#TheBoroughs is sci-fi fun with the old folks. #EldersRock in this one from the top stars to the cameos. https://oldaintdead.com/the-boroughs-sci-fi-fun-with-the-old-folks/

The Boroughs, sci-fi fun with the old folks

The Boroughs has a marvelous cast of players, almost all over 60. I love it for that reason alone. It's about a remote retirement village stuck out in the middle of the New Mexico desert where strange things happen in the night. (I'd like to say 'stranger things' happen in the night, because this is a Duffer Brothers production, but it doesn't quite fit the sentence.) […]

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The Addiction of Hope, growing old is tough

The Addiction of Hope stars Anne-Marie Johnson as an aging actor who clings to the idea of another great part. When her sister Lynnie (Harley Jane Kozak) gets ill, she reevaluates her situation. […]

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#EleanortheGreat review. This one has everything: #EldersRock #DirectedbyWomen
A complex main character and a touching story.
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Eleanor the Great with June Squibb in the lead

Eleanor the Great, from first time director Scarlett Johansson, stars June Squibb as a kind of elder anti-hero whose life and mature wisdom should have prevented her from making a bad decision, but didn't. Minor spoilers ahead. […]

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Best women led, women directed things I watched in 2025.

A little disclaimer in case you're new here. I don't watch everything. I review things directed by women or with women in the leading roles. With that in mind, I'll list the things I liked best in movies, TV series, and documentary categories in 2025. Things are listed in the reverse order from when I saw them, not in order of importance or wonderfulness. […]

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A Kind of Madness, family drama from South Africa

A Kind of Madness is a family story from South Africa. It includes scenes from the past, the present, and from the broken mind of the family matriarch. Most of the past scenes come from the mother's mind and what she remembers is fractured and sometimes not real. […]

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When Fall is Coming, surprising French family drama

When Fall is Coming (Quand vient l'automne) tells a touching story about a French family and a relationship between a grandmother and her grandson. Clever turns and twists makes this unusual story a winner. […]

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