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Persuasion, modern sense and sensibility applied to Austen

Leave a Comment / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / July 20, 2022 / Carrie Cracknell, Cosmo Jarvis, Dakota Johnson, Henry Golding, Jane Austen, Mary Elliot, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Nia Towle, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Persuasion, Richard E. Grant, Women Directros

Persuasion, based on the 1818 novel by Jane Austen, is a treatment of this tale made modern with techniques such as Bridgerton style characters of color, Fleabag style breaking of the fourth wall, and dialog straight out of pop culture.

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Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in A Simple Favor

Review: A Simple Favor

2 Comments / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / August 30, 2019 / Andrew Rannells, Anna Kendrick, Bashir Salahuddin, Blake Lively, Darcey Bell, Henry Golding, Jean Smart, Jessica Sharzer, Joshua Satine, Linda Cardellini, Paul Feig, Rupert Friend

A Simple Favor is fun, funny, sexy, beautiful, surprisingly dark, and full of delightful performances. Paul Feig directed this romp through the suburban wilds of motherhood.

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