Laumata Lauano

Australian film How to Please a Woman gets off to a bit of a slow start but ends on a sweet note as it highlights the importance of being able to ask for what you want both in the bedroom and out, writes Laumata Lauano. How to Please a Woman makes its business about pleasure but, as you’ll discover, sex is not the only thing on the agenda.

Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson give striking performances as First Ladies of the United States in The First Lady – stream it now on Neon. The 10-episode series gives us an insight into Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt’s respective journeys to and in the White House, writes Laumata Lauano. In the opening scene of the show Michelle Obama (Viola Davis), who’s sitting for artist Amy Sherald (Tiffany Hobbs), asks why the artist isn’t also painting the president.

Rosario Dawson’s eclectic filmography has seen her go from a dominatrix badass to an ailing mother while also voicing Wonder Woman. Laumata Lauano spotlights Dawson’s depth as an actor. If you want range, Rosario Dawson’s your actor. Dawson is known for playing a vast array of characters, from Rent‘s iconic Mimi, an HIV-positive dancer struggling with financial issues and drug addiction to spontaneous and fun manager Becky of Mooby’s in Clerks 2.