Month: August 2023

  • Heart of Stone Review: The thrill is gone

    Heart of Stone Review: The thrill is gone

    Heart of Stone, the Gal Gadot action flick on Netflix, is unfortunate. To be fair to action movies, this one is equal to the improbable plots, impossible stunts, and sci-fi tech of any other action movie. I hoped Gal Gadot would make it better than the others, but she did not.

  • Unseen review, a South African thriller

    Unseen review, a South African thriller

    Unseen, a new South African thriller on Netflix, is based on the Turkish series Fatma, which I reviewed in 2021. When a desperate cleaning woman turns to murder her involvement goes unnoticed because no one pays any attention to cleaning women.

  • Review: The Best of Us (Le meilleur d’entre nous)

    Review: The Best of Us (Le meilleur d’entre nous)

    The Best of Us (Le meilleur d’entre nous) is a new French series now on Acorn TV. When a murder happens high in the mountains at a biathlete training camp, a city police woman is sent to help the local police.

  • Review: The Lincoln Lawyer, season 2

    Review: The Lincoln Lawyer, season 2

    The Lincoln Lawyer takes on a new case in season 2. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as defense attorney Mickey Haller knows “LA is a great big freeway” and works in the back seat of one of his Lincolns on many days. His style as a defense attorney is to use clever tricks and ploys to win a…

  • Barbie review: be the subject not the object

    Barbie review: be the subject not the object

    Barbie is a feminist masterpiece. Feminism is the belief in the equality of the sexes. Barbie and Ken both learn about equality of the sexes in their growth through an adventure in the real world.

  • Happiness for Beginners review: a walk in the woods

    Happiness for Beginners review: a walk in the woods

    Happiness for Beginners, a feel good story written for the screen and directed by Vicky Wight, stars Ellie Kemper as a grown up serious woman. This is a new type of role for her and I enjoyed watching her exercise her drama skills.

  • They Cloned Tyrone review: John Boyega is ubiquitous

    They Cloned Tyrone review: John Boyega is ubiquitous

    They Cloned Tyrone starts with the stereotypical urban character set and turns into an unexpected sci-fi mystery. By the end you’re struck by the social commentary on the evils of white supremacy. Spoilers ahead, you’ve been warned.

  • Troppo review: excellent mystery from Australia

    Troppo review: excellent mystery from Australia

    Troppo is set in the steamy tropics of far north Queensland. It’s filled with water, trees, crocodiles, snakes, huge flocks of birds, and murder. The characters, especially the two main characters, are beautifully written and developed. The mystery and puzzle of the plot is always engaging and not obvious.