A boy's 1930s New York childhood unfolds through whimsical, witty tales of radio's golden age.
Nostalgic and melancholy, with dry wit. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), YouTube (free) and Tubi (free).
Some innuendo or implied sex, which is more than most PG titles carry. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated PG.
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The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and urban legends of the radio stars.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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