Tag: Kiersey Clemons

  • Am I OK? Female friendship and coming out

    Am I OK? Female friendship and coming out

    Am I OK? has had a mixed reception. It was written by Lauren Pomerantz and directed by Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro. It stars Dakota Johnson and Kiersey Clemons. With those credentials, I pretty much HAD to watch it.

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the MonsterVerse even a woman can love

    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the MonsterVerse even a woman can love

    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters joins the MonsterVerse of creatures like Godzilla, King Kong, and the Titans. It has its share of gigantic CGI monsters, but is actually a story about family history, legacy, and the people who want to understand how to live with the giant creatures.

  • Susie Searches review: searching for social media fame

    Susie Searches review: searching for social media fame

    Susie Searches is a fun suspense tale. It’s transparent and simplistic, but still enjoyable and highly entertaining. Susie (Kiersey Clemons as an adult) has a gift. From an young age, she could tell who the murderer was early in a mystery. She’s always right. Now in college, she wants to parlay that talent into a…

  • Wow! 6 women powered, women empowered, shows in recent weeks

    Wow! 6 women powered, women empowered, shows in recent weeks

    In the past month or so, I’ve seen several outstanding movies and TV series that are written by or directed by women and that star women in roles where they either hold or take the power. I know I’m forgetting some or haven’t seen everything, so feel free to suggest more in the comments.

  • Asking For It, an edgy women-take-back-power drama

    Asking For It, an edgy women-take-back-power drama

    Asking For It puts a group of women together who have been misused, mistreated, and damaged by men. They find ways to take revenge on their tormentors and on men who hurt women in general.

  • Review: Hearts Beat Loud

    Review: Hearts Beat Loud

    Hearts Beat Loud appears to be a simple story about a father and daughter as she prepares to leave for college. It seems simple, but it’s actually emotionally intricate and complex. Like some of the music in this film, it’s complicated while seeming simple. It’s perfectly written and acted. It’s a wonderful movie. I give…

  • Review: The Only Living Boy in New York

    Review: The Only Living Boy in New York

    The Only Living Boy in New York looks like a love story at first glance. By the end it becomes clear it is a story about fathers and sons and about the loss of innocence.