Reviews of movies and TV focused on women
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Where the Crawdads Sing, a good book became a good movie
Read more: Where the Crawdads Sing, a good book became a good movieWhere the Crawdads Sing was an excellent novel by Delia Owens. It was adapted for the screen by Lucy Alibar, who managed to retain the essence of the book in a long and gorgeous movie. Olivia Newman directed this ode to nature and human resilience, which was filmed in the marshes of Louisiana.
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International Falls, another example of the value of indie films
Read more: International Falls, another example of the value of indie filmsInternational Falls is a painfully tender indie film about a failing comic and a wanna be comic who meet in a hotel bar in International Falls, Minnesota. They spend two fateful days together. It’s one of those quiet stories that feels completely honest and real.
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Rogue Agent, based on a true story
Read more: Rogue Agent, based on a true storyRogue Agent is based loosely on the true story of Robert Freegard. Freegard was a British conman who bilked women out of their money by pretending to be an MI5 agent. There are some minor spoilers ahead.
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Recipes for Love and Murder, mouth-watering mysteries
Read more: Recipes for Love and Murder, mouth-watering mysteriesRecipes for Love and Murder stars Maria Doyle Kennedy as an advice columnist for a small town South African newspaper. Her advice always includes a lovingly chosen recipe, meant to help solve any interpersonal problem.
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Gutsy review: women are the world’s greatest resource
Read more: Gutsy review: women are the world’s greatest resourceGutsy, from Hillary Clinton and her daughter Chelsea Clinton, takes us on a journey to meet and learn about a multitude of women who are making a difference in the world. The documentary series is based on their book The Book of Gutsy Women [affiliate link].
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Review: Snatches: Moments from Women’s Lives
Read more: Review: Snatches: Moments from Women’s LivesSnatches: Moments from Women’s Lives is a series of short monologues from women. It first aired on the BBC in 2018. Each monologue tells one woman’s story. Each is powerful and strongly delivered by 8 outstanding actors.
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Love in the Villa, romcom set in Juliet’s Verona
Read more: Love in the Villa, romcom set in Juliet’s VeronaLove in the Villa is a standard romcom. Netflix is getting adept and churning these out with almost the same speed as the Hallmark Channel. This one is distinguished by being filmed in Verona, Italy in the piazza where letters to Juliet (as in Romeo and Juliet) arrive by the thousands.
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13: The Musical, just a few sour notes
Read more: 13: The Musical, just a few sour notes13: The Musical is a middle school musical about a boy about to turn 13. I found it very uneven with good points and bad points. Overall, I enjoyed it because I love a musical, but it had some big flaws.
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I Am ALL GIRLS, excellent crime drama from South Africa
Read more: I Am ALL GIRLS, excellent crime drama from South AfricaI Am ALL GIRLS is a powerful drama about sex trafficking of young girls. It’s set in South Africa. It features the cops who are trying to stop the heads of the ring of traffickers.
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Lost Ollie, magic and childhood
Read more: Lost Ollie, magic and childhoodLost Ollie is the magical story of a patchwork bunny and the boy who loved him. It will put you in mind of Toy Story or The Velveteen Rabbit, but it is not either of those. This 4 part mini series has depth and many unspoken messages.