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Reacher Definitely Reaches This Boomer’s Sweet Spot

“Men want to be him and women want to be with him.”. That’s how New York Times writer Elizabeth Vincentelli described the Jack Reacher character played by Alan Ritchson on the new Reacher series streaming on Amazon Prime Video. She also described him as a giant tenderized side of beef. This should give you a pretty good idea of why the action series based on…

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Boomers Do Barbie

This boomer joined a friend and her husband to see Barbie, the movie, this week. My own husband declined and I’m afraid he short-changed himself. I have only one word to describe the movie—BRILLIANT! When the first whispers of a Barbie movie started hitting the media I could not imagine what on earth they could concoct in Hollywood to make a movie about a glamour…

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Have You Seen BOOK CLUB – The Next Chapter yet?

Any movie starring Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Mary Steenburgen, and Diane Keaton is guaranteed to be a hit . . . right? Targeted at the profitable baby boomer market and featuring four talented boomer-age women, Book Club, The Next Chapter is, I regret to tell you . . . a miss. My gal pals and I couldn’t wait for this movie to hit the theatres. We enjoyed…

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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret: A Boomer Gal Must-See Movie

One of the best-selling YA books ever has been made into a movie. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret” was written by Judy Blume more than fifty years ago and it still holds up. I must confess I never read the book because I was already grown up and working by the time it was published but the experiences and emotions described in the book are…

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Thank you Sharon Horgan and British TV for helping me over my reading slump

My usually voracious reading habit has suffered a weeks-long dry spell this winter. I’ve started and not finished umpteen books and just couldn’t seem to get my teeth into anything. That is very unusual for me and is the reason why you haven’t been seeing any of my regular book reviews on BoomerBroadcast lately. If you’re a book lover like I am—my apologies! So, instead…

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80 for Brady got this old boomer out to the movies

When I find that rare movie that appeals to the boomer generation I can’t peel off to the movie theatre fast enough. 80 For Brady starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno, and Sally Field promised to be just what I was looking for – as well as the popcorn and diet fountain Coke. My husband even agreed to go with my girlfriend and me…

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