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Chris, that was my take on Homestead. It got too preachy in the last act.
Otherwise a good movie. I'm big a fan of McDonough - one of those great
character actors who elevates any project he's in.
 
I really (really) liked September 5 , partly I'm sure because I'm a big fan of Peter Sarsgaard, who plays then-head of ABC Sports Roone Arledge in the movie. I also remember very clearly when this attack on the Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics took place, so it may not resonate for younger viewers the way it did for me.

It's got a claustrophobic feel as it focuses on the decisions the ABC Sports team were forced to make with no background in covering news and as they realize that they can be impacting the same events that they're covering. And the importance of their German translator - the only one on site who speaks the language and one of the very few women - becomes clear, even as some of the guys send her for coffee because, hey woman = secretary/coffee fetcher, right?

I had an opportunity to watch a screener Film Independent; it has a wider release mid-January. I doubt it will do all that well with a wide audience, but I recommend taking a look if/when you have a chance.
 
The Union with JK Simmons, Halley Berry, Mark Whalberg is listed on Netflix as a Comedy first, Action second.

There's not a single fucking joke. Not a single fucking comedian. And it's listed as a comedy.

Then I tried to watch Jamie Foxx new standup special "What happened was..." and it's a dark, somber ted talk about his brain bleed that led to a stroke, again, this is not a fucking comedy.

Netflix has burned me twice back to back I just wanted to watch something funny.
My opinion of netflix management has just plummeted.
 
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Netflix has burned me twice back to back I just wanted to watch something funny.
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This is something I've noticed in multiple streamers & also awards/nominations: things that are, by 99% of the population's criteria, drama, are labeled as comedy. It absolutely drives me nuts, as much when I want a drama as when I want a comedy.

The first time I remember being really aware of it was with Nurse Jackie , a series starring Edie Falco post-The Sopranos. It's listed first as a comedy and 2nd as a drama. It won multiple Emmy Awards, both for the series and for her, as a comedy. IT'S NOT FUNNY.
Is it good? Sure, if you're into dark dramas about a nurse who's addicted to prescription drugs and whose marriage is failing.

Clearly there's a part of the TV world that sees it as comedy because it won awards...as comedy. I don't see it and I find it very annyoying.
 
I watched two meditations on motherhood

Babes with broad city star ilana glazer


Nightbitch with Amy Adams embracing extra pounds for the role


I hoped Nightbitch would be enigmatic like a david lynch movie, but it was more relatable instead, and does an amazing job portraying the suffocating impact a baby can have on your lifestyle, it would definitely make some people think twice about becoming a mother!!!

Babes is more optimistic and upbeat.
 
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