Tag: Nzingha Stewart

  • We Were Liars, YA story packs a punch

    We Were Liars, YA story packs a punch

    We Were Liars was a slow burn for me. The first episode was mindnumbingly ordinary. But this coming of age story based on a novel by E. Lockhart grows more and more complex, mysterious, and fascinating with each episode as it leads you carefully to a wow of an ending full of surprises.

  • Daisy Jones and the Six: A slice of ’70s and ’80s rock and roll

    Daisy Jones and the Six: A slice of ’70s and ’80s rock and roll

    Daisy Jones and the Six tells the history of a rock and roll band from its beginnings in the 1970s to its rise to the top in the 1980s. The band loosely resembles Fleetwood Mac and the sound is often eerily reminiscent of them.

  • From Scratch: Zoe Saldana shines in this real life drama

    From Scratch: Zoe Saldana shines in this real life drama

    From Scratch is a gut-wrenching, heartbreaker of a love story. It’s based on a memoir by Tembi Locke with Zoe Saldana playing the lead character as she navigates family, marriage, parenthood, and loss. There are spoilers ahead.

  • Review: Maid, layered and outstanding

    Review: Maid, layered and outstanding

    Maid is a layered and nuanced look at poverty, domestic violence, mental health, and American laws and systems that both help and hurt people struggling with these problems. A brilliant performance from Margaret Qualley takes the material to a level that will make the series an awards contender for 2021. The series is on Netflix.

  • Broad Focus: It Works

    Broad Focus: It Works

    Several months ago, Lifetime TV announced Broad Focus, an effort to put more women in all sorts of positions behind the camera as directors, producers, writers, and content developers. Lifetime recently announced how well it’s working. Five of those Lifetime movies are the top five movies in ad-supported cable for women 25-49. They are: Alex…

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