“The Terror” (AMC) Created by David Kajganich I need to stop basing my viewing decisions on titles. I didn’t jump on the “Marvelous Mrs. Maizel” bandwagon until well after it premiered due to my thinking it was a musical – … Continue reading “The Terror” (AMC)
This wasn’t the best year for Oscar-nommed feature-length docs. I saw several terrific films at the Chicago Film Fest that didn’t even make the short list of fifteen. But they weren’t the only docs of 2017 worth watching by a … Continue reading Eight Documentaries You Can Watch Now-ish:
So, as usual, I’ve waited a ridiculously long time to get to my Top/Worst films of last year (2017 for those reading a year from now), partially because of a health hiccup that has curtailed my writing output since mid-March … Continue reading Best and Worst Films of 2017
“Deadpool 2” Directed by David Leitch Living in a world of superhero film sequels as we do, it’s easy to cut them more slack than we should, since, let’s face it, at this point they’re almost ALL sequels in one … Continue reading “Deadpool 2”
So, new seasons from three binge-able shows that I think are very good, and in some cases, exceptional. How’d they do this time ’round…well…it’s a mixed bag…and not in ways you might have predicted… ________________________________________________________________________________ “Berlin Station” Season 2 (Epix) … Continue reading New “Berlin Station”, “Bosch” & “Jessica Jones”
So you’ve watched “Broadchurch”, and you’re thinking, “I kinda like those crazy-good Brit cop shows. Wish I knew which of the million out there in stream-land to watch!” Well, fear not. Avoidant/lazy person that I am, I’ve seen almost every … Continue reading Ten European Crime Shows You Should Be Watching
“Isle of Dogs” Directed by Wes Anderson So, I’m not a Wes Anderson fan. I’m not NOT a Wes Anderson fan. I like him fine, but I don’t automatically subscribe to his brand of snarky humor just because he puts … Continue reading “Isle of Dogs”
