Escapist Entertainment

9 April 2020
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  • 2020-04-21 13:12:42
    Krista Herbstrith

    I just finished watching the four-part series Unorthodox on Netflix....amazing!

  • 2020-04-21 22:25:59
    Bonnie Melville '92

    Amazon Prime: One Mississippi, Undone, Dorrells of Corfu, Downton Abbey, Tales from the Loop. -Bonnie '92

    • 2020-04-26 10:08:47
      Rob Tichy '90

      @Bonnie -- Bosch on Amazon Prime is pretty good, too. I've read all the books already, but they actually do not just repeat the plots straight from the novels. Season 6 is a little different, though, it feels almost like a continuous running crime procedural more than a detective-mystery-thriller.

  • 2020-04-22 16:45:02
    Michael Thompson

    I haven’t watched it yet, but the new movie Tuscaloosa was filmed at Carleton.

  • 2020-05-09 07:49:13
    Karen Mardahl '79

    I agree with Krista. Unorthodox had me on the edge of my seat!

    Covid-19 closed down Denmark just when the Copenhagen documentary film festival (CPH:DOX) was supposed to take place. They adapted quickly and went online. Over the years, I have either missed it or only managed one film. This year I saw 20 and consider only 2 to be duds. They were absolutely brilliant. You can get inspiration - if you like documentaries - by visiting the site at https://en.cphdox.dk. The films are no longer available there, but do look for similar offerings in your own neck of the woods.

    My highlights from CPH:DOX in no particular order were
    1. The Kingmaker - about Imelda Marcos.
    2. We Hold The Line - about Maria Ressa and freedom of the press under Duterte in the Philippines (nailbiting! and the perfect follow-up to The Kingmaker)
    3. Coup 53 - about the 1953 Iranian coup d'etat (another nailbiter)
    4. Little Girl - about a French transgender girl and the family's and community's acceptance or rejection (heartbreaking and beautiful)
    5. Only the Devil Lives Without Hope - about a sister's nearly 20 year struggle to get her brother out of a Kasakh prison after he was unjustly jailed on terrorism charges
    6. Dope is Death - about the Black Panthers and the Young Lords bringing acupuncture to the U.S. as a way to fight drug addiction

    I hope the festival will have an online version in addition to the live version next year. I truly believe many are learning to include more online offerings to make culture available regardless of where you live. This is always a way for them to survive. Festivals can often be small businesses so it is nice when you can support them in this way and keep them going.