motherhood
Read more: Straw tells an emotional story about motherhoodStraw from writer and director Tyler Perry is an emotional gut punch about a mother pushed to the limit by life.
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Ginny & Georgia, season 3, things get INTENSE
Read more: Ginny & Georgia, season 3, things get INTENSEGinny & Georgia, season 3, starts off with Georgia (Brianne Howey) marrying Mayor Paul (Scott Porter). Finally, Georgia has a good thing happen in her life. Except by the end of the wedding she’s arrested and in jail for murdering the terminally ill neighbor across the street.