Flora and Son – 7

A happy-making bauble from John Carney, previously responsible for Once and Sing Street,” with which it shares a Dublin setting and charming, sensitive songs. Eve Hewson is the whole reason to watch, and it is a good one; she is brassy but not abrasive, pretty but real, and her three relationships–with her son, her ex-husband and her online guitar teacher–all bring rewards. The music, including Joni Mitchell singing “Both Sides Now,” is delightful; my only complaint was Netflix cutting off the final number in its “we-don’t-show-credits” zeal.