The Idol (2023) Limited Series Review
Levinson, who did good work with Zendaya in “Malcolm and Marie”, is at sea here, unable to connect with Jocelyn/Depp’s character on any level.
Read Moreby Patrick | Jun 12, 2023 | Drama, Genres, HBO Max, Music & Art, Musicals, Uncategorized
Levinson, who did good work with Zendaya in “Malcolm and Marie”, is at sea here, unable to connect with Jocelyn/Depp’s character on any level.
Read Moreby Patrick | May 6, 2023 | Drama, HBO Max, Historic Events, Mystery, Thriller, TV / Streaming
This is the superior version thanks to a spectacularly good Elizabeth Olsen as Montgomery, a housewife who has everything on the Baby Boom checklist.
Read Moreby Patrick | May 30, 2022 | Drama, HBO Max, Historic Events, Mystery, Queer Film/TV, TV / Streaming
The result: compulsive viewing for seven out of the eight episodes. Colin Firth is spellbinding. Toni Collette is equally superb.
Read Moreby Patrick | Aug 11, 2021 | Drama, Genres, HBO Max, Queer Film/TV, TV / Streaming
The action then unfolds in flashback…. Olivia and Paula instantly become the series’ Greek Chorus; the best-friend-duo from hell.
Read MoreLaura Dern is a card-carrying liberal from Riverside. who wants to do good in this world but gets sidetracked by some deep personality flaws
Read Moreby Patrick | Aug 1, 2023 | Documentary, Documentary, Genres, HBO Max, Historic Events, Horror, Mystery, Queer Film/TV, Thriller, TV / Streaming
Caronna gives these five men back their dignity, something they were stripped of when they became victims of a horrific crime.
Read Moreby Patrick | Aug 25, 2023 | Documentary, Documentary, Film Reviews, HBO Max, TV / Streaming
American high school/college football is one big exploitation racket that massively exploits the young men on whose backs the whole system rests.
Read Moreby Patrick | Oct 12, 2023 | Documentary, Documentary, Film Reviews, HBO Max, New Releases
Known “the first Black supermodel”, she was the first African-American model to grace the cover of Vogue – shot by photographer David Bailey – in March 1966.
Read Moreby Patrick | Oct 21, 2022 | Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Archival Posts, Comedy, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres, HBO Max, Historic Events, Hulu, TV / Streaming
Condon is breathtakingly good, capturing every scene she’s in with a mixture of common sense and sadness, but always with a drollness lurking in the background.
Read Moreby Patrick | Jan 3, 2023 | Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Archival Posts, Comedy, Drama, Film Reviews, Genres, HBO Max, Horror, Hulu, Thriller, TV / Streaming
There is a fantastic faceoff between Fiennes and a mysterious guest who was not invited. She is played by the extraordinary Anna Taylor-Joy
Read Moreby Patrick | Apr 9, 2022 | Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Archival Posts, Comedy, Drama, Film Reviews, HBO Max, Queer Film/TV, TV / Streaming
Finally, a toast, amid all this great food, to four extraordinarily talented actresses: Sennott, Draper, Gordon, and Argon.
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