Our Souls at Night (2017)

Adding to the list of Netflix movie gems that I didn’t know existed until I heard about it through one of the podcasts that I listen to.

The film reunites the Hollywood icons Jane Fonda and Robert Redford for the fourth time for a bizarre, but also sweet, story about a neighbour played by Fonda who, point blank, invites Redford’s character to go to bed with her. And by “sleep with her” means to go to her bed and sleep, maybe have a little chat, but no sexual or kink stuff. Through this strange experience, a romance begins to blossom that will take some very endearing turns.

While the film takes awhile to start, and the way it all comes…