Month: March 2020
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Review: The Farewell
The Farewell passed me by while it was in theaters. I was delighted to see it pop up on Prime Video. This beautiful film is about a multi-generational Chinese family and their way of dealing with a cancer diagnosis for the beloved grandmother.
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Review: The Valhalla Murders
The Valhalla Murders is an Icelandic language mystery thriller on Netflix. It’s an outstanding mystery series, full of suspense and interesting characters.
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Review: Lost Girls
Lost Girls tells the story of a mom searching for her missing daughter. From director Liz Garbus, the film is inspired by true events detailed in Robert Kolker’s “Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery.”
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Review: Altered Carbon, season 2
Altered Carbon, season 2, puts Takeshi Kovacs 300 years in the future on a planet run by a money grubbing President. As in season 1, it’s a complex sci-fi drama with many characters’ stories interwoven.
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Review: So B. It
So B. It is based on the best selling children’s novel by Sarah Weeks. It’s a tearjerker of a tale about finding your family and your place in the world.
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Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Where’d You Go, Bernadette is based on a novel I really enjoyed by Maria Semple. It’s impossible to have loved the novel and not be annoyed by the film.
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Review: Raised by Wolves, seasons 1-2
Raised by Wolves is a half-hour comedy from the UK and the warped minds of creators Caitlin Moran and her sister Caroline Moran. Seasons 1 and 2 of this comedy are streaming on Acorn TV.
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Brain Dump: Good Trouble, Stumptown, and Tommy
For today’s big brain clearing post, I’ll talk about Good Trouble, Stumptown, and Tommy.
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Review: Queen Sono
Queen Sono is Netflix first original African series. It’s an action series with a fabulous female heroine played by Pearl Thusi.