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Review: Ten Percent, British remake of a French series

Ten Percent is a British comedy about theatrical agents. It’s based on the French series Call My Agent. The premise and characters are very much like their French counterparts, except the comedy and style have been made British.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Gemma Arterton in Summerland

Review: Summerland

2 Comments / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / October 15, 2020 / Dixie Egerickx, foreign films, Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessica Swale, Lucas Bond, Penelope Wilton, Summerland, Tom Courtenay, Women Directors

Summerland tells a lesbian love story that segues into a tale about how the British protected their children from the Blitz during World War II. You feel the female gaze in this story, which was written and directed by Jessica

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