Danny Lyon took photographs and recorded interviews with a biker club in Chicago in the 1960s. The Bikeriders was the book that came from that effort. And now the book is a movie also called The Bikeriders. The film recreates […]
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I loved the way The Umbrella Academy ended its story! After four fantastic fantasy seasons filled with spectacular special effects and superpowers, the series ended with the Hargreeve family saving the world one last time. Yes, after four epic seasons
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Kleo is a German thriller set during the Cold War just after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It’s glorious to view with creative cinematography and costumes. The female assassin is Kleo (Jella Haase) and she is hard to kill,
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In the Decameron by Boccaccio, ten people flee Florence during the Black Plague. They hide out in the countryside and amuse themselves by telling 100 stories during the long nights. In this TV version of the story, we don’t get
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Mistress America is almost 10 years old now. It is streaming on Max. It was co-written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach. I was curious to see another of their earlier collaborations, pre Barbie.
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A German middle school teacher sets off a tense drama by secretly recording a theft in her school. The Teachers’ Lounge (Das Lehrerzimmer) shows how a well intentioned attempt to solve a problem can lead to a huge crack in
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I can see why A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is a hit with the YA crowd. Appealing diverse characters, some LGBTQ characters, interesting mysteries, a bit of romance, and high school shenanigans.
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Simone Biles: Rising from director Katie Walsh takes a look at the gymnastics icon. The documentary series explores her life, her training, her career, and her challenges. She is accepted as the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in her sport
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Better Days is an odd little dark comedy about a woman in the midst of grieving over her husband’s death. Sonja Smits plays Kate, the widow, who grows on you over time until you’re really rooting for her to figure
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Domino Day: Lone Witch is a British series written by women, directed by women, and mostly starring women. Just my cup of tea. The series advertises itself as being similar to Buffy, but actually it was ripped right from the
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