Barbara Woodin

Touching tale, fraught time in Argentina. I keep wondering how they got the penguin to star. Sweet tale of cynic and teenage rich kids. Everyone gets schooled.

The star studded cast drew me in, but once 'in' the movie was stupefyingly confusing - hard to tell whose kids belonged to whom. Needed a guide just to sort out what relationship the kids were from.

Dark indeed. Riveting film is fast paced, dramatic yet much like a documentary. Mark Ruffalo is terrific, as usual. He's made these films his own, i.e. Spotlight. Lots of drama as Dupont plant closes, and people blame him and victims for it.

A must watch film. MAJOR CULTURE CLASH!! Riveting drama. Hope it gets Oscar for Best Documentary. The differences between the rah rah choreography of Chinese "business culture" and American work experiences look like something from a PR blitz for next year's new cars! The billionaire Chinese Cao lives like a sultan, flies private jets, yet has NO interest or compassion for the workers - WORK, WORK, WORK! is rammed home in China, and attempted in Dayton. Some of the plant personnel buy into this great hypocrisy, others, notably the former American VP, Dave, sure sings a different tune when he's forced out by Cao, and a Chinese national who promotes their "work ethic" is installed. Amazing how the Americans who YMCA their way through the Chinese vaudeville of stirring up the masses to be more productive at first buy into the Chinese way of work. Americans are seen as inferior, lazy, slow.; while the Chinese are willing to work Dickensian hours, no lunch breaks, weekends off, away from their families for months. So grotesque that Chinese pay unlivable wages for the billions of workers in China, then come over here and expect Americans to adopt their Orwellian 19th C. pre-industrial Revolution philosophy. Too bad the UAW lost an election because of fear, smear tactics of an anti-labor lobbying group paid over $1Million by Fuyao to stop union from a successful vote. Safety, a healthy work environment, break/lunch rooms cut in size to make more room for manufacturing. These people expect righteous obedience and no questioning of their authority in every person. It's shattering to see that they think "we (Chinese) are better than them (American workers)", and they have so little use for humanity. These wealthy billionaire capitalists care NOTHING about ordinary people, they think workers should be grateful to have a job! Perhaps the young Asians who think for themselves and don't buy into the spoon-fed ethic of work til you drop will resist this madness!

Last night's SNL was DOA except for the cold open. Molly Shannon wasn't funny 20+ years ago, nothing has changed. Highlight of night was James Austin Johnson's Trump at the Last Supper! How I miss Kate, Cecily, Aidy et al who are gone but not forgotten. And whoever is the host makes all the difference to this show!

Absolutely LOVE this series - writing, acting, characters are so carefully realized. And this season they really get into some deep and disturbing social issues that impact the whole of their little town. It's amazing and powerful to feel the emotional impact of this show. It's a slice of life from back in the 60s that is as fresh today, the same problems face all of us, especially the working class, racial and social issues that are lovingly brought into our homes every week. Bless you all at BBC, Heidi Thomas, and the terrific cast - I feel like I know and love you ALL!

Joe is in love with his own voice! Glad Willie Geist is on today, such a refreshing, calm leader who LISTENS to his panel and guests. Wish he were on Morning Willie instead of Joe and Mika. They're a parody of themselves. Joe needs to be duct taped. So over those 2!

Best show on TV. JLD is unstoppable. Show is so good it should be on another season.

Tamara Lawrence (July) is superb in this mini-series. But I am horrified at the supposed love of her by Robert Goodwin. He's tender and loving with her, but then treats the rest of the enslaved people like they're inhuman. He is insufferable toward them. I guess I thought because he was so kind and loving with her he would be a different kind of "master" - but he is as cruel, sadistic as the other overseers. And Caroline is a spoiled brat who needs July to function. July does get her digs in; Caroline is too wrapped up in herself to notice. "Gone With the Wind" it definitely is NOT. I wasn't expecting a kindly white massa, but this guy seems just eager to prove his manhood and power over the powerless. And they aren't having it!