THE LAST SHOWGIRL – I disliked this film and could barely sit through it. The main character, played by Pamela Anderson, is needy and desperate and always speaks in an annoying childish voice. Jamie Lee Curtis plays a character similar to her role in The Bear. She deserved the Emmy for that role. I wasn’tContinue reading
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THE STONES AND BRIAN JONES – I never knew the whole back story of why Brian Jones was ousted from the Rolling Stones….especially since he was the founder of the band. This documentary does an excellent job of revealing Brian’s personal struggles, the dynamics within the band and the atmosphere of music in the 60s.Continue reading
A REAL PAIN – Kieran Culkin’s character definitely lives up to this description and so does the film. I found it exhausting and annoying to watch because of this role, which I guess is the point. I had heard there was lots of comic relief in it, but I found none. Kieran has since wonContinue reading
BOOKS OF BLOOD – Trilogy of pretty decent Clive Barker horror vignettes with a through line linking them together. The acting is surprisingly good and the stories appropriately unnerving. I liked it. Pleasant dreams! Cheers! Boyfriends/Girlfriends – 0.
FEUD: CAPOTE & THE SWANS – Mini series chronicling Truman Capote’s peak accomplishment as the central character in the lives of New York’s high society women (his swans) and his brutal downfall when he betrays their confidences and spills all their dirty secrets in a book. He is quickly and viciously ostracized. He spent theContinue reading
McCARTNEY321 – Die-hard Beatles fans like Mike and me will probably find this six-episode documentary fascinating. We did. Paul, accompanied by music producer Rick Rubin, delves into little known facts about how certain songs came into being. Along the way he shares interesting anecdotes from the time. As Rick plays specific tracks, Paul seems transportedContinue reading
DEATH AND OTHER DETAILS – Fun murder mystery on board a yacht starring Mandy Patinkin and a host of ethnically diverse characters. The use of cinematography to insert flashback scenes into current scenes allowing the overlap to play simultaneously is my favorite bit. Clever and interesting. Pacing is great, too, as we endeavor to discoverContinue reading
SALEM – Decent tale of witchery and enchantment…right up my alley, as it were! The story takes place in Salem of 1692 and intertwines a wee bit of history with the fictional script. The set is quite authentic, the story engaging. The problem is the actors. Most of them are good, a few are justContinue reading
THE AMERICANS – This show has been on my viewing list since its debut in 2013. Now that it’s dropped on Hulu, I’m finally getting around to watching it with the peeps and I cannot look away! Completely living up to its reputation…it’s gritty, intense, intriguing and fast-paced. Set during the Reagan-era cold war, aContinue reading
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
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