Sarah Hunter Simanson

Writer | @latimes @salon @huffpost @travelleisure @yahoo @dailymemphian etc

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“Part 1” is about Elphaba redefining what it means to be “wicked.” What the second film has done for Glinda is give her the same space. “For Good” is her chance to be more than a girl given a bubble in which she is forced to float. And it’s spectacular.

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With a better script and injection of emotion, “Regretting You” could have been a cathartic outlet for reexamining how sometimes you feel like you’ve gotten it wrong, how you question the things done and left undone and things confessed and left unsaid.

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Is it just me, or is “The Gilded Age” actually getting good?! Here are my thoughts on the finale.

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Put simply, “My Oxford Year,” which premieres on Netflix today, is a terrible adaptation. Not even Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest can save it because they have almost no chemistry.

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Talking to @elamin88 and @meganangelo about TSITP on Commotion this morning was the perfect way to pregame tomorrow's new episode. You can listen here.

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My latest piece is about why my kids aren’t in any camps this summer. And, no, it has nothing to do with achieving the perfect “’90s summer” from my youth.

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Contributor: Kids in camp? Nope. Got a summer schedule? Nope. Cue the mom guilt https://t.co/ZX83wVQQdL

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My kids aren’t enrolled in a single camp this summer.

For @latimes I wrote about why and how out of touch most modern parenting discourse has become.

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If these episodes can be trusted as an indicator of what’s to come, it looks like this season is going to stick pretty closely to the books to maintain the essence of Belly’s story even though it’s expanding the storylines of the secondary characters.

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For @YahooEnt I dove into the elements of TSITP that have attracted a millennial audience (like me) with fierce loyalties to Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah.

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The scope of the setting and realism of the dragons infuses the How to Train Your Dragon live-action remake with higher stakes and a greater emotional payoff. I loved it, and so did my kids.

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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is the most delightful rom-com I've seen in ages!

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Overall, “Ginny & Georgia” has veered from entertaining to trauma-dumping, and the third season was not fun to watch. Here's why.

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I watched “Juliet & Romeo” in an empty theater on opening night, which felt fitting. It’s easy to pan this horrendous pop musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy. What’s harder to do is decipher its intended audience.

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Happy Mother’s Day to those maternal characters onscreen who help make us who we are either alongside or in the absence of our own moms.

And thanks to everyone who shared their stories for this piece!

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Teens today are less likely to be in a relationship or have sex. They need characters like Katherine and her modern mirror, Keisha .

Here's what I think about Netflix's adaptation of Judy Blume's classic novel.

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Another Simple Favor is simply terrible. Here’s why.

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Étoile is everything you want in a show by the Palladinos. It’s witty. It’s quirky. And there’s Luke Kirby.

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I absolutely loved A Nice Indian Boy.

The story combines elements of both the American rom-com and the Indian Bollywood film to create a new and much-needed type of love story. It's a must watch.

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Snow White is a strange, hot mess, but my daughter is still probably going to love it, so I’m not really sure that its messiness matters.

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Uzo Aduba is so delightful to watch as the quirky, bird-watching Cordelia Cupp, and The Residence is such a fun twist on the murder mystery genre. I’m crossing my fingers for a second season.

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