Tag: Joanna Scanlan
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Riot Women, invisible no longer
Riot Women, written and directed by Sally Wainwright, tells the story of five menopausal women who have at least 50 problems each. They deal with life by forming a punk rock band. The series will air in weekly installments in the U.S. on BritBox beginning in January 2026. I’m keeping this review spoiler free in…
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The Light in the Hall, a Welsh mystery series
The Light in the Hall is a six part Welsh series. Reporter Cat (Alexandra Roach) returns to her small town when the convicted murdered of her childhood friend is released from prison. Her efforts to write a story about that long ago disappearance bring up all kinds of secrets.
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, a review
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy brings 20 years of Renée Zellweger’s reign as Bridget Jones, diary keeper, to a close. This one is slightly different in tone from the earlier films. Bridget is grieving, has kids, and finds carrying on with living after a loss hard to figure out.
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Joy review: the birth of IVF
Joy is based on the true story of how IVF came to be. It documents several years of struggle that a scientist, a gynecologist, and a nurse went through to find a way to make it work and see the first child born of IVF. Since then over 12 million babies have been born by…
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Wicked Little Letters review, raunchy and funny women for the win
I loved Wicked Little Letters. I loved the raunchy Shakespearean curses, I loved the cast, I loved the humor, I loved the wacky feminine urge to resist the patriarchy. It is a complete delight.
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After Love, quiet drama of loss and pain
When I saw that After Love had earned actress Joanna Scanlan a BAFTA for Best Leading Actress in 2022, I had to take a look at it. The story involves a new widow and her discoveries about her husband’s secret life. This is the kind of movie that isn’t meant for you to enjoy, so…
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Is there a new heroine in season 2 of Gentleman Jack?
As I watched the final episode of season 2 of Gentleman Jack I was struck by how much had happened to Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) and Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) since the start of their marriage. This real life 1830s lesbian couple did not have an easy adjustment to being together.
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Review: The Accident
Sarah Lancashire, Joanna Scanlan, and Sidse Babett Knudsen star in The Accident, the final series in a trilogy by writer Jack Thorne. A lot of vocal Brits on Twitter hated it when it aired on Channel 4 in the UK. I found it gripping, complex and nuanced.
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Watch This: Trailer for The Accident
The Accident stars Sarah Lancashire and a brilliant cast of others in a drama about a tragedy that hits a Welsh community.