Reviews of movies and TV focused on women

Tag: Claire Foy

  • Women Talking, the choices are not easy

    Women Talking, the choices are not easy

    Women Talking, written and directed by Sarah Polley, based on a book by Miriam Toews, looks at the decision making process among a group of Mennonite women who lived in a remote colony in Bolivia. When it comes to stories about empowered women taking control of their own destiny, this is an outstanding one.

  • Review: Breathe

    Review: Breathe

    Breathe is based on the remarkable true story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, a British couple dealing with polio in the 1960s. Their love story is beautifully enacted by Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy.

  • Watch This: Trailer for The Girl in the Spider’s Web

    Watch This: Trailer for The Girl in the Spider’s Web

    The Girl in the Spider’s Web is part of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series. This latest film is from a book by David Lagercrantz, based on the characters of the original creator Stieg Larsson. I read the book The Girl in the Spider’s Web some time ago, and thought it compared well with […]

  • Watch This: Unsane and Hereditary will Give you a Good Scare

    Watch This: Unsane and Hereditary will Give you a Good Scare

    It’s two for the price of one today, with a theme to set your blood pumping. Feeling the need for a good vicarious scare? Need to be horrified? Two upcoming films will help you with that. They are Unsane and Hereditary. Claire Foy and Toni Collette head the two films, which should be enough recommendation […]

  • Review: The Crown, season 2

    Review: The Crown, season 2

    The Crown season 2 is as lush and grand as season 1. It provides a view of the world in the late 1950s from inside the vulnerable but unbreakable British monarchy. Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II and the rest of the pitch perfect cast continue the story behind the facade. Peter Morgan, creator of […]

  • Watch This: Trailer for Season 2 of The Crown

    Watch This: Trailer for Season 2 of The Crown

    The Crown on Netflix was one of the best things on television when it began. Season 2 will be available on December 8, and promises more of the same.

  • Review: The Crown

    Review: The Crown

    Netflix’s 10 part drama The Crown makes the the first years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign a human tale of love and sacrifice. And it makes very clear that being the Queen of English is a terrible job to be stuck with.

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