Staff Picks Movies/TV
September 2020
Agatha and the Truth of Murder
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Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto
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July 2020
Dance with Devils: the complete series
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June 2020
World on Fire
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VFW
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Abigail
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Bungo Stray Dogs Complete Season One
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May 2020
Queens of Mystery, Season 1
Detective Sergeant Matilda Stone is solving murder mysteries with the assistance of her three aunts who are mystery authors as well as bookstore owners. Season 1 consists of three themed episodes broken down into six easy to watch segments. Storylines include a murder at an author’s award ceremony, the deaths of band members who have come together for a reunion album, and a murder at a play written by Matilda’s aunt Jane. All plots are helped along with a narrator and a few silly character spotlights making the series fast-moving as well as lighthearted. It’s a good cozy type of mystery for fans along the lines of M.C. Beatons’ Agatha Raisin series. Available on Hoopla.
Recommended by: Michelle Przekwas, Adult Services Shelver
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April 2020
London Kills: Series 1
A murder squad, consisting of two detectives and two constables, is the focus of this London based series. Actress Sharon Small (a familiar face from the Inspector Lynley mystery series) as DI Cole takes the forefront of various investigations while her boss, DI Bradford, is conspicuously missing in action. This five-episode season relies on quick solve cases while also including snippets of other investigations. It is a slow build-up to the final episode which seemed so much better than all the previous episodes in pace as well as the content. You must watch them in order which isn’t hard to do since they are each less than an hour in length. This is a good police procedural series that seems realistic and not Hollywood dramatized. Fans of Midsomer Murders or the VERA television series might like to try this one. Also available on Hoopla.
Recommended by: Michelle Przekwas, Adult Services Shelver
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The Food That Built America: Season 1
Many foods that we take for granted today, such as breakfast cereal, ketchup, milk chocolate, and Coke did not exist a little over one hundred years ago. This show tells the fascinating stories of the people like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, John & Will Kellogg, Clarence Birdseye, and the McDonald brothers, who created the foods that we know and love today. It documents their imagination, drive, risks, trials & errors, and hard work – changing the American diet (for better & worse), while building cities, developing new technologies, fostering social & cultural change, and creating multimillion-dollar empires along the way. Available on Hoopla.
Recommended by: Dawn Gowgiel, Adult Services Shelver
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