Reading and Roaming
WATCHING—COMEDY, ADVENTURE, CRIME Don’t Look Up (Netflix) Don’t Look Up is both a funny film and a sobering one. When a comet is on the horizon that will destroy the earth, the hapless president dithers and does little. The scientists who have plotted its course are ignored and ridiculed. The film is both a spoof and a satire targeting politicians, …
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LIFELONG LEARNING ONLINE This season we again subscribed to the two Sarasota Institute of Lifetime Learning (SILL) series, Music Mondays, and Global Affairs. We have in person tickets, but also the ability to watch the presentations online after the event. So far, we have not felt comfortable going physically and sitting in a church sanctuary for an …
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WATCHING Family Business (Acorn) This French series features an all-female legal firm practicing family law. Think marriage contracts, divorces, custody issues, and adoption. Two of the three lawyers are a mother, Astrid, and her daughter, Audrey, plus Sofia, the second partner. Both partners are single, while Audrey has two children and a somewhat hapless husband. The cases are serious, but …
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VIEWING: CRIME IN THE UK Shetland (BritBox) Jimmy Perez is back! I missed the Scottish crime series Shetland, when it went into hiatus after five seasons. I was delighted to discover that Season 6 is now available on BritBox, not sure about on other online services. New episodes are released on Tuesdays. The Chief Penguin and I eagerly watched the first …
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