THE WEEK OF
Funny at first, but it doesn’t take long for this desperate Father of the Bride wannabe comedy to overstay its welcome. Adam Sandler and Chris Rock have never made a hilarious team and their streak continues on.
MERCURY 13
While a woman could’ve orbited Earth or walked on the Moon, their hopes were slashed, but they refuse to be forgotten. This space doc soars w/ its telling of women pilots who became pioneers as they defy expectations of what it takes to be an astronaut.
ANON
Director Andrew Niccol’s stylish sci-fi murder mystery has some burning ideas on privacy. And Clive Owen does his best to get us invested. However, its never going to be gripping with a bogged down plot consisting of a sluggish pace and a thrill-lacking twist.
KODACHROME
A worn-out story of a broken relationship between father and son is worth the watch thanks to sensational and sincere performances. Ed Harris and Jason Sudeikis are brilliant by playing riling yet revealing characters dragging fury and forgiveness with them on one final road trip. The emotion is well-earned due to its personal journey of loving the unlikable and the unlikable uncovering the love he never lost. It makes it easier to push the predictability out of the way.
COME SUNDAY
THE RACHEL DIVIDE
An immersive, infuriating doc about Rachel Dolezal and her daring declaration of race being a construct. Director Laura Brownson doesn’t shy away from her subject’s harsh critics and their non-stop hatred due to her refusal to admit who she is and the struggles she truly faces. As controversial as Dolezal’s stance may be, there’s no doubt about what her and her family have had to endure. Bringing an understanding to it all is difficult, yet Brownson never loses focus on how Dolezal’s identity crisis is affecting those closest to her & the damage that’s already been done.
SANTA CLARITA DIET: SEASON 2
As if the Hammond residence couldn’t possibly get any messier, this sensational second season adds more interesting and funny layers for Sheila and Joel to bite into. There’s growth and disgusting antics, but there’s truths of being a family that the show wildly brings together. The entire cast is excellent, their comfort with their characters is easy to see. You get some answers you were seeking from last season, while the direction of the narrative keeps changing it up on you.
I’m still standing by Timothy Olyphant being my favorite, yet Skyler Gisondo as Eric is getting pretty damn close. His awkwardness is perfect, and the chemistry between him and Joel and Sheila’s daughter Abby (Liv Hewson) is sharp, being constant scene-stealers in every episode.
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THE FRANKENSTEIN CHRONICLES
The first season of the Sean Bean-led Frankenstein Chronicles was absolutely awesome. Now, I’m a fan of weird, “out there” type of programming. I get enough real world throughout the day, so when I actually decide to watch a show or movie, I want it weird. Just keep that perspective in mind should you decide to give this show a chance. Because it gets weird.
Season one follows John Marlott (Bean) as he investigates the appearance of a corpse, stitched together like…you guessed it…Frankenstein’s monster, that washed up on the shore of a river. It’s kind of spooky, kind of mysterious, and has the same sort of supernatural vibe and tumultuous direction as True Detective Season 1 (the G.O.A.T. show, in my opinion). It keeps you guessing.
But, the final episode of season one sends this story off the rails, and it’s difficult to get it back on track in season two. Same sort of mysterious nature, and a cast of disturbing and troubled characters as the first season. You just care a little less. So, it’s definitely a show that starts off much hotter than it ends.
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