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Grace (2021)

From Amazon Brit Box:

Based on the best-selling Peter James novels, John Simm (Life on Mars) stars as Roy Grace, a tenacious yet troubled detective known for his unorthodox methods. As he walks a career tightrope, he is assigned to a missing person case.

From Amazon Brit Box you can stream 3 seasons of this British mystery thriller. Season 1 has 2 episodes. Seasons 2 and 3 have 3 episodes. Each episode lasts an hour and a half.

Throughout the series Roy Grace (John Simm) mourns the loss of his wife who  abandoned the family.  Evolving toward declaring his missing wife dead, he is slowly falling in love with the woman coroner Cleo.  In every episode Grace teams up with his sidekick DS Glenn Branson.

Each episode is well-written and involving.  Highly recommended.

2018, Adultery, America of the 1960s, Arson, Basically Sad, Depressing, DO NOT MISS, Failed Marriage, Father-son relations, Feckless Father, High school students, Kanopy streaming, Longsuffering wife, Mother Abandons Family, Mother-son relations, Pitch-perfect ending, Unhappy Ending, Wonderful acting

Wildlife (2018)

From Kanopy:

Family bonds are stretched to the breaking point in the emotionally stunning directorial debut from Paul Dano. Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal star.

From Kanopy you can stream this 1 hour 44 minute complete film.

If Jake Gyllenhaal is in a film, then you probably want to see the film. “Wildlife” is just the kind of laid-back , sad drama that Gyllenhaal favors. For the most part Carey Mulligan as the mother and Ed Oxenbould as the son carry the story while Gyllenhaal as the feckless father is absent for much of the story (and a disaster when he is present).

Superb acting makes this film a piercing experience. If you can stand the unhappiness, then DO NOT MISS!

2017, Abandoned child, Alcoholism, Bisexual theme, Boxing, Brother-Sister relations, Bullying, Cancer theme, Cross Dressing, Dancing, Drag Queen, Gay Bashing, Gay theme, Homophobia, Jealousy, Mother Abandons Family, Netflix Streaming, Offbeat, Quirky, Unusual, Violent

Alaska Is A Drag (2017)

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From Netflix:

Tormented by bullies, an aspiring drag star working at an Alaskan cannery becomes a skilled fighter and is tapped for competition by a boxing coach.

From Netflix you can stream this really offbeat complete film that lasts 1 hour 23 minutes.

From IMDB:

Tough, but diva fabulous, Leo, an aspiring drag superstar, is stuck working in a fish cannery in Alaska. He and his twin sister are trapped in the monotony of fist fights and fish guts. Out of necessity, Leo learned to fight back, which catches the attention of the local boxing coach. When a new boy moves to town and wants to be his sparring partner, Leo has to face the real reason he’s stuck in Alaska.

Black brother and sister Leo and Tristen are in real life also brother and sister.  Tristen is battling cancer. White Declan, the newcomer, is straight where as Leo is clearly gay. Ignore, if you will, the drag theme.  More to the point is a friendship forged by loneliness.  Most of the violence stems from the fact that  Leo’s previous boyfriend Kyle, although married to a pregnant wife, is intensely jealous of Declan.

Offbeat is putting it mildly: a talented boxer and drag queen ?!? But actually it is a well-done heartfelt drama.