Ouroboros puts introductions and plot setting above, moving the story forward too much too fast, and that's okay. It's been a minute, and we need to get our bearings before we slip down a branching timeline too far. …
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The three-episode premiere of OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH makes the unfortunate mistake of keeping our leads separate. It’s a frustrating choice that works at times but will keep audiences longing for S1, where we were treated to an “Act of Grace” with the onscreen chemistry of Stede (Rhys Darby) and Blackbeard (Taika Waititi). Yet, even with that nit, this show is still heartfelt and hilarious. Here are my thoughts on the first few episodes. E1 IMPOSSIBLE BIRDS 😊 Well, that…
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GEN V is a fresh, edgy, humorous, and bloody as hell spin-off from the original series THE BOYS. It is set at the Godolkin college campus where hormones are running amuck.…
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MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON is a timeless classic from over eighty years ago. It is witty, charming, satirical, and full of the necessary clout we wish still existed today.…
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Sometimes a movie comes out that’s flawed but so damn magical that it doesn’t matter. The latest from director John Carney is precisely that. It should quickly become the feel-good sleeper hit of 2023. Don’t believe me? Watch it until the first video call between the lovable Eve Hewson (Becky from the criminally under-watched BAD SISTERS) and the criminally under-utilized Joseph Gordon-Levitt. If you don’t fall for Carney’s latest, there isn’t any way we will ever be able to “Meet…
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With all the entertainment choices available, it is easy to forget how fantastic a well-crafted movie meant for the theater can delight our senses. A HAUNTING IN VENICE is just such a movie. Kenneth Branagh returns in this classic Agatha Christie mystery as the seminal detective, Hercule Poirot, this time retired and living in Venice. Hercule is coaxed out of retirement by his friend to debunk a psychic planning a séance to contact the dead. Sounds like a slam dunk,…
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THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR is Wes Anderson’s latest creative endeavor. It is a mere 39 minutes of recreating one of Roald Dahl’s exquisite tales just exactly as it was originally written.…
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The RESERVATION DOGS stories might be complete, but I know that Sterlin Harjo is a creator worth watching. “To the next one,” whatever that might be.…
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"To the next one," whatever that might be.…
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