"Wine Country" on Netflix
From new contributor Samantha Craggs
In theory, there's a lot to love about Wine Country. It's two whole hours devoted to women in their 40s and 50s, an often invisible demographic in film. What's more it's rarely about typical topics like marriage or children. It stars watchable and funny women. It passes the Beschdel Test in spades.
But with Wine Country, sadly, the result is as bland as the biscuit and asparagus tones that permeate the backdrop...