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Girlboss (2017) Review

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As a film reviewer I sometimes have difficulty understanding the perception of others especially when it comes to pop-culture, memoirs, and art in contemporary society. The New York Times published a review by Mike Hale called, "In Netflix 'Girlboss,' a Heroine Who's a Tough Sell." About two paragraphs into the review I cry out, "Oh for Pete's sake, did you watch the series?" Hale writes, "If you don't know a woman whom you'll love despite her characteristic anger, obsessiveness, insensitivity and refusal to listen to others, you may dismiss Sophia as a caricature. If you do, one moment after another in "Girlboss" will ring surprisingly true." Hold it. Did Hale actually watch the Netflix 2017 TV series Girlboss because I am having difficulty understanding his critique of Britt Robertson's character Sophia Marlowe. Girlboss is sarcastic, clever, and laugh-out-loud-hilarious minus the imaginative girl fight via