Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn and Alison Elliott in The Spitfire Grill

The Spitfire Grill (1996), how did this old favorite hold up?

The Spitfire Grill was a hit with me when it came out almost 30 years ago. It made a big impression on me. I remembered almost all the plot twists watching it again all these years later. There will be […]

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Ellen Burstyn and James Caan in Queen Bees

Queen Bees review: Why, yes, elders rock

Queen Bees is a story about how it’s never too late to make new friends and it’s never too late to fall in love. Set in a retirement home with a great cast of elders, it’s a touch of mean

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Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman

Pieces of a Woman feels unbearably real

Pieces of a Woman tells the story of a parent’s worst nightmare. Vanessa Kirby plays a woman whose child dies just minutes after being born. Everyone in the film deals with the grief in their own way, but Kirby’s Martha

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Maya Angelou, Winona Ryder, and Ellen Burstyn

Review: How to Make an American Quilt

I found How to Make an American Quilt, a 25 year old gem, on Netflix in a queue of films directed by women. I remember loving it, wanting more films like it, and holding it as an example of what

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Robin Wright in a scene from House of Cards season 4

Watch This: Trailer for House of Cards season 4

House of Cards season 4 comes down to Underwood vs. Underwood in this trailer. Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright are back as Frank and Claire Underwood in this political drama set in the world’s most ruthless centers of power.

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Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey

Review: Interstellar

Interstellar is a space adventure about time, space and the power of love to cross dimensions. The main character, Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) is a pilot who sets off on a mission he believes will save earth and his two children.

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