Reviews of movies and TV focused on women

Tag: Martin Sheen

  • Grace and Frankie, the final episodes, a loving farewell

    Grace and Frankie, the final episodes, a loving farewell

    The final episodes of Grace and Frankie were told with tenderness and affection. The two key relationships – Grace and Frankie and Sol and Robert – were written as the beautiful love stories they had always been. Everyone is getting older and that isn’t always roses and rainbows, but they age with love. Spoilers ahead.

  • Short Takes on Grace and Frankie, Surreal Estate and Home Before Dark

    Short Takes on Grace and Frankie, Surreal Estate and Home Before Dark

    The surprise release of the first four episodes of season 7 of Grace and Frankie was a big hit this week. We are several episodes into the SYFY series Surreal Estate and I’m loving it more every week. Home Before Dark wrapped up season 2. Let’s look at each one by one.

  • Review: Grace and Frankie, season 6

    Review: Grace and Frankie, season 6

    Grace and Frankie maintains its edge in season 6 with humor, the realities of aging, love, and friendship forming the base of the storytelling. Things have changed quite a bit by the end of the season. Season 7 is already set to deal with the new situations set up by season 6.

  • Review: Grace and Frankie, Season 4

    Review: Grace and Frankie, Season 4

    Grace and Frankie tackled some of the realities of aging in hard-hitting ways in season 4, but the series still produced some wonderful laugh out loud moments without making fun of anyone. Grace and Frankie both survived the season with dignity intact. There are a couple of spoilers ahead, but nothing big.

  • Grace and Frankie Season 3 is the Best Yet

    Grace and Frankie Season 3 is the Best Yet

    Grace and Frankie season 3 is the best yet. It fine tunes relationships and how they work – or don’t work. It’s hilarious, it’s heartfelt, and it’s true to life.

  • Watch This: Trailer for Season 3 of Grace and Frankie

    Watch This: Trailer for Season 3 of Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie will return to Netflix for season 3 on March 24. Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin snarl their way through another season of togetherness.

  • Review: Grace and Frankie Season 2

    Review: Grace and Frankie Season 2

    Grace and Frankie season 2 hit Netflix over the weekend and I watched all 13 episodes by late Sunday evening. My brief review is this: so damn good. A longer review follows, complete with some spoilers, so be aware. The premise of Grace and Frankie is that two couples Grace and Robert (Jane Fonda and […]

  • Preview Photos from Season 2 of Grace and Frankie

    Preview Photos from Season 2 of Grace and Frankie

    New photos from season 2 of Grace and Frankie are out now. The second season begins on Netflix on May 6. In the new season, Grace and Frankie continue the process of figuring out their own identities after they discover that their husbands are in love with each other. Series creator Marta Kauffman told People, “It’s […]

  • Reprint: A Good Year for Elder Actors

    Reprint: A Good Year for Elder Actors

    [This post originally appeared at Time Goes By, written by Ronni Bennett. Thanks to Ronni for allowing me to reprint it here.] Not infrequently, I grumble out loud around here about how few roles, especially major roles, there are in film for elder actors. Our generation doesn’t get much representation on what in our youth […]

  • Review: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

    Review: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

    If I had seen Seeking a Friend for the End of the World before I heard Bo and Lauren talk about being so happy to be together for the end of the world, I would have made a comment about this film in that Lost Girl post. I don’t think it’s really the end of […]

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