Marsha On the Move: June 2020

Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)

Little Fires Everywhere is a terrific book by Celeste Ng, and a great TV miniseries starting Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon.  A complicated web of social and family relationships weaves through issues of social and racial justice, the meaning of motherhood, control, identity and growing up. If you want thought-provoking, this is it; but it’s also good entertainment, great acting and has you wanting to find out who set those “little fires”… figuratively and literally.

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (Netflix) 

This is a poignant, heart-rending film.  A father’s love, unlike any other in its innocence and purity, is returned by a young daughter who accepts her papa with all his challenges. It also portrays a society that is unlawful and cruel but within it has kindness and justice.  This was beautifully acted. There was also gorgeous scenery and music in this 2019 Turkish remake of a 2013 South Korean film. It was sad, and tough to get through, but was worth it to stay to the end.

The Durrells in Corfu (Amazon Prime) 

In every way, this is a gorgeous series. The Durrell family’s warmth, humor, guts, loves and losses are shared over four delightful seasons. The show is filled with splendid scenery, wonderful animals, and a community that shows the essence of Greek culture. A strong matriarch guides the home… and I grew to love her and her “peculiar” (yet so lovable) children, who grow up before your eyes.

Dr. Marsha Gordon is President/CEO of The Business Council of Westchester. When she is not advocating for business, building the economy or creating job opportunities, you can find her at the movie theatre enjoying many different film genres.  Most of the time, her husband Eli is with her… except if it is football season or if it is a very slow, sappy movie.

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