Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Recipes for Love and Murder, season 2 review
Read more: Recipes for Love and Murder, season 2 reviewRecipes for Love and Murder, season 2, moves forward with the story of Tannie Maria (Maria Doyle Kennedy) and her new life in Eden, South Africa. She gives advice in the local newspaper, creates beautiful food, and helps solve some new murders.
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Flow review, an animated animal adventure
Read more: Flow review, an animated animal adventureFlow tells a story about a group of animals who survive an apocalyptic climate catastrophe by working together. It’s animated and beautiful.
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Fallen review, a dark fantasy series
Read more: Fallen review, a dark fantasy seriesFallen is a suspenseful and mysterious fantasy series. It mostly takes place in an isolated rehabilitation facility called Sword and Cross that sits atop a mountain. It’s not your usual rehab, but more of a place that seems to defy time and death while keeping away a swarm of malevolent beings referred to as outcasts.
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G20 review, women kick butt in this action thriller
Read more: G20 review, women kick butt in this action thrillerG20 is a typical action thriller. Lots of action, most of it unlikely in reality but de rigueur in an action movie. There’s an attempted take over of a conference with 20 heads of state in attendance, lots of shooting and fighting, and the brave President of the United States saves the day. Oh, sorry,…
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North of North review, POV Inuit women
Read more: North of North review, POV Inuit womenNorth of North is a funny and compelling tale about an Inuk woman in a small village in far northern Canada. It is a woman’s story, written and directed by women, and starring Anna Lambe, who was actually born in Nunavut and is an Inuk actor.
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Dying for Sex review, lots of sex but only one death
Read more: Dying for Sex review, lots of sex but only one deathDying for Sex stars Michelle Williams as Molly, a woman dying of cancer. Her response to the news that she is terminal is to finally throw off every sexual restraint and try to find sexual satisfaction at long last with someone – anyone – who can give her an orgasm.
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One of Them Days review, a comic disaster movie
Read more: One of Them Days review, a comic disaster movieOne of Them Days with Keke Palmer and SZA as roommates tells about one disastrous day in their lives. So many things go wrong, but a couple of things go right. I thought it was funny and a heartfelt look into friendship.
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I Am Somebody’s Child: The Regina Louise Story
Read more: I Am Somebody’s Child: The Regina Louise StoryI Am Somebody’s Child: The Regina Louise Story recounts the childhood of Regina Louise, who survived over 30 foster homes and psychiatric facilities before she was released with no money and nowhere to go at age 18. That’s her up above (played by Angela Fairley as a young woman) on her last day in a…
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The White Lotus, spoiler free season 3 review
Read more: The White Lotus, spoiler free season 3 reviewThe White Lotus, season 3, once again entices viewers with a murder in the first episode that isn’t revealed until the finale, a set of rich vacationers at a resort, a group of locals to keep things grounded, and a beautiful location. This season is set in Thailand.
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The Lady’s Companion, period comedy from Spain
Read more: The Lady’s Companion, period comedy from SpainThe Lady’s Companion (Manual para señoritas) is a little bit Bridgerton, a little bit Jane the Virgin, a little bit Fleabag, and a little bit plain old romcom. Set in Madrid in the 1880s in an upper class world where young ladies had companions who chaperoned their every interaction with the opposite sex, we follow…