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Candice Renoir (2013)
Witty, sexy, warm wonderful cop show
Intelligent, playful... Amazing sexy, gorgeous cast and intriguing plotlines. I love the way the stories blend the personal with the professional.... Makes it easier to identify and believe in Candice and others. Her team take calls her Barbie, but they come to appreciate her insights and intuitions that come from living a full life and not just reading the manual. The director and camera people have an unusually refined sense of aesthetics.... Beautiful lighting and angles. Totally enjoyable.... I don't even mind that I have to read subtitles! With luck and over 80 episodes, I am bound to pick up some French!
The Creator (2023)
When do robots become human?
If there's an Oscar for explosions per minute, The Creator deserves it. Character and plot development were sacrificed in favor of nearly non-stop violence and special effects. At the same time, the movie does raise interesting questions about AI and consciousness... At what point should we care about robots and their well being? Do advanced androids merit some of the same rights as human beings? If the creators of The Creator have an answer, it seems to be that robots will and should inherit the Earth. Being released just as the Middle East is exploding, viewers may find this way over the top.
El cuaderno de Sara (2018)
Riveting, revealing story of love, courage, and tragedy
Very few of us would embark on a journey to the Congo to find a lost sibling, as does Sara, a naive Madrid lawyer. She is forced to become aware of a brutal reality that most of us ignore yet that supports our technology: African mafia bosses routinely murder entire villages while kidnapping children to serve as soldiers to control mines that produce minerals needed for high-tech products. Menaced by literal and figurative snakes (both foreign and native), Sara also experiences incredible acts of kindness and courage by Africans, a stark contrast with inhumanity of the few. In the end, the movie leaves us wondering whether it is noble or futile to try to intervene.