Women Directors

Annette Bening in Apples Never Fall

Apples Never Fall, complicated family drama

Apples Never Fall, with all 7 episodes uploaded, is available on Peacock. This family drama is based on a novel by Liane Moriarty. It was developed by Melanie Marnich. I enjoy reading Liane Moriarty – her novels are always full […]

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Busy Philipps, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, and Sara Bareilles in Girls5eva

Girls5eva, season 1 review, with all 3 seasons now on Netflix

Girls5eva is a comedy about a one hit wonder girl group. They’ve all moved on from their 15 minutes of fame. When they’re in their 40s, they decide to try to get the group back together and start performing again.

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Anna Sawai in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the MonsterVerse even a woman can love

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters joins the MonsterVerse of creatures like Godzilla, King Kong, and the Titans. It has its share of gigantic CGI monsters, but is actually a story about family history, legacy, and the people who want to understand

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Virginie Efira in Revoir Paris

Revoir Paris review, in which Virginie Efira defines memory recovery

Revoir Paris from writer and director Alice Winocour, is about a woman who is traumatized in a mass shooting in a Paris bistro. She survives, one of the few who did, but blanked out the memory of what happened. She

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Léa Seydoux in One Fine Morning

One Fine Morning review: Léa Seydoux in a lovely role

One Fine Morning (Un beau matin) stars Léa Seydoux in a gentle and sweet character study. This French film was written and directed by Mia Hansen-Løve. The work I’ve seen from this director in the past was introspective and seemingly

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Camila Mendes in Upgraded

Upgraded review, a light and fun romcom

Upgraded follows the light and breezy romcom tradition. It stars Camila Mendes and Archie Renaux. He’s a rich Englishman. She’s a poverty stricken assistant in an American art auction house. She gets upgraded to first class on a plane to

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Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall in One Day

One Day review, 20 years one day at a time

One Day was a movie not long ago. Now the famous book by David Nicholls has been reworked again into a 14 episode series. Two people who meet at university form a relationship that lasts a lifetime. It’s examined each

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Woody Harrelson, Laura Linney, and Nico Parker in Suncoast

Suncoast review, learning to live with loss

Suncoast tells a semi-autobiographical story from writer and director Laura Chinn about a small Florida family dealing with the impending loss of a son and brother to brain cancer. That sounds grim, and in many ways it is, but it’s

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Jeon Jong-seo in Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon review

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, from writer and director Ana Lily Amirpour, stars Kate Hudson and Jun Jong Seo in a supernatural gothic tale set in the dark, grimy streets of New Orleans. Despite the horror underpinnings, the film

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Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, and Teyonah Parris in The Marvels

The Marvels review: total fun from beginning to end

The Marvels was simply a treat and great fun. From the opening credits to the last second. Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) uttered the final line, “Oh, shit,” which in Marvel-speak is a way to let you know that more is

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