Tag Archives: Netflix

Looking Through a Glass Darkly

Posted on April 24, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Black Mirror (2011 – 2025) When humanity really looks at itself, the effect can be startling. Take this show, for example: viewers may think they’re watching science fiction, when, in reality, they’re seeing ‘real’ life from a non-judgmental observer’s point-of-view. … Continue reading →

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All the Signs of Intimate Partner Violence

Posted on April 20, 2025 by cdsmiller17

American Murder: Gabby Petito (2025) The three part series on Netflix documents the lead up to Gabby Petito‘s disappearance in August, 2021. Hindsight is only available after the fact, but the signs were there that something awful was going to … Continue reading →

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She was Only 13 Years Old When She Wrote:

Posted on April 8, 2025 by cdsmiller17

The Life List (2025) As an antidote to yesterday’s post, here’s a sweet little film about a young woman who needs to get her life figured out, in the year after her mother dies. For some this will require a … Continue reading →

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“He’s Only 13 Years Old”

Posted on April 7, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Adolescence (2025) We binge-watched this four episode limited series on Netflix over the weekend. What a ride! If you’ve watched all of Netflix’s limited series Adolescence, take a deep breath. The moving but agonizing tale about a young boy named Jamie … Continue reading →

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“Love is Love, and Not Fade Away”

Posted on March 9, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Spoiler Alert (2022) I am not a fan of films about gay people. This one was suggested by a member of my wife’s family who has gone through a similar ending with her husband and father of her children. That … Continue reading →

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Even If You’re Not Paranoid, The Timing of This Matters

Posted on February 23, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Zero Day (2025) Something’s rotten in the state of America. Civil war seems to be on everyone’s mind. This limited series on Netflix has captured the mood exactly, with someone hacking into every computer system and disabling it for a … Continue reading →

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How a Mother’s Intuition Helped to Solve a Mystery

Posted on February 16, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter (2024) We watched this documentary on Netflix last night. It’s a 2 part series. If you have any intuition, your ‘spidey’ senses will be pinging off the wall. I can’t believe how one man … Continue reading →

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A Valentine’s Film that Isn’t From Hallmark

Posted on February 8, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Love Again (2023) Valentine’s Day is less than a week away. On a whim, we watched this film on Netflix last night. It was wonderful: the actors were charming; the situation unreal; and the grief was palpable. But, against all … Continue reading →

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The Miracle of Childbirth with the Help of IVF

Posted on January 26, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Joy (2024) We probably couldn’t have picked a better day to watch this Netflix film: a great grandson in our extended family tree was born earlier in the morning. And because we all take the propagation of the species to … Continue reading →

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It Took Sixteen Years to Solve This Double Murder

Posted on January 23, 2025 by cdsmiller17

The Breakthrough (2025) We watched this limited series on Netflix last night. There are some questionable plot holes, but that goes with the territory when a story starts in 2004 and is finally finished in 2020. I, for one, completely … Continue reading →

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