Left-Handed Girl, a family struggles to survive
Left-Handed Girl tells a emotional story about a family headed by a single mom as they struggle to survive. The mom opens a noodle shop in a busy night market in Taipei, Taiwan. […]https://oldaintdead.com/left-handed-girl-a-family-struggles-to-survive/
Review: Absentia, season 3
Absentia, season 3, features danger, endless action, and suspense with the cop who never gives up, Emily Byrne (Stana Katic). […]
Sorry, Baby: why women pick the bear
Sorry, Baby was written and directed by Eva Victor, who also stars as the main character, Agnes. This low budget indie looks at Agnes as she struggles through a horrific event. […]
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, a French comedy
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Jane Austen a gâché ma vie) comes from writer and director Laura Piani. It's a romantic comedy, mostly in French with some English, about a bookshop worker who wins a spot at a writing retreat called the Jane Austen Residency. […]https://oldaintdead.com/jane-austen-wrecked-my-life-a-french-comedy/
The Beast in Me, this powerful series captivates
The Beast in Me is the kind of story that will be talked about for many years. It's a tightly written suspense drama that deals with themes of blame, vengeance, rage, and violence that are part of human nature. It's a deep examination of those themes in ways that will merit visiting and revisiting by analysts and film scholars. […]https://oldaintdead.com/the-beast-in-me-this-powerful-series-captivates/
Materialists: love as old as time
Materialists was billed as a love triangle romcom but it isn't that. I'd say it's a thoughtful look at dating, marriage, value, and love from the unique perspective of a matchmaker for the rich in New York City. […]
The New Force, pioneering women police
The New Force comes from Sweden and is based on true events. In 1958 an "experiment" letting women into the police force took place in the Klara police district in Stockholm, the most crime-ridden part of the city. The women quickly proved they were capable of the work, and more women were hired after their first success. […]https://oldaintdead.com/the-new-force-pioneering-women-police/
All Her Fault, emotional and twisty mystery series
All Her Fault is a kidnapping story. Busy working mom Marissa (Sarah Snook) arrives at an address she was given to pick up her 5 year old son from a play date. There are no children there. The woman of the house had no idea who any of the people Marissa expected to find there were. […]https://oldaintdead.com/all-her-fault-emotional-and-twisty-mystery-series/
Hedda, a classic reworked by Nia DaCosta
Hedda is Nia DaCosta's take on the play Hedda Gabler written by Henrik Ibsen. She wrote the screenplay with several changes from the original. Although the character Hedda remained a scheming manipulator, her race was changed to a woman of color (Tessa Thompson). Hedda's former lover, Eileen Lovborg (Nina Hoss), gender switched to be a woman. The ending was changed slightly as well. […]https://oldaintdead.com/hedda-a-classic-reworked-by-nia-dacosta/
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