Female Film Critics 24/375
Back in 2021, HBO Max premiered Hacks, an audacious, five-season comedy series about two women: a boomer standup diva and a millennial joke writer who – through generational friction – eventually became artistic soulmates. Starring Jean Smart as droll, deadpan Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder as bisexual, eco-conscious Ava Daniels, Hacks went on to win 12 Primetime Emmys, and – now – it’s come to an end.
So let’s look back.
Based on a 2018 Spanish film called Campeones, Champions is basically A League of Their Own. After a series of indiscretions, a minor-league basketball coach (Woody Harrelson) is fired and ordered by a judge to carry out community service as the manager of The Friends, a team of hoops players with intellectual disabilities. Some critics are saying the film is patronizing and making a mockery of the disabled community, but that’s not the case. The cast brings out the best in each other and all are true champions.
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