This Netflix documentary goes into detail about the cause of the 737-Max airline crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The film excels at making complex aviation and business issues accessible. It wasn’t a dull recitation of facts; the dramatizations and reactions of families were emotional hooks. The issue: Boeing had installed new software on this model, and it didn’t tell anyone, including the FAA, because it didn’t want to require more pilot training.

The problem started several years earlier with the merger of McDonnell Douglas. The CEO of MD assumed the position at Boeing and started a complete change in the corporate culture that had set priorities on safety and inspections. Instead, he focused on the quarterly Wall St. stock earnings, and the bonuses that he received. In the end, after he was forced to resign, he got a 62-million dollar exit golden parachute. Workers at the Boeing plants were told to push forward construction and do not create delays even when they found problems.

I have to clarify that I am reviewing the 2024 English language 8-part miniseries that is currently showing on Masterpiece Theater on PBS. The Count of Monte Cristo is only one of four recent adaptations of the 1,000-page 1846 novel by Alexandre Dumas. Apparently. there was a real-life Edmond Dantes, but that where the connection ends. The other 2024 adaptation is a 3-hour movie in French that I have not seen. I kept getting this story mixed up with The Three Musketeers, and The Man in the Iron Mask. They were his other famous novels.

Now that I have clarified which adaptation that I saw, I can only offer my opinion as a non-professional reviewer. The mini-series got rave reviews as being the best adaptation of the book, but some took shots at the acting. I agree that it drags at times since I binged watched rather than spaced it out on a weekly viewing.

6 actors, 27 films, 62 years

Netflix has acquired the complete James Bond catalog, and the films are running on streaming service. Just enter “James Bond” and then the decade of the film that you want to watch. The films are listed by decade, but you can search for the specific film that you want to view. They have not announced how long the catalog will be available.

Numerous retrospectives have been released during the past, but as far as I know, this is the first time all of the films have been released together at the same time. It would take many hours just to watch all 27 films, and I think even a big fan would become tired of it at that point. I admit that Goldfinger is my favorite, but I have noticed the athleticism of Daniel Craig.