Tag: Essie Davis
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Apple Cider Vinegar review, wellness scams make good drama
Apple Cider Vinegar tells you in clever ways at the beginning of each episode that the series is a true story based on a lie, and that Belle Gibson wasn’t making any money from the series. Kaitlyn Dever stars as Belle Gibson, an Australian scammer who claimed to have cancer (and other illnesses) to garner…
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One Day review, 20 years one day at a time
One Day was a movie not long ago. Now the famous book by David Nicholls has been reworked again into a 14 episode series. Two people who meet at university form a relationship that lasts a lifetime. It’s examined each year on a particular day covering the time span from 1988 to 2007.
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Faraway Downs makes something new out of Australia
Faraway Downs is a project director Baz Luhrmann undertook during the time when everyone was stuck at home due to COVID. Luhrmann was the director of 2008’s film Australia. He had miles of film in his garage from the making of that film. Much of it hadn’t been in the film. He re-cut and re-edited…
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Babyteeth, a completely original Australian gem
Babyteeth tells the story of a teenage girl who is dying of cancer. It is as trope-free and unique a treatment of this story as you’ll ever find. It’s clever, immersive, and excellent. You can rent it on Prime Video.
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Review: Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears takes Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis) on an adventure worthy of Indiana Jones. Fans loyal to Miss Fisher and her flamboyant glamour paid for this film with crowdfunding. I think they’ll be happy with the result.
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Review: The Slap, the 2011 Australian version
The Slap was a 2011 Australian TV series, and later an American one. Both were based on a novel by Christos Tsiolkas. I remember watching the American version a few years ago, but I think the Australian one is better. Melissa George starred in both. The Australian version is currently streaming on Hulu.
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Review: Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries
The Australians created another charming series about an unconventional detective in Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries. There are currently 4 episodes of 90 minutes each available on Acorn TV.
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Watch This: Trailer for Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries
Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries is a spin off from the delightful Australian series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. The new series premieres on Acorn TV on Monday, April 29, 2019.
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Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries on Netflix
Netflix has all 3 seasons of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, the Australian series that I first reviewed some time ago. Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries season 3, the focus of this post, is as much fun as the first 2 seasons were.
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Review: Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams
Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams is a science fiction anthology of 10 episodes streaming on Amazon. Instead of reviewing the anthology as a whole the way I normally would a TV season, I’ll briefly discuss each individual episode. Various writers took the short stories of Philip K. Dick and made them into the individual tales…