Reviews of movies and TV focused on women

Tag: Stephen Sondheim

  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is utterly delightful

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is utterly delightful

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery is utterly delightful. It’s light and fun, full of humor, murder, satire, slapstick, and glamour. The cast is having as much fun with the material as the viewers. The original Knives Out was very good. This is even better.

  • Review: West Side Story, the old is new again

    Review: West Side Story, the old is new again

    West Side Story reached streamers HBO Max and Disney+, which was my cue to watch it! Finally! I watched the original film version of West Side Story several times in theaters when Rita Moreno and I were both young women. I expect to see this 2021 version more than once as well. I do appreciate […]

  • Review: Marriage Story

    Review: Marriage Story

    Marriage Story features brilliant performances from Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson. The film explores the American way of divorce and how it damages a couple who want to be good parents and friends when it’s over. This is a sad story, know that going in. It’s painful to witness. However, it’s ultimately full of hope. […]

  • Brain Dump: A Wife’s Nightmare, Annie, On My Way, Into the Woods

    Brain Dump: A Wife’s Nightmare, Annie, On My Way, Into the Woods

    It’s time for a brain dump. My brain is teeming with thoughts about this and that – mostly movies I watched over the holidays. Short thoughts. Thoughts so short that combining them into one post seems like a grand idea.

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