Netflix’s Marianne is a pretty entertaining horror series, which is worth mentioning because there’s plenty of horror out there, and not all of it is worth watching. The series–coming in at a lean eight episodes–revolves around a writer, Emma Larsimon (Victoire Du Bois), who’s drawn by tragedy back to her home town, which begats even […]
Alex Merkin’s House Of The Witch has a great opening that hints at all sort of scary things and while it’s nothing you haven’t seen before, it’s pretty well done. Then you see the rest of the movie, where all that promise built up with that opening is blithely discarded because it isn’t terribly good. […]
El Camino is a sequel of sorts to Breaking Bad (2008-2013) arguably one of the best television shows ever made. And that’s not hyperbole. So obviously El Camino has a lot to live up to and while I have no idea if it’s up to the task, the trailer, both stylistically and ambiance-wise, says “No […]
You can say a lot of things about Netflix, but they do Stephen King adaptations right. So far they’ve done two, 1922 and Gerald’s Game, and both are really, really good perhaps for the reason that they concentrate on human stories with supernatural overtones, as opposed to supernatural stories that revolve around people. The latest […]
With virtually every company seemingly creating a streaming network, is it any surprise Apple is moving into the space with AppleTV+? And while no one is likely to purchase an iPhone, an iPad or Apple Watch for a free year of AppleTV+, the pricing is beyond competitive at $4.99 a month. Now all the need […]
I honestly expected to like Netflix’s reboot of The Dark Crystal, but what I didn’t expect was one of the best series of the year. I’ve always been a fan of puppetry as an art form but typically it’s hard to get beyond that particular aspect (as in you’re always conscious that you’re watching puppets) […]
Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why wasn’t what I’d call an easy watch–though by no means a slog–but variety is the spice of life and without it things become really, really boring. So every once in awhile I take a break from horror and sci-fi to watch something a bit more reality-based. And as I said. it’s […]
