Safe Home takes you into the world of violence and abuse in family relationships. In four episodes, there are several examples of the kinds of issues faced by people in violent situations. None of the stories are finished. It’s a […]
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Cigarette Girl (Gadis Kretek) comes from Indonesia. Two generations of interrelated people are set in the world of spiced and flavored cigarette making. Some of them were small entrepreneurs, some were wealthy. Part of the story happens in the 1960s
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Dead Lucky stars Rachel Griffiths in a police drama set in Sydney, Australia. It’s a story of only 4 episodes. It manages to cram a lot of story in those 4 episodes with subplots, multiple characters and suspects, and small
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You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment is a 4 part documentary detailing an experiment with 20+ sets of identical twins. In an 8 week experiment, the twins ate different diets – one vegan, one omnivore. They did all
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The Brothers Sun stars an all Asian cast in a tale about family and the Taiwanese Triads. The 8 part series is an unusual combination of violence and family love and loyalty. It always feels a little tongue-in-cheek and trope
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Echo is a Marvel character origin story, but this isn’t the usual superhero origin story. Echo, or Maya Lopez, is played by Alaqua Cox. Alaqua Cox is everything in her real life that Maya is. She’s a Native American, ASL
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Fool Me Once stars Michelle Keegan as a former army officer who is a suspect in several murders. It’s typical Harlan Coben in that there are many plot twists and surprises, some red herrings, and an unexpected ending. It’s set
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A Murder at the End of the World tells two tediously drawn out murder mystery stories in a 7 part series, now streaming on Hulu. The series comes from Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, who created and directed. Brit Marling
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Press tells the story of two competing British newspapers – one a screaming tabloid and one more dedicated to old-fashioned journalism and truth telling. It began on the BBC. In America it became a series on PBS Masterpiece. It’s now
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Black Cake shines as an excellent family drama full of secrets, surprises, and engaging characters. The story travels through years of the main characters lives. The well-written narrative uses the device of a woman finally telling all her secrets just
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