Featuring mini reviews of Rebecca, American Murder: The Family Next Door, Calm With Horses and The High Note. Plus 2020 Television and The Best of the Rest.
Category: TV Reviews
Final Thoughts: “Ratched” (Series One)
Based on the infamous antagonist of Ken Kesey’s popular novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, as well as the acclaimed 1975 film of the same name,… Read more “Final Thoughts: “Ratched” (Series One)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Devil All the Time” (2020)
Directed by Antionio Campos and adapted from the novel by Donald Ray Pollock (who also narrates), this Netflix original film stars Tom Holland as Arvin Russell and… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “The Devil All the Time” (2020)”
Ranking Studio Ghibli’s Films
A short while ago, Netflix treated us by putting all but one of Studio Ghibli’s feature films onto their streaming service (Grave of the Fireflies being the… Read more “Ranking Studio Ghibli’s Films”
Final Thoughts: “After Life” (Series Two)
In the second outing for Ricky Gervais’ tragi-comic series, Tony (Gervais) is apparently doing better in life: attempting to adopt a new “zen attitude” to life and… Read more “Final Thoughts: “After Life” (Series Two)”
Final Thoughts: “The Mandalorian” (Series One)
Set after the events of Return of the Jedi, Disney Plus’ original Star Wars series focuses on a Mandalorian bounty hunter (Pedro Pascal) as he accepts an… Read more “Final Thoughts: “The Mandalorian” (Series One)”
Final Thoughts: “Star Trek: Picard” (Series One)
In Amazon Prime’s original Star Trek series, Partick Stewart steps back into his popular role of Jean Luc Picard, now retired from Starfleet and living at his… Read more “Final Thoughts: “Star Trek: Picard” (Series One)”
Final Thoughts: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Series Three)
Life is going well for Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan): her career in stand-up comedy has taken off, slowly on her way to becoming a household name,… Read more “Final Thoughts: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Series Three)”
The Plain, Simple Review of the Year: Part One – Top Ten TV of 2019
The end of the year and the decade is upon us, dear readers, and that means that it’s time to celebrate the best TV shows and films… Read more “The Plain, Simple Review of the Year: Part One – Top Ten TV of 2019”
