Thelma

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of movies

{5/5} “I think I know her.” Thelma, released in 2024 Thelma is 93 and a call supposedly from her grandson saying he’s in jail leads her to send a lot of money in the mail. But the she finds out it was a scam. The police can’t really help. Thelma decides to do what Tom […]

Molli and Max in the Future

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{5/5} “I’m a level seven Space Witch now.” Molli and Max in the Future, released in 2023 Max’s ship explodes and he flies into Molli’s ship. Max gives Molli a power crystal in exchange for passage to Megalopolis. They become friends, and they even have a secret handshake. She joins a cult and he becomes […]

Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes

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{5/5} “We’re not suspicious people.” Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, released in 2020 A man who owns a cafe lives in a room upstairs. He discovers that the monitor in his room is connected to the monitor downstairs in his cafe. The one in his room is 2 minutes in the past. This allows him […]

The Rookie (season 7)

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{5/5} “In this job we have to separate from the personal. It’s the hardest thing we have to do. Because if we lose control, bad things happen, right?” The Rookie season 7, aired in 2025 Oscar and Jason have escaped from prison but they are proving difficult to track down. Lucy and Tim are training […]

Radio Free Albemuth

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{3.5/5} “You believing it?… All this, my act… So you bought it too. That’s good, that means I must be doing something right.” Radio Free Albemuth, released in 2010 Nick has been having unusual dreams where he believes a consciousness is speaking to him — it wants him to move to LA, so he does. […]

Suburgatory (season 1)

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{4.5/5} “The next morning we didn’t speak much. Instead Dad and I expressed our feelings through passive-agressive reference books.” Suburgatory season 1, aired in 2011-12 George moves his family, he and his daughter Tessa, from Manhattan to the suburbs. Tessa doesn’t like it at first but it grows on her. She works on the school […]

DaCapo Chamber Choir’s “Sing Me Home”

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of music

I attended the DaCapo Chamber Choir’s concert “Sing Me Home.” Here’s the program: Timothy Corlis – Silent Dawn Katherine Rose – I Heard the Bird Cry Christine Donkin – I am Here* (from Following the Moonroad) Leonard Enns – How a Place Becomes Holy* (from The Place of Memory) Frank Ticheli – There Will Be […]

Murdoch Mysteries (season 17)

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{5/5} “Democracy can only shine under the bright light of a free press.” Murdoch Mysteries season 17, aired in 2023-24 George has been promoted to inspector, as both Inspector Brackenreid and Detective Murdoch are gone. William and Julia have been kidnapped and forced to work on a case — a powerful woman is going to […]

The Last Spark of Hope

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{4.5/5} “You served and led an army of robots during the wars. Your memory has been erased.” The Last Spark of Hope, released in 2023 Eva lives on top of a mountain with her robot Arthur who is programmed to protect her. She still has a truck that works and she uses it to go […]

Waitress

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{5/5} “I don’t think we can write that on the menu board, hon.” Waitress, released in 2007 Jenna is a waitress and also invents new kinds of pies. She’s unhappy when she finds out she’s pregnant as she’s planning on leaving her husband in a couple of months — she’s secretly saving up money. Becky […]