Tag: Rufus Sewell

  • The Diplomat, S2: high stakes global pressure cooker

    The Diplomat, S2: high stakes global pressure cooker

    The Diplomat, season 2, continues with the same plot line that began in season 1. It’s of global concern who bombed a British naval vessel and killed over 40 British sailors. American Ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) investigates several possibilities with tense, behind the scenes action.

  • Scoop, getting Prince Andrew in the hot seat

    Scoop, getting Prince Andrew in the hot seat

    Scoop tells the story of the interview by BBC News that forced Prince Andrew to remove himself from royal duties following the arrest and suicide of Jeffrey Epstein. The film was adapted from the book “Scoops” by Sam McAlister and is told from producer Sam McAlister’s (Billie Piper) perspective.

  • Kaleidoscope, colorful heist series with a gimmick

    Kaleidoscope, colorful heist series with a gimmick

    Kaleidoscope is a heist/revenge story. The 8 episodes don’t have titles, but are named for colors. The gimmick here is that Netflix serves those episodes up in a different order to different viewers. You never know if you saw the series in the same order someone else did.

  • Review: Judy

    Review: Judy

    Judy is Judy Garland, of course. This biopic starring Renée Zellweger doing a magnificent job as Judy is about the last few months of her life. We see her wit, her pain, her loneliness, and her genius.

  • Review: The Man in the High Castle, season 4

    Review: The Man in the High Castle, season 4

    The Man in the High Castle, season 4, brought the long sci fi saga of a multiverse of worlds to an end. The world most of the story sits firmly in is where the US lost WWII and Germany and Japan have divided the former US between them. If you’re reading this, I assume you’ve…

  • Review: Dangerous Beauty

    Review: Dangerous Beauty

    Netflix just put Dangerous Beauty in its rotation as a new arrival. This 20 year old film was a treat. It’s based on the true story of a real, very badass, woman.

  • Review: The Man in the High Castle Season 2

    Review: The Man in the High Castle Season 2

    Alexa Davalos continues to be the centerpiece holding The Man in the High Castle together in season 2. Amazon’s exclusive series about an alternate version of events following WW II is based on a book by Philip K. Dick.

  • Review: The Man in the High Castle, season 1

    Review: The Man in the High Castle, season 1

    The Man in the High Castle is an Amazon exclusive. Season 1 has been available for quite some time, but the cast was so largely male I didn’t have much enthusiasm for the story concept. Only recently did I discover that the main character is Juliana Crane (Alexa Davalos). I gave it a try. I’m…