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: Netflix
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)”
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Marriage Story” (2019)
Writer/director Noah Baumbach’s 2019 film stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson as Charlie and Nicole: a New York-based married couple with a young son (Azhy Robertson) who… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “Marriage Story” (2019)”
Final Thoughts: “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”
A prequel to Jim Henson’s 1982 film, Age of Resistance takes us back to the land of Thra where the sinister Skeksis rule over the land, dutifully… Read more “Final Thoughts: “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance””
Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” (2019)
Picking up directly on from where season five of Breaking Bad left off, El Camino sees Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) escape from captivity and with the assistance… Read more “Plain, Simple Tom reviews . . . “El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie” (2019)”
Final Thoughts: “When They See Us”
Based on true events, co-writer/director Ava DuVernay’s four part Netflix miniseries begins on an infamous night in 1989; when a white female jogger is viciously assaulted in… Read more “Final Thoughts: “When They See Us””
