Total Control stars Rachel Griffiths and Deborah Mailman in a tense political drama set in Australia. Infighting, back stabbing, and secret maneuvering are a hallmark of political dramas, and this one has it aplenty. Every situation is high stakes and […]
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A Beautiful Life tells the story of Elliott (Christopher), a hard-working fisherman with musical talent. He’s accidentally discovered by the widow and daughter of a famous Danish musician who work to make him known.
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Thoroughbreds, a 2017 film the critics loved at the time, is currently steaming on Hulu. It stars Olivia Cooke and Anya Taylor-Joy. High ratings, great women-led cast, I should love it right? Nope. Didn’t love it.
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In the Fade, a German film released in 2017, is about a Nazi hate crime. With white supremacist terror attacks on the rise, the film is more relevant now than it was several years ago. There are minor spoilers ahead.
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Moving On from writer and director Paul Weitz brings Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin together again. This time they demonstrate their dramatic acting abilities in a beautiful story about healing the past.
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Virgin River is back with season 5. Netflix released 10 of the episodes together, and promises two more Christmas themed episodes on November 30. Everything about this series works. The cast has settled in to their roles convincingly and comfortably,
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Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones is a brief explanation of what Dan Buettner learned from his studies of longevity in areas around the world known for long, healthy lives. Those areas are called blue zones.
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Barbara, from Germany, is set in 1980 East Germany. Nina Hoss stars as a doctor who is torn between her own life and the needs of her patients. She is sent from Berlin’s famous Charité Hospital to a provincial hospital
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Fisk is another goofball comedy from Australia. This one stars Kitty Flanagan, who also wrote and directed, as a solicitor in a small law firm dealing with wills, estates, and probate.
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Love Again is a romcom. Two straight people fall in love. There’s a happy ending. You know when you need a dose of this. Here’s a new one for you.
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