Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Marvel: Ultimate Mentor Adventure for girls interested in STEM fields
Read more: Marvel: Ultimate Mentor Adventure for girls interested in STEM fieldsMarvel is doing something marvelous for girls who are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) around the release of Thor: The Dark World. The program is called Ultimate Mentor Adventure. Here’s how it works. Natalie Portman, who plays Jane Foster, an astrophysicist, in Thor: The Dark World describes the program in a video…
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What about Sofia if Callie and Arizona Split?
Read more: What about Sofia if Callie and Arizona Split?In the season opener of Grey’s Anatomy last week, we saw the first reaction by Callie (Sara Ramirez) to Arizona’s (Jessica Capshaw) infidelity. Hurt and angry, Callie takes Sofia and leaves. She takes up residence on Derek and Meredith’s couch for a while. It takes Callie one day to talk to Arizona about a schedule…
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Recap: Last Tango in Halifax S1, E4
Read more: Recap: Last Tango in Halifax S1, E4This is Caroline and Gillian’s episode. It’s the rainy evening when Alan (Derek Jacobi) and Celia (Anne Reid) are trapped in the spooky hall they scouted as a wedding location. Gillian (Nicola Walker) is outside with firemen who responded to her flaming Land Rover. She returns to the house, anxious because her dad isn’t home…
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Dishing About this Week’s Season Openers
Read more: Dishing About this Week’s Season OpenersAll the season openers for the week have aired now. Let’s talk about how they did. The two that I thought did the best job starting the new season off with a bang were Castle and Bones. Castle jumped right out of the gate with action, conflict and new situations. Beckett is busy in Washington…
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Dream Actress Pairings
Read more: Dream Actress PairingsThe other day Sarah Shahi tweeted a pic of her and Amy Acker working together on Person of Interest. @AmyAcker and I spending the day together pic.twitter.com/RdYVXPWge0 — Sarah Shahi (@onlysarahshahi) September 12, 2013 Sarah Shahi and Amy Acker: I think that’s an interesting combination of stars. Two people that you might not ever expect…
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Instant Judgments on Sleepy Hollow and Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
Read more: Instant Judgments on Sleepy Hollow and Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.DHere are my instant opinions about two new TV shows that deal with fantastical unreality. Sleepy Hollow may be a bit overbearingly self-important. — OldAintDead (@OldAintDead) September 24, 2013 I watched two episodes before I formed that judgment on Sleepy Hollow. It’s too heavy handed for my taste. I feel like they are beating me…
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Two interesting documentary films about equality
Read more: Two interesting documentary films about equalityA couple of interesting documentaries caught my eye recently. Even though they are very different, they are both about equality. The first, CinemAbility, is about equal treatment of the disabled. It’s about a movement to portray disabled people in film and pop culture realistically. If you read my post We Need More Young Geeky Female…
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Recap: Last Tango in Halifax, S1 E3
Read more: Recap: Last Tango in Halifax, S1 E3Last week, Caroline (Sarah Lancashire) drove off with her two boys and Celia (Anne Reid), leaving John (Tony Gardner) standing in the middle of the road at the farm. That’s where we start up this week, with Caroline having an emotional breakdown in the car as she drives erratically away. Caroline stops the car and…
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A Downton Abbey Season 4 Preview (Video)
Read more: A Downton Abbey Season 4 Preview (Video)Downton Abbey fans, I found a tiny tidbit about season 4 to help tide you over. Hope it helps with the pain of waiting. Season 3 of Downton Abbey ended with Lady Mary Crawley giving birth to a son as his father accidentally smashed his car into a tree and died. Season 4 doesn’t begin…
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Review: Now You See Me
Read more: Review: Now You See MeDo you have fun at magic shows? Can you react to a trick with a 6-year-old’s sense of delight? If the answer is yes, you are going to really enjoy this magic show of a movie. Now You See Me is a magic act wrapped up in a heist movie and featuring a Robin Hood…