Her Screen Thoughts - Movie & TV Reviews

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Join Hollister and Frances Pearson for a rousing review of Booksmart, the much talked about film about not so cool girls graduating from high school. But really it’s about friendship and no one does friendship on the screen, we decided, like our fabulous gender. Anyone agree with Hollister that Kaitlyn Dever, who plays Amy, is a mini me version of Jodi Coming from Killing Eve? In addition, Hollist...

Hollister invites Shanette and Bryan to share their thoughts on what she considers the best series of 2017, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollister, Shanette and Bryan sing the praises of the new Juno, Love Simon, and introduce that The Americans’ final season has dropped. Then Hollister tries Roseanne for the first time ever. The stats alone around Roseanne will blow your mind. Then we close with the new NBC series, Rise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From across The Pond: two more quality series from the BBC: ​ First up: Voted Best New Drama of 2016, Doctor Foster. Written and created by the Olivier-winning playwright Mike Bartlett. Starring Suranne Jones (who won a BAFTA for her portrayal) as the doctor who suspects her husband of having an affair. Co-starring Bertie Carvel (as the husband), Tom Taylor (as the son), Thusitha Jayasundera (as t...

Titanic turns 20; Edward Norton on streaming models in conversation with Goldman Sachs; Woody Allen celebrates his 82nd birthday with the release of Wonder Wheel; what would happen if Aaron Sorkin were to reboot The West Wing; Season 2 of The Crown drops December 8 on Netflix. ​ It's then on to two of Netflix' latest offerings: ​ At 12:55: A movie carried by Carey? Hollister reviews Mudbound (star...

An American classic (with a majority non-American cast) turns 75; Hollister revisits Pride and Prejudice (2006); O'Toole reveals which Downton Abbey star performs the audiobook version of Murder on the Orient Express. ​ At 7:35: Leaving last week's meditation on kindness (Wonder) far behind, this week it's all about Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Written and directed by Martin McDonagh...

Will there be another season for Last Tango in Halifax? Liar? Hollister celebrates two anniversaries - and revisits Lady Bird. ​ At 9:36: Just in time for Thanksgiving, a meditation on kindness: Wonder, written and directed by Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower; Beauty and the Beast). Based on the bestselling novel by R.J. Palacio, founder of the #ChooseKind movement. Starring Jacob...

O'Toole bumps into her favorite celebrity; the 300th episode of Grey's Anatomy; Julianna Margulies returns to the small screen; Hollister weighs in on Kevin Spacey. ​ At 12:48: Oh Canada! Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale) is back with Alias Grace. Adapted by Sarah Polley; starring Sarah Gadon (A Royal Night Out; Indignation), Edward Holcroft (London Spy), and Anna Paquin (the first millennial...

Prepare for a very special podcast: Hollister shares her one-on-one interview with the legendary, literary Warren Adler - the man who named the Watergate complex in DC. ​ Though he didn't publish his first book until he was 46, Warren Adler has gone on to pen over 50 novels, 12 of which have been optioned by Hollywood (including The War of the Roses, starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and...

Saving Private Ryan. Schindler's List. Raiders of the Lost Ark. Phone home: this week it's all about Spielberg. HBO turns its lens on the iconic director in Spielberg; documentary directed by 14x-Emmy winner Susan Lacy. At 16:55: This week's #ListofSix: 6 Fun Facts About (who else?) Steven Spielberg (and his movies). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Creative differences on #bringmcleodsback2018; Our Gal Fry Day; The Other Einstein; the Louisville-Hollywood connection. At 6:40: Hollister’s verdict on Marshall, starring Chadwick Boseman as future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Co-starring Josh Gad (Beauty and the Beast), Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us), Kate Hudson, and Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey). 12:32: It’s back to the Hamptons Inte...

Cher returns to the Big Screen; a truly triumphant story for spec script writers everywhere; a big reveal in episode 3 of Liar? ​ At 7:00: more original programming from Netflix: Hollister binges on Mindhunter. 10:50: It's back to the 25th annual Hamptons International Film Festival, where we reviewed Breathe with special guest Diane Barrett. Marking the directorial debut of motion capture genius...

Screen Thoughts broadcasts from the 25th annual Hamptons International Film Festival, with special guest Diane Barrett. On red carpets; Itzhak Perlman; The Divine Order (“Die göttliche Ordnung”); and women's suffrage. At 7:45: Line judges: listeners did not love-love Hollister’s comments about Emma Stone playing Billie Jean King? 11:50: Hollister and Diane review Earth: One Amazing Day (narrated b...

On the power of distribution; Hugh Hefner; Apple; and Sam Shepard's mother. One of Hollister's favorite movies to be a Broadway musical; This Is Us returns to NBC. ​ At 8:30: A 6-part psychological thriller from across the pond: Liar - starring Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) and Ioan Gruffudd in a he-said-she-said. ​ 15:10: An Indecent "Decent" Proposal? Oscar winners Jane Fonda (Grace and Franki...

Hollister takes Baby Driver for a spin; why JLaw dropped out of The Rosie Project; some very active Downton Abbey alumni; and... is Stephen King putting clowns out of work? ​ More from our literary Hollywood dealmaker: click here for Big Little Lies and 20 More Books on Reese Witherspoon's Must-Read List. ​ At 7:44: A nuanced, soulful, cringe-worthy comedy, or a paean to privilege? Hollister and O...

A big night at the Emmys - and comments from our amazing listeners: click here for Apartment Therapy's take on Nancy Meyers' best kitchens. And... the WSJ commissions touchdown dances? Click here to see what La La Land choreographer Mandy Moore came up with - a Charleston for the end zone. ​At 9:00: Joy meets Misery? Darren Aronofsky teams with JLaw (Joy) to bring us his environmentally-inspired F...

Wishing all our listeners safe havens; from cancellations to Emmy noms - is it the end of networks? One optimistic trend in 2017’s YTD box office tally. ​9:32: Like Mother, like Daughter? Hollister & O'Toole debate Home Again, written & directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer; produced by romcom powerhouse Nancy Meyers. Starring Reese Witherspoon (Big Little Lies), Candice Bergen, Lake Bell, Pico...

On the dangers of bingeing; a plethora of trailers inspired by real-life stories; a Homeland brouhaha; Wonder Woman objectified? ​At 8:38: Love-love? Hollister on how best to train for Battle of the Sexes, starring Emma Stone as tennis - and equal-rights legend - Billie Jean King. 10:34: Back to the future? O'Toole on the stage-to-screen adaptation of Marjorie Prime, a Sundance winner - starring L...

Comments from our listeners; and, New York City, one story at a time: Brandon Stanton's blog sensation and inspiration behind 2 bestselling books, Humans of New York, to air as a video series on Facebook's new Watch platform. ​At 6:52: Calling all Francophiles: O'Toole on The Midwife (Sage femme), a tale about forgiveness, starring the iconic Catherine Deneuve (Persepolis) & Catherine Frot (Ma...

Shaken, not stirred - on 007 and Hollister's not-quite-undercover in-theater experience. At 5:57: Grim statistics: murder on a Native American reservation: Taylor Sheridan (Sicario) writes and directs Wind River. Starring Jeremy Renner (Arrival), fellow Oscar-nominee Graham Greene, Julia Jones, and Elizabeth Olsen. 24:20: Hollister reports on her sneak preview of Whitney: Can I Be Me, a new docume...

What's coming and going on the big and small screens - and which role made Dustin Hoffman cry (you might be surprised). ​At 8:24: "I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster." So begins Jeannette Walls' bestselling memoir-turned-movie: The Glass Castle. Starring Oscar-winner Brie Larson (Room), Woody...

Guess who's in and what's out on This Is Us; adaptations are no longer a novel-ty for Reese Witherspoon; Will & Grace borrow the sunglasses from Men in Black to make their series finale disappear. ​At 4:58: The Path meets Orange is the New Black? Jessica Biel stars in The Sinner, an 8-part "Whydunit" on USA. Co-starring Bill Pullman as a tortured detective. 10:35: Jessica Biel inspires this we...

Will Anne Hathaway be Queen? A posthumous close to Garry Marshall's Princess Diaries trilogy? At 2:16: Screen Thoughts pays homage with this week's #ListOfSix: 6 Amazing Things about the late, great, Pulitzer-winning Sam Shepard, who really seemed made of The Right Stuff. ​8:50: Amazon calls on the Mad Men team to turn F. Scott Fitzgerald's last (and unfinished) novel into a 9-part series: The Las...

Julia Roberts’ first foray into television. Annette Bening ( 20th Century Women ) to head the world’s oldest film festival. Robert Redford ( A Walk in the Woods ) and Jane Fonda ( Grace and Frankie ) to star in their fourth joint feature. An anti-morality tale travelogue? Hollister & O’Toole weigh in on Ozark, Netflix’s new series. Starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney ( The Dinner ), writte...