Grief, homicide investigations, reincarnation (sort of), and murder aren’t the kind of things you think of when searching for something to spend a few hours with. Or maybe they are, given the multitude of murder mysteries out there in the … Continue reading Five shows about dying: “After Life”, “Bosch” (S5), “Endeavour” (S6), “The OA” (S2) & “True Detective” (S3)
Apologies (groveling apologies) to JFK, there are so many shows who make Berlin their primary locale via streaming services that, as an American , it’s hard not to think back to that speech. But seriously, these three shows account for … Continue reading Ich bin ein binger: “Babylon Berlin”, “Berlin Station” (S3) & “Counterpart”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maizel” – Season Two (AmazonPrime) Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino Let’s start with the mea culpa. I had not seen the first season of “Maizel” on the night it picked up its Golden Globe. In fact, I belittled … Continue reading “The Marvelous Mrs. Maizel” – Season Two (AmazonPrime)
“Man In the High Castle” – Season Three (AmazonPrime) Created by Frank Spotnitz Well, well, well…a show that I almost gave up on due to the jambalaya that was its initial season, and in which I had to dig deep … Continue reading “Man In the High Castle” – Season Three (AmazonPrime)
“Ozark” – Season Two (Netflix) Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams Is there a show on TV where the characters are as richly despicable as on Netflix’ brilliant “Ozark”? Maybe despicable is not the word. Trapped bobcats? Yeah, that’s … Continue reading “Ozark” – Season Two (Netflix)
“Daredevil” – Season Three (Netflix) Created by Drew Goddard This review comes days after Netflix has officially cancelled “Daredevil”. Which is a shame, because after a maudlin, twelve-step based second season, Goddard and company remembered to execute the formula that … Continue reading “Daredevil” – Season Three (Netflix)
“Homecoming” (AmazonPrime) Created by Sam Esmail Not sure the music supervisor has been mentioned in the initial paragraph of any review before, but if ever there was a reason, it would be for Sam Esmail’s FANTASTIC “Homecoming”. Yes, it looks … Continue reading “Homecoming” (AmazonPrime)
