Month: October 2017
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Review: Stranger Things 2, also known as season 2
Stranger Things is back on Netflix with season 2. It’s hard to say anything about season 2 that doesn’t include spoilers. You’ve been warned.
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Watch This: Trailer for Mudbound
Mudbound is the latest from director Dee Rees. It’s the story of two families – one black, one white – bound uneasily together on the muddy farmland of the Mississippi Delta during the Jim Crow era.
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Review: You’re Not You
You’re Not You is a tearjerker about a woman dying of ALS and how that affects the people around her. It’s predictable in many ways but it’s elevated by an excellent group of actors who create outstanding characters in this story about both living and dying.
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Previews of Coming Attractions
I’ve got a bunch of previews for you today. I give you my capsule comments. I’d love to hear yours in the comments.
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Rebeccapurple + Spirit Day
I’ve always used purple on my blog in honor of Eric Meyers’ daughter Rebecca, who died at age 6. Nobody knew that but me, but I’m aware of it each time I open my blog. But today, the color purple represents Spirit Day, a day GLAAD created to show support for LGBTQ youth. On this…
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Review: OtherLife
OtherLife, a sci-fi flick from Australia, features Jessica De Gouw as brilliant scientist Ren Amari. It’s a story about memory, lived experience, and artificially created experience.
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Review: Megan Leavey
Megan Leavey is based on the true story of a female Marine and her bomb-sniffing dog Rex. It is on Netflix or can be rented on Prime Video.