Tag: Gillian Anderson
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The Abandons – family, love and murder
The Abandons puts Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson on horseback in big hats in a Western drama about family, love, greed, hate, murder, and revenge.
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Babygirl wants to be humiliated
Babygirl is the second film/series I’ve seen recently about a woman who starts acting on her lifelong secret sexual desires later in life. The other was Dying for Sex, which is a reverse image of Babygirl. Dying for Sex is about a woman (Michelle Williams) who wants to dominate her partners. Babygirl is about a…
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Scoop, getting Prince Andrew in the hot seat
Scoop tells the story of the interview by BBC News that forced Prince Andrew to remove himself from royal duties following the arrest and suicide of Jeffrey Epstein. The film was adapted from the book “Scoops” by Sam McAlister and is told from producer Sam McAlister’s (Billie Piper) perspective.
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Review: The Great, season 2, wild and raunchy
The Great, season 2, is improbable and ribald, with its mangled view of Russian history and its dumpster fire attitude toward the human race in general. Mixed in with the coarse vulgarity of its comedy are gems of wisdom about governing, love, equality, and women’s rights.
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Review: Sex Education, season 3 remains outstanding
Sex Education, which has consistently been one of the best things on television, maintains its top shelf status in season 3. The series, created and written by Laurie Nunn, is about students in an English school and the array of adults around them.
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The Sunlit Night comes in only yellow
The Sunlit Night tells the story of Frances (Jenny Slate). Her painting career is going badly. Her parents are divorcing. Her boyfriend dumped her. The logical choice is to go to Norway to help a famous artist paint a barn using only the color yellow. This 2019 film is streaming on Hulu.
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The Crimson Petal and the White shows the horrors of 1870s London
The Crimson Petal and the White is a four part mini series from 2011, now streaming on Acorn TV. It’s set in 1870s London at a time when women, whether prostitutes or well-married ladies, had few options and fewer freedoms.
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Review: Sex Education, season 2
Sex Education season 2 is so tightly written that not a beat is wasted. In 8 episodes this outstanding series tells many, many stories about the sexual escapades, hangups, failures, and successes of a large group of people connected to an English school. There are a few spoilers ahead, if you haven’t seen season 2…
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Review: Sex Education
The Netflix series Sex Education manages to be both sexually frank and explicit while simultaneously sexually awkward and insecure. It’s a combination producing both heartfelt and hilarious moments.