MH370 THE PLANE THAT DISAPPEARED – Three episode documentary pondering the mystery of Malaysia Flight MH370 which vanished over the South China Sea on March 8, 2014. While nothing new is revealed, a lot of debate was sparked among the peeps. I can’t even venture a guess as to the whereabouts of this plane or the scenario that put it there. Kelly thinks the flight secretly landed somewhere, Mike thinks it never existed in the first place (totally lame) and Scott says it will never be found. So far he’s right. MH370 is somewhere, and for the sake of the families still suffering, will hopefully be found. Cheers! Boyfriends/Girlfriends – 0.

PAMELA, A LOVE STORY – Pamela Anderson’s endearing memoir of her wild, adventurous life and shared with us in her own words. She wasn’t what I expected. I admire her candor and her ability to embrace all aspects of her life, the painful and the pleasurable, with humor and love. We even get a peek at her two grown sons with Tommy Lee, handsome young men who look a lot like their dad who was handsome as well. I liked her and her documentary. So did Kelly. I envy her seemingly carefree spirit and welcoming approach to whatever comes her way. She made me think back on my own life and wish I had had the same outlook in my 20s and 30s. Well done, Pamela! You survived it all and came out the other end. Cheers! Boyfriends- 1; Girlfriends – 1.

A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES – Kelly calls it snoresville. She’s not wrong. It’s not as interesting as the books and a few of the actors, including the lead, Teresa Palmer, are flat in their delivery. Most of the cast is quite good however. I like it, but I don’t know I’d be able to follow it if I hadn’t read the books. On the written page, it’s a sophisticated trilogy of vampires, witches, daemons, time travel, romance and magic. Unfortunately, much was omitted to accommodate the screen adaptation. Cheers! Boyfriends – 1; Girlfriends – 1.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS Fellowship of the Ring – Is there anyone who hasn’t seen the LOTR trilogy? Yes. Kelly and me, to name two. So when it dropped on NetFlix we watched it. Kelly and Van loved it. I liked it, but not enough to sit through two more 3-hour films to see the heroic finish. Michael has always loved the entire trilogy. And Ryan left the theatre halfway through the first picture bored to tears. Watching it so many years after its initial release, I discovered it launched many careers. It was fun to see some now well-known actors in their youth and all delivering solid performances. Cheers! Boyfriends – 2; Girlfriends – 0.

TÁR – And the Best Actress Oscar goes to Cate Blanchett for her masterful command of an extremely challenging role. She had to learn to speak German and French fluently, conduct an orchestra realistically, utter obscure symphony terminology and composers’ names in long pieces of dialogue…and she did it all with such proficiency I believed her from start to finish. The film itself, however, is another matter. First off, I thought Lydia Tár was a real person. She is not. Second, the film is long and gets bogged down in all the symphony terminology. That extra time could have been used to flush out the situations more. So much was glossed over I was left confused about their resolution. Some scenes made no sense and quick snippets could have been eliminated altogether. Third, I hated the ending. The last twenty minutes had me moaning “WTF?” I never got an answer. Cheers! Boyfriends/Girlfriends – 0.

ANGELYNE – During the many years we lived in Los Angeles, the boys and I would see billboards of Angelyne all over town. Occasionally we would pass her pink Corvette on the 101 freeway. We would always remark, “Who is this chick?” It was the same question many Angelenos were asking and rumors abounded, but no one knew anything for sure. So naturally, I had to watch the mini-series on Peacock to satisfy my curiosity. Turns out Angelyne doesn’t want anyone to know anything for sure. She wants her life before she created Angelyne to remain a mystery. She is famous for being famous way before the Kardashians. The five episodes are told in a somewhat surreal fashion which I suspect is meant to symbolize Angelyne’s fantasy world, but were exceedingly boring. I was impressed, however, at her ability to draw people into her orbit with her genuine belief in positive energy in order to accomplish her goals. And accomplish them she did. She’s no bimbo. But she always ended up sucking the life right out of those same folks, leaving chaos in her wake. In the last episode, we finally get a glimpse into her childhood and her life before Angelyne, which was traumatic. That, coupled with her fantasy world, created the alter ego who apparently still cruises around L.A. to this day. In the end, my verdict is the same as what I suspected all those years ago when we first spotted those billboards…this chick is whacked! It is ironic, though, having moved to Westport directly from L.A. that a resident here drives a pink mini cooper with the license plate Lollypop. That’s so Angelyne. And I have to admit I think of her still whenever I spy her counterpart around town. I wonder what Angelyne would say about that! Cheers! Boyfriends/Girlfriends – 0.