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ECHO IN THE CANYON – A documentary spearheaded by Bob Dylan’s son, Jakob. A great slice of musicians’ lives in the Laurel Canyon area of L.A. back in the 60s. Interviews with the original musicians intertwine with excerpts of their songs as well as excerpts of Jakob and his friends performing their songs in tribute.Continue reading

OUTLANDER 5 – Not much to chat about in episode two. Frannie as disgusted as Marsali by the amount of graphic blood and violence in tonight’s story. Not me. I find it makes the scenes realistic. I’m more bothered by the fact Marsali doesn’t call Claire “Mother Claire” as she does in the books whichContinue reading

THE OUTSIDER – Based on Stephen King’s novel, it’s intriguing so far. I find myself noticing specifically the mood music and camera angles. The music is an ideal compliment to the scene. The camera angles – innovative and unique. Holly, a quirky character who drives the story forward, draws me in by being just that.Continue reading

OUTLANDER 5 – Frannie and I are settling in with our wee drams for the season 5 premiere of our favorite show. Beautiful music as always underscoring themes and characters. Happy to see they inserted some necessary major story events that were omitted last season. Case in point – the gathering on the ridge whereContinue reading

JOJO RABBIT – Okay all the peeps are together for this one, and we all agree it is a remarkable film. Humor, humanity and one extremely powerful scene where we all gasped in unison. The kid playing JoJo was great. So was the kid playing his friend. Sam Rockwell and Scarlett Johansson were wonderful asContinue reading

LOCKE & KEY – A Netflix original based on a graphic novel. It’s an engaging supernatural story involving magical keys. I find it different and refreshing. So far I haven’t been able to look away and I’m almost done with the season. There are other shows I need to view but find myself returning toContinue reading

DUBLIN MURDERS – Based upon the Squad book series by Tana French. Intriguing story and performances. The storylines are complicated, and I still don’t understand some of the plot and relationships. Case in point – the Cassie/Lexie characters. My sister Dana and I are still trying to figure out if Lexie is imaginary or real.Continue reading

MARRIAGE STORY – Honest, gritty performances. Tough story. Cheers!

THE KOMINSKY METHOD – Fran and H. laughed their asses off during this series (and we hadn’t even toasted yet). It truly captures the challenges of aging with honesty and humor. Michael Douglas & Alan Arkin are great together. I kept looking at Kathleen Turner as Michael’s ex-wife and thinking “is that Kathleen Turner?” IContinue reading

SABRINA – My daughter, Kelly, loves Sabrina. She especially likes the aunts. I like it too. Fun, campy witchery.