Monday Afternoon @ the Movies: "Where the Crawdads Sing"

Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) based on Delia Owens’ 2018 novel; Daisy Edgar-Jones leads the cast featuring Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr., Jojo Regina, Garret Dillahunt, Ahna O'Reilly, and David Strathairn. The story follows an abandoned yet defiant girl, Kya, who raises herself to adulthood in a North Carolina marshland, becoming a naturalist in the process. When the town's hotshot is found dead, she is the prime suspect and tried for murder.  Rated PG-13; 2 hours, 5 minutes.