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  1. Don’t Say Good Luck, love and joy tinged with sorrow

    Don't Say Good Luck gets an enthusiastic recommendation from me. It's a family story about a girl who gets the lead in her high school production of "Waitress: The Musical" at the same time her mother's cancer returns worse than ever. […]

    oldaintdead.com/dont-say-good-

  2. The Fabulous Four or how to waste a great cast

    The Fabulous Four stars Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Megan Mullally, and Sheryl Lee Ralph. It was directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse. Those facts ought to mean something good. Unfortunately, what it turned out to be was somewhere between average and a mess. […]

    oldaintdead.com/the-fabulous-f

  3. Brave New World, is it the good place or the bad place?

    Brave New World is a TV series based on the famous sci fi novel by Aldous Huxley. I read the book many decades ago and barely remember it. This adaptation moves through a world that is either a utopia or a dystopia, depending on which character you look at. […]

    oldaintdead.com/brave-new-worl

  4. The Five-Star Weekend, a women’s story

    The Five-Star Weekend drew me in immediately with its cast of fabulous women and two women directors for the series. It's set in the aspirational world of Nantucket wealth but concerns itself with the fact that rich people have plenty of drama in their lives just like the rest of us. There are no big spoilers in this review. […]

    oldaintdead.com/the-five-star-

  5. The Five-Star Weekend, a women’s story

    The Five-Star Weekend drew me in immediately with its cast of fabulous women and two women directors for the series. It's set in the aspirational world of Nantucket wealth but concerns itself with the fact that rich people have plenty of drama in their lives just like the rest of us. There are no big spoilers in this review. […]

    oldaintdead.com/the-five-star-

  6. The Five-Star Weekend, a women’s story

    The Five-Star Weekend drew me in immediately with its cast of fabulous women and two women directors for the series. It's set in the aspirational world of Nantucket wealth but concerns itself with the fact that rich people have plenty of drama in their lives just like the rest of us. There are no big spoilers in this review. […]

    oldaintdead.com/the-five-star-

  7. Weekly Watches: The Testaments and Margo’s Got Money Troubles

    Two excellent TV series I'm watching weekly are at a point where I'm ready to talk about them. They are The Testaments and Margo's Got Money Troubles. Normally I like to wait until something is complete so I can binge it. This is because I'm quite old and my memory is gone. But these two series are so powerful and strong, they make an indelible impression. Let's see how the old brain holds up. […]

    oldaintdead.com/weekly-watches

  8. Weekly Watches: The Testaments and Margo’s Got Money Troubles

    Two excellent TV series I'm watching weekly are at a point where I'm ready to talk about them. They are The Testaments and Margo's Got Money Troubles. Normally I like to wait until something is complete so I can binge it. This is because I'm quite old and my memory is gone. But these two series are so powerful and strong, they make an indelible impression. Let's see how the old brain holds up. […]

    oldaintdead.com/weekly-watches

  9. Weekly Watches: The Testaments and Margo’s Got Money Troubles

    Two excellent TV series I'm watching weekly are at a point where I'm ready to talk about them. They are The Testaments and Margo's Got Money Troubles. Normally I like to wait until something is complete so I can binge it. This is because I'm quite old and my memory is gone. But these two series are so powerful and strong, they make an indelible impression. Let's see how the old brain holds up. […]

    oldaintdead.com/weekly-watches

  10. Reality, a reenactment of Reality Winner’s arrest

    Reality isn't exactly a documentary about Reality Winner, but almost. It's based on the FBI recording of the search and arrest of Reality Winner, a whistleblower who released files about Russian interference in the 2016 election to the press. […]

    oldaintdead.com/reality-a-reen

  11. Vladimir – Rachel Weisz with pen in hand

    Vladimir takes us inside a writer's murky imagination. At a small university, four instructors who also have books to their credit mix it up in a story of desire, longing, and creativity. […]

    oldaintdead.com/vladimir-rache

  12. The Starling Girl, a coming of age story

    The Starling Girl, written and directed by Laurel Parmet, looks at the journey of 17 year old Jem Starling (Eliza Scanlen) as she deals with a restrictive religious community, a growing interest in sex, and a crush on her married youth counselor. […]

    oldaintdead.com/the-starling-g

  13. The Long Game, a neo-noir indie

    The Long Game (also known as The Method) stars Sekai Abeni as a hopeful young actress who forms an unusual relationship with an aging star played by Kathleen Turner. […]

    oldaintdead.com/the-long-game-

  14. Goodbye June from first time director Kate Winslet

    Goodbye June adds director to Kate Winslet's list of accomplishments. She also stars in this touching story about a family as it comes together for the passing of the family matriarch, played by Helen Mirren. […]

    oldaintdead.com/goodbye-june-f

  15. Good American Family dramatizes a true story

    Good American Family tells the Natalia Grace story from several viewpoints. The truth is subjective, depending on who is telling the story. The series starring Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass makes no judgements about which version is accurate, but it does lay out the facts. […]

    oldaintdead.com/good-american-

  16. Nightbitch review: Mother needs a little time to run

    Nightbitch, written and directed by Marielle Heller, stars Amy Adams as Mother (just Mother, no other name). She's a stay-at-home mom with a toddler and she's not doing well. […]

    oldaintdead.com/nightbitch-rev