Reviews of movies and TV focused on women

Tag: Patricia Clarkson

  • She Said, going public with charges of sexual abuse

    She Said, going public with charges of sexual abuse

    She Said tells the story of the work done at the New York Times to expose the history of Harvey Weinstein as a sexual predator. It’s a powerful look at the work and effort that went into preparing the story and making it public.

  • Review: The Bookshop

    Review: The Bookshop

    The Bookshop, from Catalan director Isabel Coixet, is so very, very English that the emotional life of the characters is buried deep. Almost no action and an unnecessary voice over explaining things make this an unusual but ultimately moving film.

  • Review: The Party

    Review: The Party

    The Party brings a dysfunctional collection of people who know each other’s secrets into the same room. It’s a wild and wonderful thing to watch.

  • Review: Sharp Objects

    Review: Sharp Objects

    Sharp Objects is dark and progressively more frightening as the 8 episode HBO mini series rolls. It’s full of brilliant performances built around a slowly revealed mystery.

  • Watch This: Trailer for House of Cards, the final season

    Watch This: Trailer for House of Cards, the final season

    I confess, I stopped watching House of Cards when Trump was elected. It was all too much with a real-life horrible man in the White House and a character no better than him at the top of House of Cards.

  • Review: Learning to Drive

    Review: Learning to Drive

    Learning to Drive stars Patricia Clarkson as Wendy, a NYC book critic whose marriage ends abruptly. She’s always depended on her husband (Jake Weber) to do the driving.

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