Tag: Thriller
Do We Need The Many Saints of Newark?
The Many Saints of Newark is coming at a serendipitous time for me. From late April into early May of this year, I finally watched The Sopranos. (I’m not sure how an Italian from Staten Island avoided it for so long, but here we are.) It was one of those rare instances where mountains of … ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Wrath of Man (2021)
Wrath of Man is the first movie I saw in a theater since the lockdowns began – a locally owned theater near me isn’t participating in this “wear masks through the movie” nonsense – and I chose it especially because I wanted a fun action flick with Jason Statham wreaking unholy vengeance on...
Read MoreDexter Teaser Comes in From the Cold
Showtime sees sheets of plastic in our future, as the premium network has released a teaser for the Dexter revival. Based on the novels by Jeff Lindsay, Dexter centered on Michael C. Hall’s Dexter Morgan, a Miami PD blood spatter expert who moonlighted as a serial killer who made other killers his...
Read MoreIdris Elba’s Character “ISN’T BLACK ENOUGH” Says BBC Diversity Chief
Lyndon Hall | Apr 15, 2021 | 1
BBC’s diversity chief, Miranda Wayland, claims that Idris Elba’s character in the TV series Luther “isn’t black enough to be real” because “he doesn’t have any black friends and doesn’t eat any Caribbean food.” She ended the statement by saying t...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Luminaries – Episode 6 “The Old Moon in the Young Moon’s Arms”
After a one-week hiatus, The Luminaries returns for its series finale in “The Old Moon In the Young Moon’s Arms.” I haven’t been a fan of The Luminaries this far; on the contrary, I find the characters lackluster and the story tedious and confusing. I felt lost after episode ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Luminaries – Season 1, Episode 5 “Paradox”
*SPOILERS* “Paradox” starts with a literal bang as Anna’s gunshot somehow hits Emery instead of herself. Meanwhile, it’s more scheming with Lydia as she insists that she and Francis must beat Lauderback. She knows they’ll both go to jail if Lauderback and Crosbie figure out wha...
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