Tag: Cynthia Erivo
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Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Wicked: One Wonderful Night is a Wicked variety show TV special. The stars from Wicked all appeared and sang, danced, talked, and joked about the musical and each other. They shared the songs, but presented them in different ways. There were a few behind the scenes moments and some guest spots.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.