Tag: #eldersrock
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Eleanor the Great with June Squibb in the lead
Eleanor the Great, from first time director Scarlett Johansson, stars June Squibb as a kind of elder anti-hero whose life and mature wisdom should have prevented her from making a bad decision, but didn’t. Minor spoilers ahead.
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Best women led, women directed things I watched in 2025.
A little disclaimer in case you’re new here. I don’t watch everything. I review things directed by women or with women in the leading roles. With that in mind, I’ll list the things I liked best in movies, TV series, and documentary categories in 2025. Things are listed in the reverse order from when I…
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A Kind of Madness, family drama from South Africa
A Kind of Madness is a family story from South Africa. It includes scenes from the past, the present, and from the broken mind of the family matriarch. Most of the past scenes come from the mother’s mind and what she remembers is fractured and sometimes not real.
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What Happens Later, Meg Ryan brings some magic
What Happens Later is classified as a romcom. Writer and director Meg Ryan calls it a romcom. Good grief, she even dedicated to the movie to Nora Ephron, her romcom mentor. Well, I have a bone to pick with Meg Ryan because this movie is not a romcom. It’s a love story. A magical, life…
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When Fall is Coming, surprising French family drama
When Fall is Coming (Quand vient l’automne) tells a touching story about a French family and a relationship between a grandmother and her grandson. Clever turns and twists makes this unusual story a winner.
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How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies review
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies is an emotional and touching story about family members scrambling to be grandma’s number one so as to inherit when she dies.
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The Thursday Murder Club with elders for the win
The Thursday Murder Club is a delight. The only hashtag I love more than #DirectedbyWomen is #Eldersrock. This movie has elders rocking the scene in so many ways. It’s a cozy whodunnit set in a retirement home.
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Nonnas review, a sweetheart of a story
Nonnas tells a heartwarming story about true events. It all started with a love of traditional Italian family home cooking and evolved into a restaurant where all the cooks were real nonnas (grandmothers).
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Thelma, June Squibb shines in this one
Thelma is a love letter to all us elders out here who need an inspiration and a role model. The film stars 93 year old June Squibb as an intrepid adventurer. This movie is a total joy.