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All of us are avid sports fans, I for one am and this short "Netflix" doc "The Turnaround" was one excellent behind the scenes feel good real life look at how sports teams and players shape one's life. Jon McCann a man who has his own personal and private issues is a lifelong Phillies baseball fan, and like many he feels the pain when newly signed all star shortstop Trea Turner has signed, yet struggles with a hitting slump. Thru it all Jon navigates life and deals with cheering Trea on it's like Turner gives him a motivation to live on! Overall touching and personally emotional doc that's a tribute to captain Jon and it makes you stand up and cheer for Turner and the Fighting Phils! Also the doc short was executive produced by former president Obama and the just fine and sexy former first lady Michelle.

If you watch any movies from the Coen brothers you know that they are entertaining, fun, and blunt and brash, and end with you making your own call! And that fits this latest "Honey Don't!" which was directed by Ethan Coen. Set in Bakersfield, California the film begins with a strange murder, and the picture sprawls out and connects characters and things up and together. Thru it all everything seems to be tied back to a local church which is ran by a creepy sex crazy minister (Chris Evans). Small town P. I. Donahue (Margaret Qualley) is all over things investigating only things get more complex with deaths, missing people and a little of this and that. Look for good supporting turns with Charlie Day as a lazy detective and Aubrey Plaza as MG as a shady small town deputy sheriff. Plus the film is spiced with much and plenty of kinky sex scenes and women wearing sexy colored bras, and nipple scenes too!(plenty of eye candy). For sure this film really has much on the plate, and it's a tasty entertaining digest, only it seems to end all of a sudden and you the viewer are left forming your own take. Still the film was a sexy fun joy ride to watch.

As far as liking a certain genre of film I from time to time like to watch a good western, and with this entry "Americana" it was a modern day raw and gritty journey as I as the viewer felt the cowboys vs. Indians and cops and Robbers style. Set in South Dakota it involves a criminal scheme and a young man(Paul Walter Hauser) looking for love. Add in outsiders and outcast it's as if no one seems to be who they are, things connect up between the central characters as all are involved someway or the other. Look for Zahn McClarnon("Dark Winds") in a supporting turn and Sydney Sweeney as wild card character waitress Penny Jo(who becomes a damsel in distress by being tied up and gagged). The film has plenty of twist and excitement as it's a fun journey thru the old west that movie lovers should enjoy.