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A little slow on watching this but when I started we binge watched. What a brilliant show! I cried, I laughed and, at times, felt a myriad of emotions all at once. In all the years we have been together I never saw my hubby laugh as hard as he did during episode 5. Ricky Gervais was awesome. In fact the entire cast was great. Every. Single. One. Netflix hit it out of the park yet again.
What They Had...Amazon Prime
Movie was well done. Story line is basically the painful end to a beautiful marriage due to Alzheimer's Disease. Excellent performance by Robert Forster (Father) who is caring for his wife (Blythe Danner). Brother Nick (Michael Shannon) and sister Bridget (Hilary Swank) unite to deal with this family crisis. Each sibling carries their own deep issues of love and commitment and when they gather during the holidays, they experience first hand the cracks of memory loss and the pain it ushers in along with it. A very well done story that will suck you in and have you in tears as the reality from this dreadful disease surfaces. It depicts the raw emotions, front and center, what certainly can happen to any of us.
Paddleton
Tuned in to Netflix and watched as this movie came up as new. Well, I wasn't expecting what I saw. Still thinking about it today. What a simple movie. A movie that displays a powerful and passionate relationship between two friends. First, both of these guys were socially out of touch yet found each other. Ray Romano (Andy) gave an incredible heartfelt performance when he finds out his best bud Michael (Mark Duplass) has terminal cancer. The relationship these two have is really unremarkable, yet so very significant. It is truly the simple day to day living that makes life so precious. In the end...it's all about the love. Yep, I needed tissues. Good acting. Darn good movie.
950 marches across the country TONIGHT
Rachael Maddow said there are over 950 rallies planned for 5 pm local time all across the country. Please look up your local Indivisible group and go! No one is above the law.
The Glass Castle
Based the the true story by Jeanette Walls, the film couldn't begin to capture all the details from this great best selling book. I loved the book. Was the book better? You bet. It's a hard story to say the least. However, the movie was able to capture the story and tell it pretty much like it was. This is a memoir of a truly dysfunctional family. Despite the severe neglect, poverty and craziness, the resilience of the children will astound you. Woody Harrelson is awesome as Rex Walls. Brie Larson (Rex's daughter, Jeanette) was outstanding and Naomi Watts as Rosemary (the mother) was wonderful. They show original pictures of the family at the end of the movie during the credits.
This movie is definitely worth a watch. Streaming on Amazon Prime
The only Living Boy In New York
Thomas just finished college. His parents live on the Upper East Side. His Father (Pierce Bronson) is a successful publisher and his mother (who he is close to) is an artist. Thomas moves into his own apartment on Lower East Side. He becomes friends with his alcoholic neighbor (Jeff Bridges).... where lots of wisdom flows as do the shots of whiskey. Tom finds out his father is having an affair. in attempting to break up this relationship he ends up sleeping with the mistress. Was it a great movie? No. Good? Yes. Decent story line and a good soundtrack made it a good watch. On Amazon Prime.
Strange Weather
Grieving mother (Holly Hunter) goes on road trip from her home in Georgia to New Orleans to seek the details of her son's suicide. His demons go deeper than she anticipated. The pain is front and center for her and Hunter does a great job depicting a mother's grief. I loved the scenery of the rural south and the story is classic of a pretty darn good independent film.
Henry Poole is Here
Independent drama/comedy. Henry appears to have a terminal disease buys a modest house in LA to spend his final days. His nosy neighbor sees a stain on the side of his house that looks looks like the face of Jesus and the rest of the story unfolds. The story pulled me in and the soundtrack was pretty good. A good watch and a decent story. Found it entertaining, besides I really like Luke Wilson....plays a real sad sack in this one.
These threads
That go on about Hillary, Bernie, Jill Stein, Susan Sarandon.... Please STOP. None of that matters anymore. It is in the past. We are in crisis right NOW. Did anyone see Michael Moore on Bill Maher this past week? If not...please watch it now. He was genuinely scared. Fear came out of every pore of his being. He said it like it is.
This supreme court pick is going to effect our history for a LONG time. Action is what is important right now...not what did or did not take place. Call your senators and representatives...be relentless. Just like you did with the ACA. Use your voice as if your life depended on it. Because it does.
Kodachrome
Matt is an executive on the edge and, to make a long story short, meets up with his estranged terminally ill father (a photojournalist...Ed Harris). They embark on a road trip From New York to Kansas to get the last rolls of films developed. The story unfolds as a road trip does and is really heartfelt. Ed Harris is...well Ed Harris. He does a great job as does Jason Sudeikisas who plays Matt his son. Enjoyed it. Great soundtrack.
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