Am I OK? has had a mixed reception. It was written by Lauren Pomerantz and directed by Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro. It stars Dakota Johnson and Kiersey Clemons. With those credentials, I pretty much HAD to watch it.
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American Fiction is a satire dealing with how white people believe Black people should be portrayed as ghettoized, badly spoken, violent and dangerous. It had some good moments and points to make, but it was all rendered into a tropey
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Clickbait: Unfollowed comes from the cracked minds of Katherine Barrell and Melanie Scrofano. These two Wynonna Earp alums teamed up to make a funny and gross horror story about social media. They wrote it, directed it, and star in it.
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Geek Girl is a lively comedy series about a teen who accidentally becomes a well known model. She was neurodivergent, although never labeled as such in the series. She was brilliant but socially awkward, bullied at school as a geek,
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Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces explores the career of Steve Martin from a Then vs. Now perspective. The first 15 years of his career as a stand up comic with an arrow through his head make up ‘Then.’
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Raising Voices (Ni una más) starts slow with a couple of episodes introducing us to four teen girls who are friends. It feels very slight. By episode three the thematic elements of feminism, misogyny, and sexual assault have been introduced.
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We Are Lady Parts, season 2, is somehow even better than the wonderful season 1. The four Muslim women punk rockers get the chance to put out an album to finally get the attention they deserve.
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Lost in Austen is a nearly 20 year old mini-series about a modern woman who finds herself living in Jane Austen’s fictional world of Pride and Prejudice with Elisabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. I found it a hoot – clever
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Hacks keeps getting better and better. In season 3 (season 4 has already been approved) the character growth and relationships deepen and become more revealing and more vulnerable. Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder lead a huge ensemble cast through 9
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The Veil is an action packed spy thriller about a terrorist attack. At its core, it’s a story about two very different women who are on opposite sides, yet discover they have a lot in common. With Elisabeth Moss as
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