Tag: LGBTQ
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Clean Slate review: family healing and comedy
Clean Slate stars Laverne Cox as a trans woman who returns to her Alabama family home and a father (George Wallace) who does not know his child is a woman. She’s been away and out of touch for 23 years.
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The Åre Murders review, Nordic noir for the mystery lover
The Åre Murders bring mystery, snow, and Nordic noir in two well plotted tales about policewoman Hanna (Carla Sehn) and the cases she works on while in the ski resort area around Åre, Sweden.
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Get Millie Black review: police story from the UK
Get Millie Black tells the story of a dedicated detective in search of missing children who is also searching for part of her past. After 18 years in England, she returns to her home in Kingston, Jamaica where she is involved in an international crime drama full of excitement and danger.
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Missing You review: a new mystery from Harlan Coben
Missing You stars Rosalind Eleazar as DI Kat Donovan, a missing persons detective in the UK. Her own fiancé, who has been missing for 11 years, turns up unexpectedly on a dating app just as Kat is looking for a missing man who used the same dating app.
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No Good Deed review: another twisty tale from Liz Feldman
No Good Deed is a dark comedy about real estate, grief, secrets, love, and greed. In 8 episodes of about 30 minutes each, several related stories unfold in twisty, interconnecting circles that revolve around the purchase of a gorgeous LA home.
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Black Doves review: a spy thriller lead by women
Black Doves brings mystery and a bit of fun to the spy thriller / action flick genre. A great cast lead the way, bringing along a number of colorful secondary characters with a convoluted story about an international incident.
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Close to You review: a story about going home
Close to You is a story about love and family. Elliot Page stars as Sam, a trans man going home for the first time in several years because it’s his father’s birthday. There’s a secondary plot about an old love from Sam’s high school days.
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Emilia Pérez review: beautiful, fascinating, dangerous
Emilia Pérez is surprising and different. It’s a musical with color saturated visuals. It’s a story about Mexican drug cartels and dirty money. It’s a story about being who you are and what that can cost. It’s a story about redemption. There are some spoilers ahead.