2012-05-04

meganbmoore: (sb:  eep! forest perv!)
2012-05-04 10:18 pm
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If she had a dog, it would have been hit by a car.

I just finished Mildred Pierce, the HBO miniseries with Kate Winslett about a single mother in the 30s who becomes a successful businesswoman. It was pretty interesting despite some very unfortunate male-gaze elements in her relationships with men (there was a major wishfulfillment thing going full throttle with all of those, and it wasn't female wishfulfillment) until the last 20 minutes.

the last 20 minutes )Also, HBO, why must your sex scenes always look so awkward and uncomfortable? I know they're supposed to be edgy or whatever, but I always just feel sorry for the actors because they look uncomfortable and like they just want the scene to be over. (Also, they tend to be on the boring side?)