Tag: Elisabeth Moss

  • Review: The Free World

    Review: The Free World

    The Free World takes a dark and intense look at two broken people who find each other out of a love for dogs. Elisabeth Moss, Boyd Holbrook and Octavia Spencer play the major roles.

  • Review: The Handmaid’s Tale, season 2

    Review: The Handmaid’s Tale, season 2

    I’ll say it right off the mark: I didn’t think season 2 of The Handmaid’s Tale was as strong as season 1. I’m not sure I can pinpoint why, but I’ll offer several theories as to why anyway. You can join in with a comment if you think you have a better sense of why.…

  • Watch This: Trailer for The Seagull

    Watch This: Trailer for The Seagull

    What draws my interest in The Seagull is not that it’s period drama based on the play by Anton Chekhov. I admit, Anton Chekhov somehow manages to stay relevant, even though The Seagull was written in 1895. No, the thing that interests me is the cast.

  • Review: Top of the Lake China Girl

    Review: Top of the Lake China Girl

    Top of the Lake China Girl was part disappointment and part perfection. There were far too many crazy or near crazy characters and far too much inexplicable behavior from the closer to sane characters. Beware the spoilers.

  • Review: Season 1 of The Handmaid’s Tale

    Review: Season 1 of The Handmaid’s Tale

    The Handmaid’s Tale was originally a novel from prolific writer Margaret Atwood. I read it about 30 years ago when it came out, but my memory is sketchy. My sketchy memory left me free to watch the new television series The Handmaid’s Tale with fresh eyes. This is a review of season 1.

  • Review: Meadowland

    Review: Meadowland

    Meadowland is a drama about losing a child and how individuals deal with grief. It received glowing reviews when it first came out, I was eager to see it. The opportunity finally arrived with Netflix adding Meadowland to its lineup. 

  • Filming for Top of the Lake S2 Begins This Spring

    Filming for Top of the Lake S2 Begins This Spring

    Top of the Lake season 2 begins filming in March, according to a statement by star Elisabeth Moss at Sundance to a Deadline reporter. Top of the Lake season 1 aired in 2013 – a long wait between seasons, but worth it. The dark drama series is from filmmaker Jane Campion. It features Detective Robin…

  • Watch This: Trailer for Meadowland

    Watch This: Trailer for Meadowland

    Meadowland starts next weekend in theaters. It will be available on Video on Demand the following week. It stars Olivia Wilde and Luke Wilson as parents whose child is abducted. Here’s the synopsis. In the hazy aftermath of an unimaginable loss, married couple Sarah (Olivia Wilde) and Phil (Luke Wilson) come unhinged – recklessly ignoring…

  • Watch This: Trailer for Truth with Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford

    Watch This: Trailer for Truth with Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford

    Truth is based on the real newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS 60 Minutes report investigating then-President George W. Bush’s military service. The subsequent firestorm of criticism cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers. The film is based on Mary Mapes memoir, “Truth and Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power.”…