Tag: Rachel Brosnahan
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The Amateur is out for revenge
The Amateur stars Rami Malek as a CIA computer coder named Heller who sets out on a revenge quest. It’s a hero’s journey for nerdy, smart guys. When his wife (Rachel Brosnahan) is caught up and killed in a terrorist attack at London’s Heathrow airport, he uses all his CIA resources to track down the…
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, an extravaganza of a final season
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, season 5, took an “everything including the kitchen sink” approach to wrapping up this funny series. There were flashbacks and flash forwards, there were musical episodes, there was a roast, there were shows within shows, there were jokes on top of jokes. The love affair this show had with 1960s fashion,…
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Review: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, season 4
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, season 4, proves that some series do improve with age. The fourth season of this comedy sees Midge make some decisions about her career and begin to face some of her mistakes. It may be the funniest season yet. There’s a season 5 promised.
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The Courier: Nail-biting Cold War drama
The Courier is based on a true story about the Cuban Missile Crisis of the early 1960s that almost ended in nuclear war between America and the Soviet Union. Even though I lived through that time and was glued to the news about it, this is a part of the story I never knew. The…
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I’m Your Woman Turns Rachel Brosnahan into a Bad Mama
I’m Your Woman, streaming on Prime Video, stars Rachel Brosnahan as the wife of a criminal. She goes on the run when every bad guy in Pittsburgh suddenly and insistently wants to know where he is.
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Review: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, season 3
In season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Midge (Rachel Brosnahan) is on tour as the opening act for famous singer Shy Baldwin (Leroy McClain). She’s traveling with her manager Susie (Alex Borstein). Things are going great! Beware, there are some season 3 spoilers ahead.
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Review: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, season 2
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, season 2, didn’t have as much stand up as I hoped it would. I was a bit disappointed in that. It focused more on Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) and the characters around her as people than it did on Midge’s career as a comic. There are some slight spoilers ahead. Season…
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Watch This: A New Trailer for season 2 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Season 1 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel took home a little red wagon full of Emmy Awards and has already been promised a 3rd season by Amazon, even though we haven’t seen season 2 of this comedy yet.
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Watch This: Trailer for Season 2 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime video returns for season 2 with Midge finding work as a comedian in the Catskills. She had trouble finding the self-discipline to actually develop and stick to an act in season 1. We’ll see if she’s learning her craft in season 2.