Like Father

Kristen Bell is left at the altar (although she barely notices since her head is in her phone for work - which was the problem all along). And her long ago abandoned father (Kelsey Grammar) has chosen this day to attend the wedding. They get drunk together that night and find themselves on the honeymoon cruise that Bell had scheduled. This has all the elements of a RomCom, except the relationship is Father-Daughter, and the goal is self-awareness and growth. Check and Check. Cheeky, occasionally funny, always follows the formula.
3 stars (out of 5)

Wolf (Serial)

This Turkish TV drama (8 episodes) follows a police special operations team, codename Wolf. The team is tasked with various police, paramilitary and military missions in Istanbul, and in the northern part of the country as ISIS is invading. Set in 2015, this is set up as historical fiction, and I found the political and nationalist themes fascinating. The Wolf team, and their bosses are fighting both ISIS and the internal subversive elements that have been working for years to undermine the government and the country in favor of a more religious state. Clearly this has elements of propaganda coming from the state, but since I know next to nothing, much of the emotion of nation building does feel pretty authentic, which is quite different than US special ops shows which are more about power, dominance and arrogance.
4 stars (out of 5)

The Crew

Set in Paris, Yanis is an organized, careful heist man who runs a crew to steal from armored cars. He plans 30 heists for every one they actually pull off. No mistakes, and he has never been in jail. But when he brings his kid brother onto the job, Amine makes a trivial mistake that changes everything. And the film turns into a fight for survival of self and family and honor. In the end, there are no winners, which means this is probably more realistic than most people want for an escapist form of entertainment. 

4 stars (out of 5)