Month: August 2023
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Review: Joyride, Olivia Colman wants to make a delivery
Joyride had mediocre reviews, so I was in no hurry to watch it. But, crikey, it has Olivia Colman. How bad could it be? The answer is not terrible, but not great. Mediocre works here.
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Sleeping Dog review: German mystery series
Sleeping Dog (Schlafende Hunde), a TV series from Germany, is a tightly written mystery series that holds on to its secrets until the very end. It features a group of cops. One in particular suffers from PTSD and is living on the streets.
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Review: Midnight Diner, Tokyo Stories
Midnight Diner (Shinya shokudô) ran for three seasons in Japan. Following that success, another series Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories was aired. Both seasons of Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories are now available on Netflix. The stories in the series are full of warmth and kindness and the food is mouth watering. If you haven’t discovered this…
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Review: Who is Erin Carter? An action packed thriller
Who is Erin Carter? has action scenes galore, a butt-kicking woman lead, and a couple of women directors. Sounds perfect, but it was merely average or slightly above for the genre. It had its good points. One was the setting in Spain which was gorgeous. The other was the performance by Evin Ahmad in the…
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Review: The Colour Room, the art deco story of Clarice Cliff
The Colour Room, from director Claire McCarthy, tells the story of English ceramic artist Clarice Cliff as she struggled in the 1920s to get her talent and her ideas noticed and accepted.
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To Catch a Killer review: Shailene Woodley takes the lead
To Catch a Killer puts the police and FBI on the hunt for a mass murderer. This suspense filled procedural says as much about the politics of finding a killer as it does about the investigative work of finding the clues.
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Review: Carmen, coming of age in your 50s
Carmen is a treat for fans of Natascha McElhone. She’s in every inch of this magical film. It’s set in 1980s Malta, where Carmen’s life had been ruled by the Catholic Church and the patriarchy until the fateful day when she was suddenly set free.
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Full Circle review: complex web of characters
Full Circle, a limited series on Max directed by Steven Soderbergh, brings a multi-level story from the past into the present when a 16 year old boy is kidnapped.
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Heartstopper, season 2: still wonderful
The queer group of friends in Heartstopper have one of almost everything. Lesbian? Check. Gay? Check. Bisexual? Check. Transgender? Check. Queer? Many checks. Intersex? Nope, don’t think so. Asexual? Check. Even the teachers are queer in this series. But most of all, the series has a wonderful, likeable, typical group of high school kids who…
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Review: Red, White and Royal Blue
Red, White and Royal Blue hit all the standard romcom beats. Except the stars are both men. It’s a beautifully told tale of falling in love and finding ways to make it work.