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As a lifelong film and TV fan I try to bring historical knowledge of narrative trends to my weekly analysis and reviews (and hopefully a bit of humor also).
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Episodes
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Obi Wan Kenobi gets worse and worse. The Shining Girls wraps up its first season and I did like it (although I am not sure I understand it). Plus we talk more Barry and I recommend Hulu/FX's Reservation Dogs once again, in preparation for the upcoming second season.
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Barry gets his comeuppance... but still survives. Fuches is in police custody but possibly not for long. Sally's retaliation only takes herself down. Hank is in Bolivia. And the world is Gene's oyster but his connection to Barry may take it all away. I am curious as to how this is going to all play out, next week. I haven't got a clue.
Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
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The Boys are back in town. Amazon Prime's signature show is back with more of the same. I do need the show to make some character progress by the end of the season. For now, they are giving us more of the same. And there are hints at possibly interesting directions that the show may take.
https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/archive/special/9712/ch01p1.htm
As for Obi Wan Kenobi, this may be a slightly better episode but it is hard to tell. I am just not sure, yet, if this is an interesting story to be telling.
Monday May 30, 2022
Saturday May 28, 2022
Saturday May 28, 2022
Support Uvalde family and victims:
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Support Buffalo Victims and Families:
https://fortune.com/2022/05/25/how-to-help-buffalo-new-york-uvalde-texas-mass-shootings/
Most Gun Owners Support Stricter Laws — Even NRA Members
https://time.com/5197807/stricter-gun-laws-nra/
Three reviews for 3 big nostalgia properties this week. Both Obi Wan Kenobi and Stranger Things have the sad irony of featuring the mass killing of children in this coincidentally ugly week.
Top Gun's military culture lust may also cause some to bristle given the current socio economic climate.
If you check your socio political barometer at the door you can enjoy all of these. The most successful by far is the Top Gun sequel.
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
Well there is more than one plan and a multiple executions (depending on your meaning of the term). RIP Howard. This is a great episode and we have a lot to think on in the meantime.
Saturday May 21, 2022
Saturday May 21, 2022
I have seen Alex Garland's latest movie... all of it. I think it is worth a recommendation to a very tiny percent of the population :).
Then we delve into the latest episode of Shining Girls. We are finally discovering something about this time traveling murderer. It raises more questions than it answers but in a good way?
Lastly we go through this latest excellent Barry episode. We are halfway through the season.
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
Friday May 13, 2022
A smorgasbord of content. Barry hits a home run this week. Shining Girls gets on base. Then we break down the finales of both Moon Knight (again) and Ozark (thankfully over). Plus we lavish more praise on this week's Better Call Saul.
Barry - Season 3 Episode 3 - ben mendelsohn
Shining Girls - Episode 5 - Screamer
Ozark - Finale
Moon Knight Finale
Better Call Saul
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Sona and I discuss two very "middle" episodes which are definitely setting up the last two. I expect things will be getting kinda hectic, next week. Lalo is back... and he is up to something.