Tag: Emilia Jones
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Quick Takes on films and TV
This post is one of those quick looks at several films and TV shows I don’t feel the need to write a complete review about. Today’s topics will be the live action How to Train Your Dragon, Task, Maintenance Required, and Peacemaker, season 2.
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Winner, based on the true story of Reality Winner
Winner is based on the true story of Reality Winner. She is a veteran of six years in the Air Force, where she worked translating Arabic, Dari, and Pashto. After her stint in the Air Force, she went to work for the NSA. While at the NSA she leaked some documents about Russian interference in…
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Cat Person, oddball attempt at feminism
Cat Person is a fantastical elaboration on the idea that women are afraid of men while men can’t bear to be rejected by women. A college sophomore gets involved with an older man. She thinks she’s an enlightened feminist while she suspects him of every kind of toxic masculinity.
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CODA, a masterpiece
CODA is emotional, touching, authentic, and moving. It’s a masterpiece of filmmaking from writer and director Sian Heder. CODA means Child of Deaf Adults. It’s a coming of age story for a hearing 17 year old girl whose mother, father, and big brother are deaf. It’s in theaters and streaming on Apple TV+.
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Review: Locke & Key
Locke & Key is a Netflix series based on graphic novels written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez and published by IDW Publishing. It’s full of magic keys and horror-lite situations involving a family in an old mysterious house.