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Elite S2
The sophomore season of this impeccably trashy melodrama from Spain picks up where last year's murder mystery left off and proceeds to raise the (ludicrous) levels of teen angst and intrigue ever higher.
It's shallow, non-sensical entertainment of the first order. Plus los chicos estan muy calientes (albiet on the short side).
Euphoria S1
American made, deep-dive, navel gazing melodrama that fetishizes "teen" alienation and disfunction for salaciousness sake. Jacob Elordi is awfully nice to look at, though.
Succession S1E1
Schematic satire that unfolds more like a canned procedural than a black comedy. Apparently it's highly regarded in some circles. I didn't laugh once.
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THE TEXAN
Rory Calhoun as Gary Cooper in 60s Western
Better than average.
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Sep 8, 2019 - 10:22 AM
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The Terror: Infamy
I really loved the previous season of The Terror, as it had a near theatrical quality too it, with superb acting and production values. While the monster effects weren't entirely on the nose, overall the series as well done.
So apparently it was well received enough to the point that they felt a season 2 was warranted and came up with an original story set in WW II during the out break of America's entry after Pearl Harbor. It focuses entirely on Japanese Americans and their families during their interments at the camps. While commendable in having an entire cast of Asian Americans and others, and focusing on a truly dark moment of time and behavior by the American gov't, the horror aspect of this season is severely lacking to the point of even asking, why? The history of the internments is serious enough and would provide plenty of dramatic material to make multiple movies. But here the horror element of some sort of vengeful ghost following and possessing various characters to basically make them kill themselves in various manners is not nearly as disturbing or scary as much as the gov't willingness to create their concentration camps as it where.
The production values here are good and so is the cast, including George Takei, who does a great job here. But if you are looking for a scary miniseries this ain't it. The only reason I will continue to watch is as I want to see where our characters end up. Otherwise, meh.
5 of 10
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Sep 12, 2019 - 11:07 AM
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Kingdom S1 (S. Korea, 2019)
Zombies running amok in medieval Korea? Who could resist, right?
Well, I really don’t want to shit all over this because 1) it is a very handsome (read: expensive) production and 2) the visceral thrills that kick things off are superbly realized. But neither the writer, director nor the editor are up to the task of juggling a glacial period costume drama performed by figurative zombies and an action-packed, horror thriller infested with literal zombies.
Given the fantastic setup, you’d think the writing and the performances for the courtly intrigue and politicking would be more fun, more playful. But, no. It's played for maximum sphincter clenching.
The direction and editing of courtly affairs would indicate limited experience in how to shape and structure a talky character drama or extract more than mannequin performances from the pool of talent—which regrettably includes a lead as uncharismatic as Ji-Hoon Ju.
It very much struggles to resonate beyond the early setup and the immediate zombie threat, so that by the 5th episode the marauding undead have lost much of their novelty, particularly because the series begins taking great liberties in relating the passage of time, and the relationship between geography and distance travelled (GoT shared the same failing).
And major points off for the generic Drones+Drums® score.
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MAN WITH A CAMERA
Late 50s tv show with Charles Bronson playing his true life ethnicity- Polish!
God, I love this 30 minute b and a dramas from the late 59s early 60s!
Oh boy!
Season two totally changed tones. Bronson basically turned into PETER GUNN complete with obligatory stunt man fight scene at the end.
Watch s.1, skip s. 2
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THE DEUCE s.3 ep. one
The sleaze is amped up this year. AIDS< rampant crime in the subways...etc. Non - stop smoking>
I think I'm done with this show.
Bye bye.
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For a while ive been watching Der Pass - a rather creepy german austrian serial killer in the woods thriller, with the same premise as The Tunnel and The Bridge - cops from 2 countries working together. Der Pass has been pretty good, but i noticed it had rather unsettling music, particularly an eerie, extended, one-note motif whenever anything especially grim or ominous was looming. Sparse but very effective. It says music by Jacob Shea, but music produced by Hans zimmer and Russell emanuel.
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RECTIFY is definitely a.mixed bag. But, the first season was very good imo.
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STACCATO
John Cassavetes as a jazz playing private dick.
Much better than PETER GUNN.
Music by Elmer with guest appearances by Johnny Williams at. Al
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Sep 24, 2019 - 2:48 PM
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The Spy (7.4/10)
A six-part series on Netflix. Sascha Baron Cohen plays an Israeli spy in Syria in the 60s. It's pretty good but could be a bit more suspenseful. Cohen is rather good in the main role, especially when playing emotionally wounded or distraught. A couple of times he wears a white vest and a relative said "he should play Freddie Mercury", which momentarily took me out of it (I know he was lined up for Bohemian Rhapsody).
It could be a little more suspenseful, to be honest, though it still has its moments. Some of the writing is a bit fudgey as to how situations resolve themselves. They also rely a bit too heavily on having The Spy meet a character who says things with double-meanings, making you think he's definitely revealed, but then isn't. 2 or 3 times is okay. 7 or 8, which is what it felt like, is a bit much. Alexander Siddig has a lot of impact in a small but substantial role as the strong and silent 2nd in command of someone the spy comes into contact with. He's effortlessly menacing and quite memorable.
The look of the production is quite interesting. They do a lot of odd colour balancing. Some scenes are pretty much black and white with bursts of colour. At other times the colour is strong and lush. It did catch my attention a little more than it should have done, i think, but in general i liked what they were trying to do.
I'd be interested in reading more about the real-life guy the series is based on. At 6 eps of 50 minutes, it's definitely worth a watch and wouldn't waste too much of your time if you weren't a fan. I enjoyed it.
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I saw 1 episode of that xeb and i liked it and wish id seen it all.
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DECOY
Female cop undercover circa 1960
Times Square marquees:
THE MAG 7
SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD IN CINERAMA
BABY DOLL!
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Colonel March of Scotland Yard
British tv in the 50s left alot to be desired.
But Karloff is always fun.
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I saw 1 episode of that xeb and i liked it and wish id seen it all.
I was bored.
That moment when we first see Freddie Mercury in his tank top and stache was good!
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