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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The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, a drama series from Australia, is by women, about women, and for women. It’s full of secrets and slow revelations. It’s quietly beautiful and ultimately full of hope and love.
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Joyride had mediocre reviews, so I was in no hurry to watch it. But, crikey, it has Olivia Colman. How bad could it be? The answer is not terrible, but not great. Mediocre works here.
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Sleeping Dog (Schlafende Hunde), a TV series from Germany, is a tightly written mystery series that holds on to its secrets until the very end. It features a group of cops. One in particular suffers from PTSD and is living
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Midnight Diner (Shinya shokudô) ran for three seasons in Japan. Following that success, another series Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories was aired. Both seasons of Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories are now available on Netflix. The stories in the series are full
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Who is Erin Carter? has action scenes galore, a butt-kicking woman lead, and a couple of women directors. Sounds perfect, but it was merely average or slightly above for the genre. It had its good points. One was the setting
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