Tag: Alexandra Shipp
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Laid review: Stephanie Hsu shines in this deadly comedy
Laid is a zany fantasy series about a woman whose ex lovers begin to die in strange ways – in the order that she slept with them. Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet star as best friends who struggle to figure out what’s happening and find a way to stop it.
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Anyone But You review: working the tropes and getting laughs
Anyone But You is a rom-com loosely based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. It uses similar character names, silly misunderstandings, a few quotes from the Bard plastered about the sets, and very broad humor. It’s been modernized to include a lesbian wedding, mixed race couples, lots of skin, and koalas.
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tick, tick . . . BOOM! tells the story of Rent composer Jonathan Larson
tick, tick, . . . BOOM! looks at Broadway composer Jonathan Larson as he struggled to get his career started. He was turning 30 and hadn’t had a success yet. He thought his time was running out. This film looks at his first attempt at a Broadway musical, one he wrote before Rent became a…
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Barbie review: be the subject not the object
Barbie is a feminist masterpiece. Feminism is the belief in the equality of the sexes. Barbie and Ken both learn about equality of the sexes in their growth through an adventure in the real world.
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Wow! 6 women powered, women empowered, shows in recent weeks
In the past month or so, I’ve seen several outstanding movies and TV series that are written by or directed by women and that star women in roles where they either hold or take the power. I know I’m forgetting some or haven’t seen everything, so feel free to suggest more in the comments.
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Asking For It, an edgy women-take-back-power drama
Asking For It puts a group of women together who have been misused, mistreated, and damaged by men. They find ways to take revenge on their tormentors and on men who hurt women in general.