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The Dropout (2022) Limited Series Review A+

Posted by Patrick | Apr 16, 2022 | A+, Drama, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Hulu, Mystery, Politics, Ratings: Movies and Television, Thriller, TV / Streaming |

Amanda Seyfried is simply amazing. She gets Holmes’s uncomfortable stare and that otherworldly voice. But we also get Holmes as a real person.

The Staircase (2022) Limited Series Review A+

Posted by Patrick | May 30, 2022 | A+, Apple TV+ Amazon, Drama, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Max, Mystery, Politics, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Thriller, TV / Streaming |

The result: compulsive viewing for seven out of the eight episodes. Colin Firth is spellbinding. Toni Collette is equally superb.

Mrs. America (2020) – Mini Series Review A+

Posted by Patrick | Dec 29, 2021 | A+, Apple TV+ Amazon, Drama, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Hulu, Politics, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, TV / Streaming |

Blanchett then slowly hangs up the phone and returns, defeated, to the kitchen. In un hommage à Akerman, the camera frames her in medium shot.

Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) A

Posted by Patrick | Sep 26, 2022 | A, Drama, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Horror, Netflix, Politics, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, TV / Streaming |

Evan Peters, Josh Braaten (young Jeffrey), Niecy Nash as nest-door-neighbor Glenda and a magnificent Richard Jenkins as Dahmer’s Father, all give stellar performances.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Prequel (2023) A-

Posted by Patrick | May 30, 2023 | A-, Comedy, Drama, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Netflix, Politics, Queer Film/TV, Queer Film/TV, Ratings: Movies and Television, Romance, TV / Streaming |

It’s all just as delicious as the original two series with the two Lady Danbury’s taking all of the acting honors in their respective time periods.

The Serpent Queen (2022) Review B

Posted by Patrick | Sep 17, 2022 | B, Drama, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Politics, Ratings: Movies and Television, Stars, TV / Streaming |

Catherine is now played by Samantha Morton who seems to have waited her whole life for this role. Every word, every gesture is savored

Amerikatsi (2023) Armenia’s First to Make the Shortlist B-

Posted by Patrick | Dec 28, 2023 | Apple TV+ Amazon, Archival Posts, B-, Comedy, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Politics, TV / Streaming |

The result is a film that walks a tightrope but contains some beautiful moments, even if, at times, it threatens to topple over.

Origin (2023) (B-) vs 13th (2016) (A-) Narrative vs Documentary

Posted by Patrick | Dec 9, 2023 | Archival Posts, B-, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Politics, Ratings: Movies and Television, Thriller |

I felt that the constraints of the narrative feature may not have fully captured the depth and complexity of Wilkerson’s analysis of caste and its impact on society.

Chinatown (1974) Polanski’s Noir Masterpiece A+

Posted by Patrick | May 22, 2023 | 70s | 80s | 90s, A+, Classic Film Noir, Drama, Favorites, Film Noir, Film Reviews, Genres (Action - Music Scene), Genres (Musical-Western), Historic Events, Masterpieces, Mystery, Politics, Ratings: Movies and Television, Thriller |

Polanski captured the FEEL of LA better than anyone before or sense. Jack Nicholson gives his greatest performance as private dick J. J. ” Jake” Gittes.