2018 Emmy Nominations: My Thoughts… Before I get in to specific categories, here are some of my broader observations: The great news? For the third year in a row, the amount of nominations given to people of color went up … Continue reading 2018 Emmy Nominations: My Thoughts…
“Sicario: Day of the Soldado” Directed by Stefano Sollima Denis Villeneuve’s initial offering in what is now, most definitely, a series, “Sicario,” was not at all the kind of film that lent itself to a sequel. If anything, it came … Continue reading “Sicario: Day of the Soldado”
“The Looming Tower” (Hulu) Created by Dan Futterman, Alex Gibney & Lawrence Wright In the almost twenty years(!) since the 9/11 tragedy, there has been a dearth of quality, non-fictional productions about the before or during. On the other hand, … Continue reading “The Looming Tower” (Hulu)
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”
