Tag: Allison Janney
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Miss You, Love You and the anger of grief
Miss You, Love You puts two strangers together planning a funeral and watches as they work through grief, anger, resentment and loss by taking it out on each other.
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The Diplomat, S3, Keri Russell still saving the world
The Diplomat, season 3, showed its love for the binge watchers by uploading all 8 episodes of the new season on the same day. So naturally, I watched them all immediately! This series, created by Debora Cahn, is irresistible. It’s so good! High stakes drama, humor, interesting relationships, brilliant characters, sharp dialog, and outstanding actors…
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Another Simple Favor, it’s one obsession after another
Another Simple Favor again brings Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick together in a crazy twisty plot about murder. The not-so-secret Sapphic attraction between them still simmers in the background, but gets even crazier.
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The Diplomat, S2: high stakes global pressure cooker
The Diplomat, season 2, continues with the same plot line that began in season 1. It’s of global concern who bombed a British naval vessel and killed over 40 British sailors. American Ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) investigates several possibilities with tense, behind the scenes action.
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To Leslie, as real as it gets
To Leslie takes a painfully realistic look at an alcoholic mother who makes a big mess of her life after winning the lottery. Andrea Riseborough plays Leslie in a brilliantly convincing performance as the ruined mother.
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Lou: Allison Janney surprises in this nail biter
Lou is a tense thriller, almost a two-hander, with Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett. It’s a suspense filled chase for a kidnapped child across rugged terrain.
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Review: Troop Zero
Troop Zero is a moving, inspiring, underdog story streaming on Prime Video. It’s about an unlikely gaggle of kids who stand up to the universe and say, “I am here.”
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Grace and Frankie Season 3 is the Best Yet
Grace and Frankie season 3 is the best yet. It fine tunes relationships and how they work – or don’t work. It’s hilarious, it’s heartfelt, and it’s true to life.
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Review: Tallulah
Tallulah is a fascinating character study of broken people and how they deal with their responsibilities and relationships. It features a neglected baby, a homeless woman, and a lonely writer.