Watch film sexy4/10/2023 Predictably, her lofty concept and dreary title don’t attract much interest from publishers. Having spent months designing and planning its content, she brings her magazine proposal along with visual aids to a magazine convention where, apparently, pitches for new publications are being heard. Joyce envisions a glossy yet erudite publication she has dubbed The Matriarch Awakes. And that could be the underlying message of a series set in a turbulent era, 50 years behind us: change comes slowly. Perhaps unsurprisingly, not much changes. She tries ignoring them, then introducing herself politely, then finally standing up to their obnoxious behavior. An ongoing trope finds Joyce being catcalled by the same group of construction workers every day she walks by them. And yes, as her name suggests, Joyce comes off as a bit of a prig amidst all the freewheeling ’70s decadence swirling around her in Los Angeles. Ophelia Lovibond plays Joyce Prigger, a whip smart enthusiastic die-hard feminist writer and editor who wants to publish a politically savvy magazine for women. Set in the swinging ’70s, Minx effectively illuminates the shifting sexual politics of the era via mostly-accurate but occasionally outrageous situations. This clever, funny, sexy series from HBO Max is my pick for the best new feel-good retro comedy of 2022. Ophelia Lovibond and Jake Johnson in Minx.
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