The Staircase (series)
The Staircase is a 2004 series about the trial of Michael Peterson in the death of his wife Kathleen in Durham, North Carolina. 8 out of 10 stars. This story is gripping, but way too long. There are 13 hour-long … Continued
Legacy of the Bones
The Legacy of the Bones is a 2019 Spanish film. 6 out of 10 stars. There are English subtitles, but no English dubbing. The plot is somewhat convoluted, but intriguing. The acting is superb. The scenery breathtaking. Detective Amaia Salazar … Continued
Marriage Lottery #16 The Singer by Caty Callahan
The Marriage Lottery #16 The Singer by Caty Callahan is a sweet romance set in a post-apocalyptic future where a virus has decimated the population and men outnumber women about a dozen to one. 10 out of 10 stars. I … Continued
War of the Worlds series
War of the Worlds is a 2019 French series being released on EPIX. 4 out of 10 stars. It’s not the best series. It’s not the worst. There are good parts, bad parts. EPIX channel’s handling of the release was … Continued
How to Fix a Drug Scandal
How to Fix a Drug Scandal is a 2020 Netflix original series on the 50,000+ drug tests that were faked in two Massachusetts state drug labs by Annie Dookhan and Sonja Farak. 10 out of 10 stars. This is the … Continued
Road to Perdition
Road to Perdition is a 2002 crime drama set in 1930s Boston and starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Daniel Craig, Jude Law, and Tyler Hoechlin. 10 out of 10 stars. This is one of my favorite films and was just … Continued
Minority Report
Minority Report is a 2002 futuristic crime drama starring Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow, and Kathryn Morris. 10 out of 10 stars. This was just released on Netflix in HD this week. Watch it. John Anderton works for … Continued
Red Lights (film)
Red Lights is a 2012 supernatural film. 8 out of 10 stars. This has an all star cast with Sigourney Weaver, Cillian Murphy. Elizabeth Olsen, and Robert DeNiro. Dr. Margaret Matheson and her assistant Tom Buckley specialize in debunking psychics. … Continued
Sweetheart (film)
Sweetheart is a 2019 horror film that’s pretty good. 8 out of 10 stars. This starts out slowly but ends with a bang. And you’ll never listen to a guy condescendingly call his girlfriend Sweetheart the same way again. Jenn … Continued
The Stranger (series)
The Stranger is a 2020 British series about a young woman going around revealing everyone’s well-kept secrets, taken from a Harlan Coban novel of the same name. 8 out of 10 stars. It wasn’t the best television but it kept … Continued
The Assignment (film)
The Assignment is a 2016 movie about a hit man who wakes up with an unwanted sex change. 4 out of 10 stars. I’m a huge Sigourney Weaver fan, but she often picks eclectic roles. This is one of them. … Continued
Fearless (series)
Fearless is a 2017 British crime series. 4 out of 10 stars. This started out well but devolved into so many red herrings and so much futility. It was really hard to finish, especially since the man she’s trying to … Continued
Valhalla Murders (series)
The Valhalla Murders is a 2019 Netflix series that takes place in Iceland. It’s a murder mystery with a ton of plot holes and some seriously bad writing. 0 out of 10 stars. If I could give this a negative … Continued
Polaroid (film)
Polaroid is a 2019 horror film. 8 out of 10 stars. It starts out slowly but gathers speed after the first half hour. It is scary and the plot is very original. In the first few minutes a young girl … Continued
Girl on the Third Floor (film)
Girl on the Third Floor is a 2019 horror film. 0 out of 10 stars. This is ghost porn. Never thought I’d be saying that. There’s really no plot other than the sex scenes and bizarre hammering the wall scenes. … Continued
Breaking Bad (series)
Breaking Bad is a series that began in 2008 and ran for five seasons on AMC. 10 out of 10 stars. This is actually a very entertaining series well-acted and cleverly plotted. Walt White is a high school chemistry teacher … Continued
Disappearance of Alice Creed (film)
The Disappearance of Alice Creed is a low budget 2010 film. 7 out of 10 stars. For a film that takes place almost entirely in two rooms with only three actors, it’s pretty good. A better than average kidnapping flick, … Continued
Hunters (series)
The Hunters is a 2020 Amazon series about a group of seven Nazi hunters. 2 out of 10 stars. I’ve actually watched several documentaries on Simon Wiesenthal, the actual Nazi Hunter, and have listened to him speak. He’s a gentle … Continued
Annihilation (film)
Annihilation is a 2018 science fiction horror film taken from the Area X (the Southern Reach trilogy) series of novels by Jeff Vandermeer, a foreign author who lives in the Florida panhandle. 10 out of 10 stars. I wasn’t really … Continued
Arachnophobia (film)
Arachnophobia is a 1990 film about a deadly giant spider from Venezuela making its way to a small unsuspecting California town. 10 out of 10 stars. This is a great creature feature suitable for the entire family. The film begins … Continued