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Clemency [2019] A haunting film with a superb lead performance of a warder who oversees death row executions and the psychological effects it has on her life. Very engaging screenplay with a powerful ending, that doesn't fall into the usual cliches makes it worth seeing.

The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty [2020 TV limited series] A dramatic three-part series tells the story of Rupert Murdoch's Empire, interweaving his behind-the-scenes influence on world events with the personal battle for power at the heart of his own family. Interesting viewing albeit without any direct input from any of the key players.

Perfect 10 [2020] A teenage gymnast in an uncaring one parent family has a change in life style when her dead beat half brother shows up. Set in Brighton UK, this is an endearing drama that steers clear of the melodramatics making for a remarkably good coming of age story.

The Public [2018] An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold. A feelgood US melodrama at best, that offers little in the way of hope of anything.

Family Romance, LLC [2019] A company in Japan rents human stand ins for any occasion to help dreams come true from a replacement father of a 12 year old girl in the main character role to a bullet train employee stand-in due for a punishing reprimand for poor time keeping, this Werner Herzog fictional film done entirely in Japanese and docudrama style is utterly mesmerizing.

Saint Frances [2019] One for the feminists, after an accidental pregnancy turned abortion, a deadbeat nanny with a tendency to bleed during intercourse, finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year old she's charged with protecting for a lesbian couple. An independent American movie about people just getting along.

We Hunt Together [2020 TV Series] A dark humored 6 part British murder thriller series slickly acted albeit with a simple plot line of a sex call center worker dispensing cheeky repartee's whilst privately killing off her money lender and any unfortunate witnesses with the help of an ex boy soldier immigrant, makes for easy viewing.

The Civil War [1990 TV series] Only just got around to downloading and see this superb must see TV series by Ken Burns who takes us from the makings of the the American civil war up to the assassination of Lincoln.

Come As You Are [2019] Feel good US road trip movie that works for the most part, based on a true story and a Belgium movie remake where three guys with physical disabilities go to a brothel catering to special needs people to loose their virginity.

The Adderall Diaries [2015] Based on the real life memoir, tells the story of a writer with a penchant for Adderall who hits a low when his father resurfaces to straighten out some past childhood truths. There's two other background stories of a love interest and another of a well known Linux file programmers murder trial that makes the movie a little disjointed but overall passable viewing.

Days Of Heaven [1978] Only just got around to seeing this, following the recent passing of Ennio Morricone who created the music, this is perhaps an almost perfect movie by Terrence Malik, a visually stunning period love triangle drama set on an early 1900s Texas farm ranch, a movie that stands the test of time.

Greyhound [2020] This is a worthy 90 minutes of entertaining second world war thrills on the Atlantic high seas when US war ships escort merchant fleets through German U-boat blockades. The usual fine performances we generally expect of the leads although the rest of the cast are reduced to cliches, the CGI imagery is sufficiently well done and perfected to make the attacks look real.

Lynn + Lucy [2019] A superb British drama out digitally in July 2020 with two very strong lead performers playing lifetime friends whose friendship is tested when one has a tragedy in her young family and becomes the scourge of the town. Real down to earth stuff that should be a contender for years best.