A high-energy, Western-hued black comedy about two women who, marginalized by society but bonded by friendship, accidentally stumble into a whole mess of very thorny problems definitely not of their making but that they will ultimately untangle? Yeah, that's right. You might just want to slip on your favorite Binging Britches for the Spanish series … Continue reading No Traces (Sin Huellas) (2023): A Black Comedy Action Series From Spain About Marginalized Women That Leaves a Very Good Impression
CLASS OF ’07 (2023): A Fairly Tasty Apocalyptic Series
At this point, it seems that apocalypse-themed series come in nearly every flavor imaginable. In the case of Class of '07, an Australian series that follows a group of women trapped at their Catholic boarding school when a world-ending wave makes landfall during their reunion, the results are, for me, a bit mixed. It's like … Continue reading CLASS OF ’07 (2023): A Fairly Tasty Apocalyptic Series
FARAWAY (2023): A Rom-Com That Says, Hell Yes Women Get Better With Age
The trailer makes Faraway (2023) look like it's going to be your standard Netflix assembly-line rom-com, written with the help of a random cliché generator, but it is, in fact, a much more unique, nuanced, and tender story about a middle-aged woman finding happiness, and yes, a second chance at love in the process. Please … Continue reading FARAWAY (2023): A Rom-Com That Says, Hell Yes Women Get Better With Age
Short Reviews: MAJA MA (2022), SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW (2023), I’M TOTALLY FINE (2023)
MAJA MA (2022) SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW (2023) I'M TOTALLY FINE (2022) MAJA MA (2022) I enjoyed this bittersweet and intimate look at sexuality, bias, and cultural expectations through the lens of a devoted, dedicated, and diligent wife and mother. Tejas Patel (Ritwik Bhowmik) is very excited to get engaged to his Indian-American girlfriend … Continue reading Short Reviews: MAJA MA (2022), SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW (2023), I’M TOTALLY FINE (2023)
YOUR PLACE OR MINE (2023): I’ll Just Stay Home, Thanks
Hello? Netflix customer service? Yes, I'm calling to let you know about a glitch with Your Place or Mine (2023), one of your recent rom-coms . What? Yes, that's right. The one with Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher. Exactly. It's just that you seem to have left out all the "romantic" and the "comedy" bits … Continue reading YOUR PLACE OR MINE (2023): I’ll Just Stay Home, Thanks