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Sentimental Value

 Lots of fanfare about this movie, but it's a bore.  Film director (Norway) with two daughters whom he has neglected desires to make a final film in his own home, based on suicide of his mother.  He wants one daughter--most estranged--to take role of his mother.  She refuses.  He hires American actress, Elle Fanning, instead.  He is unhappy with her efforts; she senses it.  Daughter still refuses.  Mother was in resistance movement against Nazis . . . second daughter does research on her imprisonment and torture. Acting is solid . . . scenes just go on too long. Static as well in development.  
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Lincoln Lawyer Season 4

 Mickey with Maggie ex-wife take on Dana.  Dead body in M. trunk. M. threatened the guy.  Somehow a biodiesel deal is involved.  M. ex-girlfriend chef from another book testifies against him for vengeance.  Maggie shoots her down with letters vowing vengeance that she sent.  Former intern testifies against poor M too. She's shot down . . . no job, bitter, out to get him. Cisco serves subpoena on a guy who immediately is murdered . . . biodiesel again. 

Lincoln Lawyer cont

 Dull, so far.  Mickey is up for murder (dead body in trunk) and has clearly been set up by somebody.  Instead of getting into the investigation, we have some interesting court battles and lots of less than funny comic interludes.  A little Lorna/Maggie interaction; Mickey meets Maggie's new boyfriend.  Hopefully it will improve

Beast in Me concluded

 Claire Danes/Matthew Rhys Excellent acting throughout.  The killer is the suspected killer from scene one . . . a nice change.  Danes (Agatha) has blamed the death of her son in a car accident on the other driver (teenager, maybe drinking) but we learn she was a distracted driver definitely to blame as well. Ending, unfortunately, was ho-hum.  Nile's (Rhys) second wife becomes suspicious that he is the killer, confronts him.  They argue . . . he screams YES, I KILLED HER. Ah, but she has turned on the record feature of her iPhone and he's cooked.  He gets murdered in prison, just to satisfy viewer that justice has been served. Danes writes her book and presumably it's a huge success. Last scene is her at a reading crying her heart out. All in all, very good.  Too bad the ending was so conventional.

Beast in Me 80%

 Nile's wife, Madison, is the one who'd been feeding info to the FBI agent whom Nile kills.  Likely the Nile is murderer of Madison, but since that seems so likely it might be wrong.  Agatha in danger -- Nile has read her chapters, knows she thinks he is guilty.  Nina, Nile's second wife, might also be on the chopping block. Solid