Streaming Reviews February 11, 2022

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Another Friday and no movie in a theatre I really want to see---except maybe the new "West Side Story" for the third time! I can see where streaming can spoil it for movie going people! 1) "Sweet Magnolias"--Netflix--Season 2--10 episodes--8 hours & 24 minutes--picks up where season 1 ended as we follow 3 women in the south who have been friends since childhood and are there for each other whether involving drama, families, love affairs, divorce, humor, working, etc.,--yes, it is 'cheesy' but you will love it and/or follow it to the end. 2) "Reacher"--Amazon--Series--Season 1--8 episodes--6 hours & 32 minutes--starts off very, interesting especially with Alan Ritchson as Reacher, but after an hour it goes into familiar territory, as we leave getting to know Reacher better and instead goes into the old chases, shoot-outs, nothing you haven't seen before many times--there is the diversion of his interaction with police officer Roscoe Conklin who will become his ally but is her own woman and won't take guff from anyone whether a criminal or Reacher--their give and take add sparkle to the series. 3) "My Father's Violin"--Netflix--Turkish film--1 hour & 52 minutes--a tearjerker--an uncle 'inherits' a niece he didn't even know he had--some excellent music--many 'cute' scenes--you've seen this story in many a Hollywood movie and the Turkish have learned well--moving but a little too cold to really hit the heart. 4) "Murderville"--Netflix--season 1--6 episodes--3 hours & 17 minutes--UNBELIEVABLE! Even more unbelievable is that actors would get involved with this, even if they needed the money to pay their rent--how this ever got approved to be shown to the public boggles the mind--it must be seen to see how bad, how desperate(?) streaming companies are to fill time! 5) "Tinder Swindler"--Netflix--1 hour & 54 minutes--documentary--One never thinks they can be so stupid as to be swindled out of thousands of dollars, in one case a half of a million dollars, but this shows they are--if not stupid than lonely and willing to do anything for 'love'--the 3 women who were swindled by this guy still believe they can find 'love' as they dream it to be are real--though you will shake your head through this whole documentary it will keep you watching.