
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Big George Foreman’ on Netflix, a Disappointingly Formulaic Biopic of a Boxer and Man of God ‘Can You See Us’ True Story: How a Zambian Singer With Albinism Inspired the Drama on Netflix Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Women Talking’ on VOD, Sarah Polley's Star-Studded Condemnation of Violence The Problematics: 'National Lampoon's Vacation' Turns 40, The Same Middle Age Of Its Protagonist Clark Griswold God Bless ‘Bottoms’ For Bringing Back End-Credits Bloopers Discovery’s Highest-Grossing Global Release But it will entertain.Adam Sandler’s Family-Filled ‘You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah’ Becomes His Best-Reviewed Film On Rotten Tomatoesīarbieland or Hogwarts? 'Barbie' Officially Passes 'Harry Potter' as Warner Bros. I am dreading the US version, though I like the idea that Rutger Hauer will play the Afrikkaner, Du Plessis.


The episode where everybody comes down with an illness (won't spoil it for you) is genuinely well done and kept me riveted. That makes the story lines a touch more sophisticated than the eye rollers give it credit for. You see, their difficulties parallel of the overall difficulty in assimilating into the African lifestyle. So, I enjoy the emotional region the program explores, and especially the difficulty in having the two families assimilate into one. That makes sentimental pieces invaluable, I think. If we did, we would have no need of therapists, right? And so we denigrate those who explore this psychological ground, using symbols and story lines to tell us something about ourselves. They tend to get to the emotional nitty gritty that most of us do not want explored, either in others or ourselves. For some, the sentimental nature of the stories is worthy of a roll of the eyes or feigned disgust. I am a fan of Stephen Thompkinson, ever since first seeing him in Ballykissangel.

Second, I like fish-out-of-water stories.
