Dark Kingdom: A review of Castle Rock Hulu, 2018 Produced by Bad Robot Productions, JJ Abrams, with Stephen King collaborating. Created by: Sam Shaw, Dustin Thomas Starring: André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Bill Skarsgård It took me a while to make up my mind to watch Castle Rock. I like Stephen King, and many of his …
Paradise PD Netflix 2018 Animated R-rated Created by Waco O’Guin and Roger Black Voiced by Sarah Chalke, David Herman, Tom Kenny, Kyle Kinane and Cedric Yarbrough At first glance, Paradise PD seems simple-minded and raunchy. And make no mistake; it is simple-minded and very raunchy. The characters are familiar tropes, ones you may have encountered …
I Am A Killer Netflix, 2018, 10 50 minute episodes. Produced in collaboration with A+E Networks U.K. and Sky Vision Productions Produced by Tom Adams and Kathy Hale James “Chicken Head” Robinson killed Frank Hart. There is no dispute about that. He told the authorities that he did it deliberately, and with forethought, because he …
Stan Against Evil IFC, 2016-2019 Created by Dana Gould Starring John C. McGinley, Janet Varney, Nate Mooney, and Deborah Baker Jr. “172 demons have been unleashed on the residents of Williard’s Mill as payback for a massive witch-burning hundreds of years ago. Evie, the new sheriff in town, needs to work with the former sheriff, …
Crime + Punishment 2018, Hulu Original. Produced and directed by Stephen Maing 1:52:00 Police corruption is pernicious and pervasive, a bigger threat to the public then all the terrorists in the world, and all the nuts with guns. People tend to think of police corruption in terms of “cops on the take.” Officer Krupke pops …
Bodyguard BBC One 2018 6 episodes. Created and written by Jed Mercurio. Starring Richard Madden, Keeley Hawes, Claire-Louise Cordwell, Tom Brooke, Stuart Bowman. Jed Mercurio created and wrote the Line of Duty series, a thriller acclaimed even by the extremely high standards of BBC broadcast. So when it was announced he was doing another thriller …
Rendezvous With Oblivion: Reports From a Sinking Society Thomas Frank 2018, Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company. “Social scientists have tried for more than a century to understand how class works.” The opening line of Thomas Frank’s “Rendezvous with Oblivion” sets the tone for the entire collection of essays. The theme is that a plutocratic …
Dark. Netflix 2017, 2019. Produced by Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese, Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Justyna Müsch Writing primarily by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese A few nights ago, I watched a movie called “Bright.” He’s a cop. His partner’s an Orc. Yes, an Orc. It went downhill from there. So I looked around for …
Everything Trump Touches Dies by Rick Wilson, 2018 Simon and Schuster. Rick Wilson, Republican political consultant, gets barely a page into his book about the Trump “presidency” before making it fairly clear to the reader that he is not a fan. “Donald Trump, the avatar of our worst instincts and darkest desires as a nation, …
The Rain Netflix, 2018-19 Genre: Science Fiction, Post-apocalyptic Created by: Jenny Ann Balverde, Esben Toft Jacobsen, Christian Potalivo Written by: Jannik Tai Mosholt, Lasse Kyed Rasmussen, Marie Østerbye, Poul Berg, Mette Heeno Starring: Alba August as Simone Andersen; Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen as Rasmus Andersen; Mikkel Følsgaard as Martin; Lukas Løkken as Patrick; Jessica Dinnage as …