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GENIE – Ugh! Skip it! Cheers! Boyfriends/Girlfriends – 0.

CORALINE – Kids’ stop-motion animated horror film from 2009 based on Neil Gaiman’s book. The book remains popular, so I read it for the first time several weeks ago. Naturally, I then had to see the film which I’d also heard a lot about. Fortunately it had dropped on Hulu. It follows the book quiteContinue reading

A HAUNTING IN VENICE – Kenneth Branagh returns as super sleuth Hercule Poirot in this film based on Agatha Christie’s murder mystery “Halloween Party.” I’m not really a fan of murder mysteries, but I liked this one because of the ghost story…right up my alley. Branagh, who also directed, is always spot on. Plenty ofContinue reading

THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL – Not nearly as good as the original Humphrey Bogart film from 1954, the main reason being this film depicts only the court-martial itself and not the actual events leading up to it. Those facts are all stated, but we need to see them in action to make the production interesting.Continue reading

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (Addendum) Now that I’ve finished the series and talked with Kelly who watched with me, I have a few things to add. We like the way Flanagan incorporates current events into the story – He bases his Ushers on the Sackler family (Dope Sick); he makes reference toContinue reading

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER – Typical Mike Flanagan horror series with his usual cast of actors. Each episode is loosely based on an Edgar Allan Poe story. It’s not as good as the Haunting of Hill House, but way better than Bly Manor. It’s decent and worth viewing if you like theContinue reading

HAUNTING OF THE QUEEN MARY – I abandoned ship less than halfway through the film. Skip it! Cheers! Boyfriends/Girlfriends – 0.

LOST – An off-course airliner crashes into a remote island creating a “Lord of the Flies” dynamic among the surviving passengers. Streaming now on Hulu, this series was wildly popular when it originally aired in 2004. Kelly loves it! I’m hooked, too, and viewing it for the first time. The episodes are intense and eachContinue reading

DOPESICK – Lives and relationships disintegrate as the monstrous Sackler family nefariously unleashes super addictive OxyContin on the unsuspecting medical community and their patients. Gut wrenching. And the Sacklers’ punishment? A slap on the wrist. Despicable. Outstanding work from Michael Keaton and the cast. Cheers! Boyfriends – 1; Girlfriends – 1.

DEPP V. HEARD – Dysfunction and deceit are at the heart of this three episode mini-series documenting the Court battle over defamation lawsuits brought by both famous parties. Mostly old news and basically boring. Plus the constant annoying viral commentary interspersed throughout is a drag. Skip it! Cheers! Boyfriends – 1; Girlfriends – 0.