Reviews of films/TV shows/trailers
Hello all! Hope you're staying safe and well while staying home and social distancing. Given everyone is cooped up inside, we're all captive audience to whatever the streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc. are offering. Like many of you, my hubby and I couldn't help but watch the Netflix docu series TIGER KING, …
Continue reading Musings on Netflix’s TIGER KING docuseries + Fan Casting the scripted version
One of the positive things about being quarantined is you've got the luxury of time to catch up on some of my favorite shows. I LOVED the first season of WESTWORLD when it premiered in 2018. My hubby and I finally finished season 2 Thursday night and of course I'm still thinking about it. I'm …
Continue reading #BingeWatch: WESTWORLD season 2 – An Appreciation
Wow, I have to admit, though I knew things would probably get worse before it gets better, it still feels surreal. Who knew I'd live through a pandemic in my lifetime... seriously, life is definitely as strange, if not stranger, than fiction these days. I just got an email from my manager that my company's …
Hello everyone! I know the mood is grim as the world is grappling with the Coronavirus outbreak. As disappointing as seeing films we're anticipating getting canceled, when put into perspective, it's a small inconvenience for us filmgoers... though of course my heart goes out to filmmakers/festival organizers/artists and businesses affected by this pandemic. But hey, …
Continue reading Trailers Spotlight: Radioactive + Mr. Jones
I know lots of people have been watching all kinds of epidemic-related movies lately given the Coronavirus outbreak. Apparently Contagion, Outbreak, etc. have gained popularity in rentals, as well as in torrent downloads! Well, my hubby and I actually decided to watch something equally grim and also proven to be quite lethal. It started with …
Continue reading [Toxic Chemical] Double Feature: Dark Waters + The Devil We Know (doc)
Jane Austen never dies... from theater adaptations, TV shows to feature films, the demand for Austen-related content remains strong. I am perfectly ok with that. I don't count myself an Austen purist, so I welcome new interpretations/visions, even crazy mashup like Pride & Prejudice & Zombies can be highly enjoyable (hello Colonel Darcy! 😍) This …
Written & Directed by: Céline Sciamma Winner of last year’s queer palm at Cannes, Portrait of a Lady of Fire creates something new. By using the form of a period piece, Sciamma was able to create something contemporary. Set in the late 1700’s on a remote island, Marianne (Noèmie Merlant) is commissioned to paint a …
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