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Love and Death: Elizabeth Olsen is extraordinary

Leave a Comment / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / May 30, 2023 / David E. Kelley, Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Jessica Biel, Krysten Ritter, Lesli Linka Glatter, Lily Rabe, Love and Death, Melanie Lynskey, Patrick Fugit, Tom Pelphrey, Women Directors

Love and Death stars Elizabeth Olsen in a brilliant performance as Candy Montgomery, the Texas housewife who admitting killing her neighbor and friend with an axe.

MPower: Marvel celebrates its women superheroes

Leave a Comment / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / April 19, 2023 / Angela Bassett, Annette Bening, Black Panther, Brie Larson, Captain Marvel, documentary tv series, Elizabeth Olsen, Iman Vellani, Karen Gillan, MPower, Wanda Vision, Zoe Saldana

MPower is Marvel taking a look at the women superheroes in numerous Marvel movies and TV shows. It doesn’t detail every woman superhero in the Marvel universe in just 4 episodes, but touches on several.

Elizabeth Olsen and Aubrey Plaza in Ingrid Goes West

Ingrid Goes West, and just a little bit crazy

Leave a Comment / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / July 15, 2021 / Aubrey Plaza, Billy Magnussen, Elizabeth Olsen, Ingrid Goes West, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Wyatt Russell

Ingrid Goes West is a parable on the dangers of social media obsession. It’s about believing what you see on Instagram, believing that followers equal love, and wanting to be near your social media favorites. It’s streaming on Hulu.

Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen in WandaVision

Short Bits about Dickinson, WandaVision and Batwoman

1 Comment / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / January 18, 2021 / Batwoman, Captain Marvel, Dickinson, Elizabeth Olsen, Hailee Steinfeld, Jane Krakowski, Jevicia Leslie, Paul Bettany, Rachel Skarsten, Ruby Rose, Teyonah Parris, WandaVision

New and returning TV series that are released once a week are scarce these days. These three merit some comments: Dickinson, WandaVision, and Batwoman.

Ed Harris, Jason Sudeikis, and Elizabeth Olsen in Kodachrome

Review: Kodachrome

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / April 30, 2018 / A.G. Sulzberger, Bruce Greenwood, Dennis Haysbert, Ed Harris, Elizabeth Olsen, Jason Sudeikis, Kodachrome, trailers, Wendy Crewson

Kodachrome boasts great performances from the key cast, which includes Ed Harris, Jason Sudeikis, and Elizabeth Olsen. If you appreciate Ed Harris’ acting talent (and who doesn’t) you’ll enjoy this film.

Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen in Wind River

Watch This: Trailer for Wind River

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / May 22, 2017 / Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene, Jeremy Renner, Jon Bernthal, Sicario, Taylor Sheridan, trailers, Wind River

Wind River has interesting vibes. It stars Jeremy Renner as a game tracker and Elizabeth Olsen as an FBI agent. They hunt a murderer on the Wind River reservation in Wyoming.

Review: Liberal Arts

1 Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / November 7, 2014 / Allison Janney, Elizabeth Olsen, Elizabeth Reaser, Josh Radnor, Liberal Arts, Richard Jenkins, trailers, Zac Efron

Liberal Arts is a charming indie written and directed by Josh Radnor. It looks like a straightforward love story in the trailer below, but it’s not exactly that. It’s a love story, but there’s no sex, hardly any kissing, and lots of moral choice involved in deciding who to love. Liberal Arts is also a story about where we belong …

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Brain Dump: Short Thoughts on Movies and TV

Leave a Comment / Movies, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / August 8, 2014 / Amanda Brugel, brain dump, Bruce Beresford, Camryn Manheim, Catherine Keener, Chace Crawford, Elizabeth Olsen, Extant, Goran Visnjic, Grace Gummer, Halle Berry, Jane Fonda, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jeremy Renner, Joaquin Phoenix, Kathleen Robertson, Kyle MacLachlan, Marion Cotillard, Murder in the First, Nat Wolff, Peace Love and Misunderstanding, Pierce Gagnon, Rosanna Arquette, Seed, Teye Diggs, The Immigrant, Tom Felton, Under the Dome, Zoie Palmer

I’ve had many pop culture thoughts that I’ve neglected to actually write down in the last few weeks. It’s time for a brain dump. Movies I absolutely loved Peace, Love and Misunderstanding! This 2011 indie film was directed by Bruce Beresford. It starred Jane Fonda as an aging, free-spirited hippie and Catherine Keener as her daughter. Also featured are Jeffrey …

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