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Mixed Blessings (2007)
Thoroughly entertaining comic drama
It's a good bit of inside jokes and -"if you know you know" wry and comic asides, and not so very much "by the book" sitcom - still leaving quite a bit for the universal audience.
Thoroughly enjoyable , fun for the whole family, endearing characters would openly defy the expected stereotype. Look for a remake of this series.
Buffaloed (2019)
great movie, ready to join the pantheon of immortal films
This is a really fun movie! A couple scenes here and there to make you wince, but a thoroughly engaging delightful hero and a story well told. You'll appreciate this production and carry a smile with you for a while. Ticket to the big time for everyone involved.
P-Valley (2020)
Break-out hit! Ambitious bullseye. Must see.
Well-told story. Great acting and directing, accurate portrayal of "the life" as a lot of aptly presented small stories teasing the bigger stories of the world. Ambitious beginning, presenting a slew of stars 🌟 for this era. Great TV.
Phoenix, Oregon (2019)
Deserves cult status! Very good, funny, poignant movie!
I don't know what y'all were watching, and the less-than-inspired tag line accompanying this doesn't begin to do it justice. Engaging true-to-life characters, plot and dialogue keeping movie clichés at more than arms length while sharing a quotidian tale of Everyman, doing our collective best, beaten, coming back. This is an excellent movie that thankfully I saw before I saw the reviews - as I often let the score determine if it's time worthy, a habit to readily reassess. Excellent movie. Worth the time and payoffs days later.
Tommy (2020)
Solid tweak on the genre, new TV stalwart
Delightfully well-written tweak on "the blue line" trope starring a strong woman character who sidesteps and hopscots the clichés, joined by a strong supporting cast of thoroughly likeable off-registered cohorts and new plot angles and perspectives on closer to real life themes than can usually be found in the action-drama-coms which claiming so much real estate in the broadcast TV world. Engaging likeable characters saying and doing novel things, personable identities outside the box and overall underrepresented in broadcast entertainment.
If this show should fail on network TV it will surely be picked up and find a wide audience on an alternate network. Another rich offering in the Golden Age of television with lots potential. Watch it assuming you know what you are going to see and be pleasantly surprised.
Watch for the spinoffs of this new legacy show.
Just Mercy (2019)
Oscar-worthy performances from almost everyone
A film that deserves the status and attention of Best Picture, Best Lead, Best Supporting and more. First rate movie with a story that deserves "It's a Wonderful Life" status in the Pantheon of film.
You're cheating yourself of both a deeply emotional experience and worldly edification should you be denied this film, and after watching it you will want to insist that it be widely shared.
Excellent cinematic experience, kudos and grace to all involved.