Reviews of movies and TV focused on women

Tag: Theodore Melfi

  • Review: The Starling, in which Melissa McCarthy gets serious

    Review: The Starling, in which Melissa McCarthy gets serious

    The Starling needs a pro vs. con scoresheet for its uneven story. The pros come in the form of a really lovely cast who make the material as good as possible. The cons are that the story is overly sentimental and employs knock-you-over-the-head symbolism to tell the tale. It’s streaming on Netflix. There is a […]

  • Review: Hidden Figures

    Review: Hidden Figures

    I loved Hidden Figures. Maybe a man could watch this film and not love it, but there is no way a woman could watch Hidden Figures and not love it. It was the most emotionally satisfying film I’ve seen in a long time.

  • Review: St. Vincent

    Review: St. Vincent

    St. Vincent is one of those feel-good movies where you cry a little at the end but everything works out fine. I love that kind of stuff, so I enjoyed watching this movie get there. Plus, it has a fantastic cast and boasts outstanding performances from all of them.

  • I’m Excited About the Cast of Hidden Figures

    I’m Excited About the Cast of Hidden Figures

    Hidden Figures doesn’t release until January 2017, but I’m already excited about the cast and the people they are playing. Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe, and Octavia Spencer star as three mathematicians working at NASA. The film is based on the true story of a group of female African Americans working at NASA told in […]

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