Series Review: “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window” A sneaky send-up of the literary pot-boiler genre that still manages to surprise with humor and pathos, saved from silliness by star Kristen Bell.

Series Review: “Maid” A heartwrenching story of domestic abuse, addiction and mental illness — born out of generational family dysfunction — against which a young single mother will stop at nothing to make her escape, baby daughter in tow.

Film Review: “The Grizzlies” At the edge of the world, a disenfranchised group of Inuit kids finds Hope at the end of a lacrosse stick. . . an Arctic tale sure to melt even the iciest heart.

Series Review: “Hanna” The captivating series based on the 2011 film, about a young girl raised in the woods by her father to be the perfect assassin. Until she discovers she’s not the only one.

Film Review: “The Power of the Dog” An unnervingly suspenseful period family drama about two rancher brothers whose delicate yet dysfunctional relationship is toppled when one brings a widow and her son home to join the family. This can’t end well.

Series Review: “Only Murders in the Building” A delightfully sneaky send-up of true crime fandom in the podcast culture, with a nod to the eccentricities of the uptown NYC zeitgeist.

Series Review: “The Handmaid’s Tale” A Feminist Dystopian nightmare serves as exceptional TV and socio-political cautionary tale. Chilling on all counts.

Series Review: “The Wilds” A captivating series about a group of troubled teenaged girls stranded on a deserted island. It’s ‘Lost’ meets ‘Lord of the Flies’ with a Feminist Hunger Games chaser.

Film Review: “Pieces of a Woman” When Grief mixes with Guilt. . . a shattering portrait of loss after the crushing tragedy of a home birth gone horribly wrong.