Tag: Cynthia Erivo

  • Review: Widows, updated

    Review: Widows, updated

    Widows is crammed with star power, blessed with an engaging but tricky plot, and is a paen to female empowerment. I was expecting lots of action from the women, but the story built slowly toward a few moments of action at the end. I first reviewed this movie in 2018, but added updates in 2025…

  • Wicked is now streaming, turn up the volume and enjoy

    Wicked is now streaming, turn up the volume and enjoy

    Wicked, a huge hit in theaters and when rented online, is finally on a streamer (Peacock) where you can watch it as part of your subscription. I was eager to see it and watched it as soon as Peacock released it. I don’t know how many times I’ve proclaimed on this blog that I love…

  • Review: Roar, a celebration of women

    Review: Roar, a celebration of women

    Roar is an 8 part anthology series. Each story is about a woman and a pointed women’s issue. The list of women in front of and behind the camera is compelling and should convince you to take a look at the series.

  • Genius: Aretha strikes a chord for genius

    Genius: Aretha strikes a chord for genius

    Genius: Aretha is the third season of a National Geographic series about geniuses. The first two seasons were about Picasso and Einstein. Now we have Aretha Franklin. The series isn’t a traditional biopic. It’s more about the music than anything else. After streaming on the National Geographic channel, it’s now on Hulu.

  • Harriet puts Harriet Tubman in heroic terms

    Harriet puts Harriet Tubman in heroic terms

    Harriet, the Harriet Tubman biopic, made its way to HBO Max recently. I was excited to see it. She is definitely an American warrior hero. Kasi Lemmons directed and co-wrote the drama.

  • There are so few women-written reviews of “Widows,” it’s ridiculous!

    There are so few women-written reviews of “Widows,” it’s ridiculous!

    So I wrote a review of Widows. I’m a woman. I was reading a review by another woman, Carmen Phillips, at Autostraddle. I suddenly had a burning desire to see just how many Widows reviews by women I could find.