Tag: Karen Gillan

  • Late Bloomers review: a small hidden gem

    Late Bloomers review: a small hidden gem

    Late Bloomers is a small film that hasn’t attracted much attention. It got off to an annoying start, but by the end of the story it was well worth the time. It’s the story of how two strangers in adjoining hospital beds came to love each other.

  • The Circle review: is it really that bad?

    The Circle review: is it really that bad?

    The Circle had pretty bad reviews back when it came out in 2017, so I never watched it. But it’s been hard to find new material lately. I thought, “It has Tom Hanks. Emma Watson is the lead. How bad could it be?” I gave it a shot. It wasn’t great. My version of the…

  • MPower: Marvel celebrates its women superheroes

    MPower: Marvel celebrates its women superheroes

    MPower is Marvel taking a look at the women superheroes in numerous Marvel movies and TV shows. It doesn’t detail every woman superhero in the Marvel universe in just 4 episodes, but touches on several.

  • Review: Gunpowder Milkshake

    Review: Gunpowder Milkshake

    Gunpowder Milkshake is like a hundred other films you’ve seen where dozens of men get killed in dozens of creative ways by only a few heroic characters. This film fits that genre. With one exception. The heroic characters are women. It’s streaming on Netflix.

  • Review: Not Another Happy Ending

    Review: Not Another Happy Ending

    Not Another Happy Ending is from Scotland. The 2013 romance about a writer and her publisher is light and fun and utterly predictable. Nothing is wrong with a predictable romance, because half the fun comes from watching the people involved figure out who it is they are supposed to be with. The audience, of course,…