Author: Virginia DeBolt
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Good American Family dramatizes a true story
Good American Family tells the Natalia Grace story from several viewpoints. The truth is subjective, depending on who is telling the story. The series starring Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass makes no judgements about which version is accurate, but it does lay out the facts.
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Jerry and Marge Go Large to win the lottery and save the town
Jerry and Marge Go Large is based on a true story about a couple who found a flaw in the lottery and used it to make enough money to revive their entire decaying town and help their community. Beware the spoilers.
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The Glass Dome review, a Skandi noir mini series
The Glass Dome brings dark Skandi noir to Netflix in a mini series about abducted children who were kept in a glass box like specimens.
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Review: Widows, updated
Widows is crammed with star power, blessed with an engaging but tricky plot, and is a paen to female empowerment. I was expecting lots of action from the women, but the story built slowly toward a few moments of action at the end. I first reviewed this movie in 2018, but added updates in 2025…
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The Crowded Room teems with personality
The Crowded Room is hard to talk about without giving away the secret it tries to hide for the first five of its ten episodes. I can tell you that it’s a fascinating, complicated psychological drama and well worth watching. Tom Holland is brilliant in this, and so is Amanda Seyfried. With that said, I…
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Babygirl wants to be humiliated
Babygirl is the second film/series I’ve seen recently about a woman who starts acting on her lifelong secret sexual desires later in life. The other was Dying for Sex, which is a mirror image of Babygirl. Dying for Sex is about a woman (Michelle Williams) who wants to dominate her partners. Babygirl is about a…
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Caught, yet another Harlan Coben mystery series
Caught is another in Netflix seemingly endless supply of mystery series derived from the novels of Harlan Coben. This one is set in a small city in Patagonia, Argentina.
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Chosen Family, a comedy from Heather Graham
Chosen Family is a comedy written and directed by Heather Graham. It’s a story about bad relationships, dysfunctional family, and good friends.
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Tiger Eyes, a Judy Blume story about grief
Tiger Eyes stars Willa Holland as Davey, a teenage girl who just lost her father to gun violence. Her mom takes her and her brother away from Atlantic City to live in New Mexico at her aunt’s place in Los Alamos for a while.
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Lake George review, a little known gem
Lake George is a small indie, an authentic story about an odd couple starring Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon. It went under the radar when it came out in 2024, but might be getting some attention now that it’s streaming on Hulu.