I Used to Be Funny is a Canadian film with Rachel Sennott as a stand up comic who works as a nanny for a teenage girl. The story is not told in linear order. Sometimes it’s hard to place events […]
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Badhaai Do comes from India. It the story of a lavender marriage where a gay man and a lesbian decide to hide behind a marriage so their parents and society at large will think they are not queer. That’s them
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In the Decameron by Boccaccio, ten people flee Florence during the Black Plague. They hide out in the countryside and amuse themselves by telling 100 stories during the long nights. In this TV version of the story, we don’t get
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Better Days is an odd little dark comedy about a woman in the midst of grieving over her husband’s death. Sonja Smits plays Kate, the widow, who grows on you over time until you’re really rooting for her to figure
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Domino Day: Lone Witch is a British series written by women, directed by women, and mostly starring women. Just my cup of tea. The series advertises itself as being similar to Buffy, but actually it was ripped right from the
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Troppo, the Australian mystery series, maintained its high quality with an excellent season 2. Thomas Jane and Nicole Chamoun star in this steamy tropical tale of murder and redemption.
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Totally Completely Fine brings Australian dark comedy to a series about a family struggling with grief. It’s an excellent series with outstanding writing and beautiful performances from a big ensemble cast.
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Fancy Dance is a heartbreaking tale about missing and murdered indigenous women, taking care of family, and surviving as an indigenous woman in the United States. Lily Gladstone stars in a beautiful performance with talented young Isabel Deroy-Olson playing her
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My Lady Jane picked a real historical character – Lady Jane Grey – and completely fabricated a zonked out new history for her with fantasy elements and a bubbling well of twists and surprises. It’s a comedy using modern language,
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Short Bits bring the dross out of my head regarding a few things I’ve watched recently that don’t need or merit a full-on review. That includes today’s topics with Miley Cyrus talking to David Letterman, Hannah Einbinder’s stand up special,
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