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Reviews
Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (2019)
MOSTLY FUN
Mostly nice, escapist entertainment.
The underlying feminist messages are, at times, a little heavily laid on (which starts with the title of the series - "MS" was not yet a common expression... perhaps until about decade later).
And quite generally, the time-related research is a little weak - there were, of course, regional differences, but most singers had a dream of going to London, or "the mother country", or the England but didn't repeatedly dream of going to the "UK" in those days. The treatment of migrants is a little unrealistic, as is their reaction. And so on...
But if we overlook the era-related errors and some all-too-convenient coincidences, there is the basis for a good show here - a little catching up to do to reach the original Miss Fisher, but okay.
The Red Pill (2016)
AN UNCOMFORTABLE CHALLENGE TO COMMON BELIEFS
Enough has been said so that I don't need to reiterate it all. I will therefore confine myself to saying that this is not a comfortable film to watch, regardless on where we stand politically. It is perhaps exactly that quality of causing us discomfort by challenging long-held belief-systems that makes watching The Red Pill one of the most worthwhile ways of spending a couple of hours. (It even explains to what the "red pill" refers).
Cassie Jaye is also to be congratulated on making the raw interviews available on YouTube, showing us what was said before the 100 hours of material were edited down into 2 (just search for "The Red Pill Raw Files"). She did a remarkable job!