It’s good now and then to take a break from highly acclaimed movies, television, and video games and focus on the nuts and bolts of what makes a show watchable. Ozark, by the grace of the Netflix algorithm, thought you’d like something more with your Breaking Bad and has provided 3 and a half seasons…
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In Its Third Season, Ozark Threatens to Become a Good Show
Ozark, a show that started off as a poor man’s Breaking Bad with worse acting and a lot worse writing, has a lot of angles and plot pivots to play in Season Three. None get more mileage than the modern marital fears of Boomers/ Gen X. I include the label because I was surprised how many…
Why is HBO’s ‘The Outsider’ such a big hit?
Murder mystery is so hot right now. Seriously, it’s the one sustainable resource on television. Netflix is filled with an endless assortment of documentaries and shows on it, and British television has made a cottage industry out of it. With that in mind, it should be no shock that the HBO adaptation of the recent…
Want a Fun Movie Recommendation with a few laughs? Go See ‘Game Night’!
Well-directed/ scripted & cast, the comedy’s willingness to try but not too hard is what makes it a winner. A complaint I’ve held about major comedies of late, is that they aren’t really movies so much as they are a sketch vehicles that deliver jokes almost exclusively through dialogue. There’s usually very little directorial effort…
Horrible Bosses 2 Review: Back For More or Less
Director: Sean Anders (That’s My Boy) Writers: Sean Anders & John Morris (Dumb and Dumber To, We’re the Millers), John Francis Daley & Jonathon M. Goldstein (story), Michael Markowitz (characters) Producer: Chris Bender, Brett Ratner Studio: New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Running Time: 108 min Starring: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, with Jennifer Aniston,…
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