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If You Love London at Christmas, You’ll Love This Show

Black Doves (2024) And, really, who wouldn’t love London at this time of year? Because spy movies tend to be filmed and shown in summer, this one makes a change. Also, the cross-pollination of world politics, London gangsters and undercover … Continue reading

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It Looks Like Fun, but Crime Doesn’t Pay in the End

The Courier (2024) I saw this film, yesterday, on Netflix. Although originally in Spanish, it was dubbed into English, only showing subtitles when the cast were speaking in French or German. Also, the place names are written in Spanish, with … Continue reading

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It’s a Weird Echo of the Mid-East’s Situation at Present

The Diplomat (2023 – present) And yet another family recommendation, this time from a different branch. The show is a background look at what could happen if ‘someone’ attacks an British naval ship in the Persian Gulf. Hmm. What trikes … Continue reading

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The Unvarnished “Truth” from the Early 1960’s

Unfrosted (2024) I guess the age of nostalgia is officially 60 years old. This film is a running gag, equating the creation of Pop Tarts to the race for the Moon. Because it’s essentially a farce, don’t be surprised when … Continue reading

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Meeting the “B Train” on Nantucket Island

The Perfect Couple (2024) This Netflix series is based on a book by Elin Hildebrand, published in 2018. In its original format, the death of the bride’s maid-of-honour is an accident, but in the series, it’s a murder. Every episode … Continue reading

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This Site Used to be Called “Kibble”

Netflix (April 14, 1998) For a company that was originally created to compete with Blockbusters, Netflix has conquered the world and then some. This time is the recorded moment that Netflix was launched, so this is an accurate chart for … Continue reading

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It Started Out as Just Some “Harmless Fun”*

Anonymous Anonymous is a decentralized international activist and hacktivist collective and movement primarily known for its various cyberattacks against several governments, government institutions and government agencies, corporations and the Church of Scientology. Anonymous originated in 2003 on the imageboard 4chan representing the concept of many online and offline community users simultaneously existing as an “anarchic”, digitized “global brain” or … Continue reading

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Not All Monsters Live Under the Bed

Eric (2024) We watched episode one of this limited series on Netflix, last night. It is a mess of the worst of 1985 NYC: AIDS is killing people; homosexuality is bordering on pedophilia; kids go missing and parents are fighting … Continue reading

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Let the Mayhem Begin, Again

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) You wouldn’t guess that I’m an Eddie Murphy fan, would you? Silly as it seems, there’s something refreshing about visiting a 1980’s iconic character, 30 years later, after his 1994 revival. The only drawback … Continue reading

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I Was Right About the Mirror Being Important

Bridgerton (Season 3, Part 2) I won’t give the game away, but, needless to say, ALL will be revealed, and I do mean ALL! (We stayed up past midnight to watch the final four episodes. Susan’s still resting now, as … Continue reading

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