Archive - Beth's TV & Film Recommendations

The Essence of "A Real Pain"

A film about the shadow of pain and the intricate legacy it leaves behind

Nov 24 •

Beth Lisogorsky

Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" Toronto - A Musical Scrapbook

Let's all take a moment to experience vicariously the gift of Taylor Swift's illustrious career.

Nov 23 •

Beth Lisogorsky

The Inconvenient Truth of Women Like Catherine/Cate in "Disclaimer"

Filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón's latest drama says more about societal complicity in maligning successful women than anything else.

Nov 17 •

Beth Lisogorsky

Keri Russell's Current Era is Spy / Diplomat

Keri Russell's evolution, why you should watch "The Diplomat" plus other shows that have caught my attention this week.

Nov 9 •

Beth Lisogorsky

Exploring Hitchcock’s Horror in “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (2015) and Ryan Murphy’s “Grotesquerie” (2024)

Something about the male gaze, bad things happening to vulnerable people, and the art of deception feels eerily like a pre-Election foreshadowing.

Nov 1 •

Beth Lisogorsky

October 2024

In the fantasy film "Tuesday," Death Becomes Her

The experience of grief is the red thread for this week's book, film and TV recommendation.

Oct 23 •

Beth Lisogorsky

“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” Makes the Case for More YA Mysteries

A recent entrant in the Nancy Drew sleuthing category with a Brit-Gen Z, teenage twist; PLUS, other stuff I'm watching

Oct 18 •

Beth Lisogorsky

Season 2 of "Nobody Wants This." is a Go

Our panel of pop culturistas weighs in. Plus, a "Keeping the Faith" comparison!

Oct 11 •

Beth Lisogorsky

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Ingrid Haring-Mendes

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Jewish Representation as Seen on "Nobody Wants This."

Our Gen X panel and a guest star weigh in on Netflix’s #1 rom-com and the questionable choices it makes regarding interfaith couples and Jewish identity

Oct 10 •

Sheila Moeschen

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Ingrid Haring-Mendes

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Beth Lisogorsky

Gen X Women Discuss: "Nobody Wants This."

Netflix’s #1 rom-com about the interfaith coupling of “hot rabbi” and “blonde shiksa” is taking the entertainment world by storm. (Part 1)

Oct 9 •

Beth Lisogorsky

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Ingrid Haring-Mendes

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Sheila Moeschen

Remembering the Atrocities of Oct. 7th

Sheryl Sandberg's documentary about the 10/7/23 Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians and and my personal reflections on this somber day

Oct 7 •

Beth Lisogorsky

October Romance Lovers Film Club: "Roman Holiday"

“Roman Holiday” (1953), the original rom-dram and iconic Hollywood classic, stars a 23-year-old Audrey Hepburn as Princess Anja/Ann of some Euro…

Oct 6 •

Beth Lisogorsky

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