Armistead Maupin’s Tales Of The City (1993), as far as I’m concerned, was a high-water mark as far as serialized adaptations go. At times funny, sad and beautiful; sometimes all within the same moment. So you can imagine so when I learned that Netflix was picking up the torch (I don’t know if it’s a […]
Andrew Scott is an acting god. With minimal effort–the shift of his eyes, the turn of his head–he somehow manages to get across more seemingly genuine emotion than some actors do with their entire bodies. And he’s at the top of his game in Smithereens, a cautionary tale of the addictive effects of technology. Unfortunately, […]
The current Fifth season of Black Mirror is likely the shortest thus far–lasting only three episodes–but you can’t necessarily judge the quality of a season by how many episodes it consists of. And besides, if a shorter season results in better quality writing and directing, who’s complaining? The first episode, Striking Vipers, is a particularly […]
Having seen 1982’s The Dark Crystal I initially wondered whom was resisting whom because if you’ve seen that movie you probably noticed that at the end that it tied up everything neatly. Looking at the trailer, it looks like Age of Resistance is a prequel and sets up and early chapter in the rebellion (?) […]
I did not like Christoper McQuarrie’s Mission Impossible: Fallout (virtually) at all. It’s a well-directed movie, though I can’t separate it from Tom Cruise and his Scientology cult. It’s worth mentioning that literally every religion began as a cult, essentially a belief system with relatively few believers, so if I were to have an issue […]
The trailer for DC Universe’s upcoming Swamp Thing dropped yesterday–and despite some alleged problems with the production–it looks pretty good. It appears to be playing up the more supernatural elements of the character–the swamp is the nexus of our reality and all that–which is a good thing. Another good thing is that it’s apparently taking […]
I’ve been done with movies based in The Conjuring universe for awhile now. As I say in the video, they feel like horror movies made for people who don’t particularly like horror movies. They’re well-shot, edited and lit but they’re all about jump scares and don’t seem to particularly care about whether or not they’re […]
This is a great teaser though the problem is that it’s fairly common knowledge that Netflix has terminated their relationship with Marvel Television, so this is the last season of Jessica Jones, no matter where the narrative was taking her. I don’t know what’s behind the bad blood between Netflix and Marvel Television but I […]
I was looking for something new to watch on Netflix, when I noticed that there was a new movie, Malibu Rescue, on the streaming channel. I started to watch it, honestly not expecting too much, till I noticed in the opening credits that it was directed by SAVAGE STEVE HOLLAND! SAVAGE STEVE HOLLAND! This guy […]
The trailer of Godzilla: King Of The Monster dropped a week or so ago, and I can at least see the monsters–something you can’t necessarily say about the 2014 movie. It should go without saying but I. Want. To. See. The. Monsters. Why would I be remotely interested in these movies if not to see […]
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