Tag: Ellen Wong

Film Fest (2020)
Film Festivals, Film Industry, Film Reviews, Indie Film

Austin Film Festival Review: “Film Fest”

Year: 2020 Director: Marshall Cook Writers: Marshall Cook and Paul Alan Cope Stars: Matt Cook, Diona Reasonover, Laird Macintosh, C.J. Vana, Will Sasso, Ellen Wong By Morgan Roberts If you are like me, film festivals are exciting opportunities to find new filmmakers, independent films, and new creatives in the film industry. But, festivals are a bit more complicated than a simple celebration of movies. “Film … Continue reading Austin Film Festival Review: “Film Fest”

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Streaming, Television Review, Women in Television

An Ode to “GLOW”

There are some more trivial things that we’ve lost like brunch, going to the cinema, travelling, concerts, just being in others’ presence. Films we’ve been dying to see have been pushed back or shelved. Shows we love have been postponed or cancelled. The world is hard. And it has become increasingly difficult after seven months of quarantining – if you’re being good – to find something to bring me joy. One thing that always brought me joy was the Netflix show, “GLOW.” Continue reading An Ode to “GLOW”

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Female Characters, Netflix, Reviews, Television

Now is the Time to Watch “GLOW”

It is a show run by women, about women, and about women using their bodies not for the benefit of men but for the benefit of themselves. As someone who has been inundated with images of how a woman should look and can’t look, it is powerful see a group of women who show that there is no wrong way to look or be or exist.  That every woman has strength in her. Continue reading Now is the Time to Watch “GLOW”

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