Tig Notaro

Dakota Johnson in Am I OK?

Am I OK? Female friendship and coming out

Am I OK? has had a mixed reception. It was written by Lauren Pomerantz and directed by Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro. It stars Dakota Johnson and Kiersey Clemons. With those credentials, I pretty much HAD to watch it.

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Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston in The Morning Show

The Morning Show, review of seasons 1-3

The Morning Show has been on my radar from the first. I’ve watched every season but I haven’t said much about it here. A few complaints about season 2 is all I’ve written. Let’s take a look at all three

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Maddie Ziegler in Music

Music, Sia’s vivid imagination

Music is what I ended up watching weeks into the writers’ strike when the streamers are full of old material I’ve already watched. This first effort as a filmmaker by Sia is definitely not good, but I watched it all

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Reese Witherspoon in Your Place or Mine

Your Place or Mine, above average romcom

Your Place or Mine brings a stellar cast to a slightly above average romcom. Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher are in the lead roles. There’s a terrific cast surrounding them. The film was written and directed by Aline Brosh McKenna.

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Ed Helms and Patti Harrison in Together Together

Together Together, but not like that

Together Together is about a couple who spend a few intense months together, but they aren’t together together. It’s a story of the slow growth of respect and friendship between two people who are connected out of necessity, not love.

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Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne in Instant Family

Review: Instant Family

Instant Family is a look at a real foster care story – one with a happy ending. It’s a comedy, but it looks clear-eyed at a situation that is anything but funny.

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the cast of Transparent Musicale Finale

Review: Transparent: Musicale Finale

Transparent: Musicale Finale takes a grieving Pfefferman family on a journey toward healing with music, Jewish traditions, and some truly bizarre turns of fantasy.

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Sarah Gadon in Alias Grace

10 Great TV Series Directed Wholly or Partly by Women from 2017

My standard disclaimer about top 10 end of year lists: there are many things I don’t see on TV because I don’t have the right channels or subscriptions. If I overlook your favorite, that may be why. Here are the

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Tig Notaro in One Mississippi

Review: Season 2 of One Mississippi

Season 2 of One Mississippi is on Amazon Video. Tig Notaro – with Diablo Cody – created this comedy/drama based loosely on Tig’s own life.

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Tig Notaro in One Mississippi

Watch This: Trailer for Season 2 of One Mississippi

Season 2 of One Mississippi begins on Amazon on September 8. This dark comedy series from Tig Notaro is the partly true story of Tig’s journey home after her mother’s death.

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