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What Have We Become?

I watched the video on a Subway platform while waiting for the Q Train.  I found myself learning more about what happened in Minnesota after a late night in the office, completely shut off from my phone, the news, radio...just one of those days. "What have we become?" was all I could manage to think. As the night has gone on, and I've immersed myself in coverage and learning more... I'm angry.  I'm sad.  I'm heartbroken for her son.  I'm frustrated with the constant politics being pushed.  I'm exhausted. I'm amazed that - once again - we all can watch the same clip of a horrific incident and come away with two different conclusions.

Dome Pondering Movie Review: His Three Daughters (2023)

What is it about?  Three estranged daughters work through their own relationships and past in the final days of caring for their ailing father. Who is in it? Carrie Coon - Katie Natasha Lyonne - Rachel Elizabeth Olsen - Christina Favorite Scene:  [spoiler alert] Rachel's boyfriend confronts Katie after what feels like a cold relationship, including a moment in the film that breaks through the idea that things and people aren't as as it seems.   Favorite Quote:   Christina: Just because I don't complain doesn't mean I don't have issues. Review:  His Three Daughters blew me away. It really did.  The film features a plot that can be cliché, a familiar narrative of a disheveled family reuniting for a common goal, and ultimately, everything comes to a head. This film was that, except that it had much more depth and realism. The burden of caring for parents does come with various perspectives, feelings, and, of course, insight.  We witnessed this in th...