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Kaleidoscope, colorful heist series with a gimmick
Read moreKaleidoscope is a heist/revenge story. The 8 episodes don’t have titles, but are named for colors. The gimmick here is that Netflix serves those episodes up in a different order to different viewers. You never know if you saw the series in the same order someone else did.
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Treason, with enough blackmail to go around
Read moreTreason is a limited series from the UK. The best thing about the series is the women characters absolutely own it. The worst thing about the series is the larger than usual willing suspension of disbelief needed to go along with the plot. It’s fast-paced suspense with constant twists and coercion by blackmail to motivate […]
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Mack and Rita is a big disappointment
Read moreMack and Rita stars Diane Keaton. It has a female director (Katie Aselton). Of course those credentials made me want to watch it. The premise of the story – a 30 year old temporarily occupies her 70 year old body – has promise, the but implementation of that idea was not great.
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High Water (Wielka woda), a suspense-filled true story from Poland
Read moreLet’s get the true parts of High Water (Wielka woda) out of the way first. In 1997, the River Oder flooded the Polish city Wroclaw causing great harm and death. The people knew the flood was coming, but incompetent local authorities didn’t take the needed action to save the city.
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Daughter from Another Mother, S3, the best and final season
Read moreDaughter From Another Mother (Madre Solo hay Dos) brought its themes and messages to a strong conclusion in season 3. This charming and funny melodrama from Mexico ended with everyone in a good place and smiles all around.