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When BC, North of Whistler, Stands in for Yosemite

Untamed (2025) We all love a murder mystery, and when beautiful scenery surrounds the events, even better. We’ll be watching the second half of this 6 episode series on Netflix, tonight. So far, so good. The two main stars are … Continue reading

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25 Cromwell St. Became a “House of Horrors” in 1994

Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story (2025) We watched this three part documentary on Netflix last night. I’m surprised that I didn’t have nightmares about it afterwards. However, as with most documentaries, this one wasn’t made sensational by … Continue reading

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One of the Worst Films I’ve Ever Seen

The House of the Spirits (1993) On a whim, we started watching this film on Netflix last night. About halfway through we gave up the ghost. There were terrific actors and some interesting dialog, but the overall story was wooden … Continue reading

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An American Road Trip Across Southern Ontario

Kodachrome (2017) Sometimes, I choose Netflix shows because of their titles. This one caught my eye because I’m presently having a Fujifilm developed through one of the last remaining shops to do that in Toronto. We’ll see what comes out … Continue reading

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The Implied Completion of the Title is “…Like Daughter”

Like Father (2018) Today is Father’s Day. It seems entirely appropriate that my youngest child should hint that this film reminds her of me. Watching it last night gave me a true glimpse of how she sees me. Some of … Continue reading

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This Seems Like It was Made for Us

No Good Deed (2024) We are trying to sell our house for the second time in two years. We didn’t get much traffic the first time around. It’s going better this time. This series seems to provide a laugh or … Continue reading

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Men Seem to be Easily Manipulated in the Game of Life

A Widow’s Game (2025) This film on Netflix is the English-dubbed version of a Spanish true crime story called, “La viuda negra” – the Black Widow. It would have probably been better if the English title said that: we would … Continue reading

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Meals Like Grandma Used to Make

Nonnas (2025) Since it came out on Mother’s Day, this Netflix film has already had a good run. Nonnas is a 2025 American biographical comedy-drama film[2] directed by Stephen Chbosky, written by Liz Maccie, and starring Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro with Linda Cardellini and Susan Sarandon. The film is … Continue reading

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It’s a Coming-of-(Spiritual)-Age Story

Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023) Ordinarily, I wouldn’t give a film like this a second glance. Coming-of-age stories can be interesting, if they’re set in the right time frame. This one is dated 1970. (I also suspect … Continue reading

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This Black Comedy is a Wake-Up Call to Seniors

I Care a Lot (2020) At first I wasn’t sure I wanted to watch this one, and then I warmed to the subject matter because of the deliciously nasty way that the main characters acted. The storyline is simple: find … Continue reading

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