theprincessrose Reviews

The Woman King (2022)

Great storytelling

[10/10 · 19 September 2022]

This movie was fantastic and deserves Oscars! It was a great fictional story and also sheds light on the past women warriors and female political leaders of an African kingdom. I've never seen anything like it. I found the story to be very empowering for women. We certainly don't get enough unique stories of the unfettered power of women these days. More, Hollywood, more please!! The costumes and cinematography were wonderful, and the acting was on point. Viola Davis really stole the show, though all of the actors held their own. I hope it wins numerous accolades and awards. Go see it. It's worth it.

Reservation Dogs (2021–2023)

Great show - needs more episodes per season

[9/10 · 23 April 2022]

What a great show. I wish season 1 had more than 8 episodes as they have been laying groundwork for multiple characters. I wish this focused on more women characters as well.

I hope the show gets renewed and they bring more native women into the writing room & onto the screen as well. The women deserve warrior visions among other character development as well.

The King's Man (2021)

Way Too Violent

[4/10 · 12 March 2022]

Just tired of gruesome, gratuitous violence in Hollywood movies. Just stop. Writers should consider better scripts to reduce violence in movies altogether.

Motherland: Fort Salem (2020–2022)

Binge worthy! Amazing series!

[10/10 · 4 January 2022]

This is one of the best and most innovative television series I've ever seen. Wish it had been nominated for more awards... especially for great writing, great actresses, and overall concept.

The show centers on unapologetically powerful, magical women who run a magical army that tackles global threats against both humans and witches. I couldn't stop watching.

We need a full season 3 and more empowering, creative women-led series like this.

Maya and the Three (2021)

Epic! Gorgeous! Amazing!

[10/10 · 23 October 2021]

This is one of the best animated cinematic events ever! The story is epic. The artistry is unparalleled. I love that it creatively celebrated Mexican and Latin American culture with such vividness and imagination. I loved that all of the female characters were powerful and the storyline didn't center on them trying to find a prince. They were bravely saving the world. The magic, mysticism, folklore and grandeur in the story will make this last for generations. I'm just blown away by the beautiful graphics and heartwarming storyline. I hope they are already booking the creator, Gutierrez, for more fantastic adventure series. Everyone must see this show... maybe see it two or three times! I hope it hits number one on Netflix immediately. I'm surprised there isn't more merchandise out in celebration of this show... yet. Well done. Amazing work of art!

Outlander (2014– )

Why celebrate the subjugation of women

[2/10 · 2 October 2021]

We are way past period pieces that continue to display the subjugation and oppression of women. So bored and unimpressed with the lack of creativity in this. Where are the shows of the magical matriarchs? Sick of the patriarchy celebration.

On the Verge (2021)

Unlikable

[7/10 · 10 September 2021]

I wanted to adore a show about middle aged women, as it's so annoying that most new shows are made about high school or college aged kids. However, the women all have miserable relationships with their spouses and low self-esteem. It's hard to watch such unlikable characters. Where is the girl power? Where are the strong women sticking up for themselves? Single adults will definitely feel glad about their choices while watching this.

"The Chair" is a better execution on a successful middle aged mom with a complicated life.

Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)

Gun glorification, wasted amazing cast

[2/10 · 18 July 2021]

To take such an amazing cast of powerful women and waste their talent on a non-stop glorification of gun violence and bloody death is one of the biggest disappointments of the summer. Terrible script & terrible concept. We want more smart, female-led movies, and we want less gun psychopathy.

Ali & the Queens (2021)

So-so

[6/10 · 26 June 2021]

This movie had the bones of a good plot, but it got lost in the sexism of blaming the mother rather than the father for all of the broken family's problems. The negative,one-sided view of women made the movie less enjoyable or realistic.

I loved that the aunties welcomed Ali and gave him a safe place even though they practically robbed him on his first day in town.

I wish they would have shown Ali meeting his extended family of half sisters and step father. It would have been healthier to show blended families from around the world.

Good movie, but so much room for improvement. Dear Netflix, English dubbing would have helped too. Some of the subtitles went by too quickly.

Toilet: A Love Story (2017)

Both Sexist & Feminist

[8/10 · 16 June 2021]

Overall, this is a wonderful story about women's rights to basic hygiene and sanitation in rural India. I applaud the effort of this movie to expose the narrow-minded backwards way of patriarchal thinking that society has to overcome for necessary cleanliness and sanitation. It's shocking people live like this. Hopefully, India will keep building public toilets and toilets in people's homes to bring them into the modern age.

The odd part of this movie is that they cast a 50 year old man to play the part of a 36 year old. It looks really indecent and sexist to have a 50 year old man playing opposite a 28 year old woman. They should have cast a much younger male actor. Also, the bride's uncle was so gross gawking at young actresses and asking everyone he meets about them. What a creepy immature man. Finally, early in the movie, it was incredibly creepy for the man to stalk the woman and take hidden photos of her without her consent. This should never be normalized in film and the behavior should be shamed.

Cursed (2020)

Good girl power but overly violent

[8/10 · 6 June 2021]

This was a good story with only loose distant ties to Arthurian legend. It would have been absolutely great with more magical fantasy, significantly less horrific violence and less oppression of women and fae. Hollywood has really gone overboard with brutality and it's no fun to watch that. I had to fast forward through most of the fight scenes. The fantasy forest creatures' costuming and makeup were excellent. Katherine Langford was a wonderful heroine. I hope we see more of her in leading roles. I would love to see a continuation of the story with more focus on the mystical elements of the realm.

Bombay Begums (2021– )

Great Drama with Powerful Women

[9/10 · 6 June 2021]

We need more shows illustrating the complex lives of smart, professional women around the world. Thank you Netflix for investing in leading adult women on the screen.

The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019– )

Enjoy the music

[9/10 · 1 June 2021]

I'm a longtime fan of Kelly Clarkson's empowering music and enjoy the Kellyoke segments on the show. I'm surprised she hasn't published an album of cover songs yet. However, I wish she would stop interrupting her guests while they are talking and let them speak. Kelly can't stop talking about herself and talking on top of her guests. Please take a breath and give others room to share.

Katy Keene (2020)

I love it

[9/10 · 31 May 2021]

I just found this show on HBO max and binge-watched it over a long weekend. It's a spin-off of Riverdale without the terrible dystopian crime. It reminds me of Sex and the City but with struggling twenty-somethings rather than successful fourty-somethings. I am hoping it gets picked up for a second season even though the CW cancelled it. It's so much better than Riverdale and almost as good as The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The storyline of the lead character, Katy Keene, is so satisfying as she works toward a goal of becoming a fashion designer while working as a personal shopper at a luxury department store and interning with a famous designer. Lucy Hale's acting is stellar and she is adorable in her character. Sprinkle in a drag queen roommate, a recovering con artist PR friend, a dash of Josie and the Pussycats struggling to make it in NYC and several handsome boyfriends to make a cute show. They could make major improvements on the band's singing capabilities... the cheesiness in those scenes seems like a miss, but their music is not a major part of the show. I hope HBO or Netflix invests in a second season. The show deserves it.

Bridgerton (2020– )

It's ok

[6/10 · 2 January 2021]

It's an interesting fantasy world the writer concocted set in England in 1813.... racism doesn't seem to exist, but sexism, misogyny and even fat phobia are out in full force. It would have been nice to eliminate other elements of the patriarchy like women's lack of agency and autonomy, lack of life or career choices, unrealistic beauty standards, child brides for old men, etc that caused women such extreme suffering back then and still persist today. A complete gender role reversal would have been amazingly fun to watch.

This show was somewhat easy to watch if you enjoy period pieces... gorgeous costumes and settings in nearly every scene. However, it seemed utterly incomplete to play with race while still upholding the majority of patriarchal standards. It's tiresome to continue to glorify misogyny on television.

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)

Too negative

[2/10 · 26 November 2020]

The scene where Santa violently throws the cat by its tail is a horrible thing to teach children. The bratty elf and child were awful. This is not the Christmas movie we needed in 2020.

Seriously Single (2020)

Sad

[2/10 · 31 August 2020]

It's so sad to watch a movie about women so desperate for men that they disrespect themselves and others. We need movies about women's independence and empowerment, not desperation. This movie was a horrible disappointment.

Sidechic Gang (2018)

Terrible.

[1/10 · 8 August 2020]

Spoiler Alert from an American perspective:

This started out as a wonderful girl power plot, and took a horrific turn for the worse when the cheating men punished the women by exposing their own cheating boyfriends and husbands. The women decided to become marriage counselors instead... with no training? What a patriarchal crock. The women stayed with their cheating husbands?! Awful garbage!

If this were filmed in America, the women would have succeeded in their private investigation business and upgraded to self-independence at best or at least to more faithful men as a mediocre compromise.

The actual misogynistic ending to this movie is very disappointing for an American woman to watch. The moral of the story in this film urges women to accept cheating men... no! Just no! Never! Worst movie ever for women. Wish I could get the 90 minutes of my life back that I wasted on this sexist film.

Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room (2019 TV Special)

Thank you!

[10/10 · 1 August 2020]

We need more women in their late 30's-70's talking about their experiences and sharing feminist humor with the masses. So grateful to finally hear a mature sassy woman saying something both relevant and funny for middle aged women. Much much more of this please!!!! Thank you, Katherine Ryan! You would be like Anna Kendrick to me! A big huge YES for the single adult women who are very happy to remain that way!!!!

Ad Astra (2019)

Bored to tears

[3/10 · 20 September 2019]

Great acting by Brad Pitt, but the most boring movie I've ever seen. A major dud.

Grand Hotel (2019)

Lots of Misogyny

[2/10 · 2 July 2019]

Really need better quality entertainment that doesn't demean women for toxic masculinity's sake. Likely need to quadruple the women on your writing & creative staff to veer off the cancellation collision course this show is in.

UglyDolls (2019)

Great soundtrack, bad story

[4/10 · 13 May 2019]

I was really excited to see this movie as a big fan of Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monáe, Lizzo, and Blake Shelton. The music from the soundtrack is amazingly positive and tells the story that the screenplay writers really missed. In the movie ... Too much time & emphasis was given to the bad characters trying to change the good characters instead of vice versa. And of all the "regular" dolls, the one the planned to throw away into recycling was a black girl with glasses. Yikes! Really??!! The trope of the kid with glasses getting picked on is old & tired... just lazy, experienced writing. I would not show this movie to children as it only serves to reinforce negative stereotypes and doesn't spend enough time destroying them.

Nobody's Fool (2018)

Great story & acting!

[9/10 · 4 November 2018]

Tiffany Haddish & Tika Sumptor we're both incredible in this romantic comedy. I'm shocked by the bad reviews as everyone in the theater was laughing. It is a big hit! I would see it a second time.

Peppermint (2018)

Oscar performance

[10/10 · 8 September 2018]

Jennifer Garner deserves an academy award for her stellar performance in this film. Cailey Fleming did a great job as the daughter too. The movie overall was immensely better than the last Mission Impossible or Equalizer films. What a great vigilante revenge film empowering women while taking down dirty cops, dirty judges, and dirty girl scout leaders, and simultaneously taking down gang & cartel crime. I loved this movie! More girl power films, please! Jennifer Garner should play the next 007 James Bond! A must-see on the big screen!

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Need more girl power

[9/10 · 27 April 2018]

So tired of women playing 2nd fiddle and weaker parts in the Marvel universe. Disney got it right with Moana & Frozen... why can't they figure out female superheroes. So bored with all of the avengers if women aren't the main stars. Thank goodness for DC's Wonder Woman.