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Melissa McCarthy and Chris O'Dowd in The Starling

Review: The Starling, in which Melissa McCarthy gets serious

4 Comments / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / October 6, 2021 / Chris O'Dowd, Daveed Diggs, Kevin Kline, Laura Harrier, Loretta Devine, Matt Harris, Melissa McCarthy, Rosalind Chao, Skyler Gisondo, The Starling, Theodore Melfi, Timothy Olyphant

The Starling needs a pro vs. con scoresheet for its uneven story. The pros come in the form of a really lovely cast who make the material as good as possible. The cons are that the story is overly sentimental […]

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Review: Hollywood

9 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / May 5, 2020 / Darren Criss, David Corenswet, Glee, Holland Taylor, Hollywood, Ian Brennan, Jake Picking, Janet Mock, Jeremy Pope, Jessica Yu, Jim Parsons, Joe Mantello, Laura Harrier, Michelle Krusiec, Mira Sorvino, Patti LuPone, Pose, Rob Reiner, Ryan Murphy, Samara Weaving, The Good Earth, The Politician, Women Directors

Hollywood is about rewriting the story of Hollywood by going back 80 years and re-imagining everything. Set in the 1940s, the series creates a new history for Hollywood that includes people of color, out gay men, and women bosses.

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The Realest Real

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / September 15, 2016 / Carrie Brownstein, Kim Gordon, Laura Harrier, Mahershala Ali, Natasha Lyonne, Rowan Blanchard, short films, The Realest Real, Women Directors

The Realest Real is a movie by Carrie Brownstein. It’ll take you 6 minutes to watch and make you wonder about the wisdom of everything you say in the future on social media.

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