I've followed this show from the beginning. If you don't remember, there was hellfire raining down from the press about the premise and the violent acts depicted when 13 Reasons Why first hit Netflix 3 years ago. Specialists and news anchors and religions and pretty much everyone else who heard about the show had a … Continue reading Netflix Review: 13 Reasons Why (Seasons 1-3)
An anthology series based on the NY Times column of the same name which has been in publication every week for the past 15 years, this new streaming show has a lot of potential. I personally have never read the column, but unless the rest are just a ton of really stupid love stories (oh … Continue reading Amazon Prime Review: Modern Love
John Krasinski joins an elite class of acting entering his second season of the streaming series Jack Ryan. Only one other actor reprised the role, and that was the great and grumpy Harrison Ford in 1994 with Clear and Present Danger, just two years after he starred in Patriot Games. In fact, the group of … Continue reading Amazon Prime Review: Jack Ryan (Season 2)
Did you ever watch The Dark Crystal growing up? Although not one of my "favorite" films, my first interaction with the 1982 Jim Henson/Frank Oz puppet film was through a recorded VHS tape I found stashed among our old movie collection as a kid. I literally pulled it out one day, thought "what movie is … Continue reading Netflix Review: The Dark Crystal, Age of Resistance
I halfheartedly watched the first episode almost two years ago...it starts with a bang (literally), I remembered that much. But I must have started losing interest during that episode as it still drags a lot in the wake of Special Agent Holden Ford's "success." Apparently the sprawling city titles and narrative-inducing self-pity couldn't stave off … Continue reading Netflix Review: Mindhunter (Seasons 1-2)
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