Drama, Television
Rewatching The Wire
It’s been twenty years since The Wire debuted, and while its legacy may be eclipsed by more popular shows…
June 18, 2022-
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Film, History, Spies, ThrillerFilm: Kill the Messenger
The fact that I’m still pondering the historical veracity of Kill the Messenger (2014) is a good sign that…
November 28, 2021 -
Drama, Horror, TelevisionTV: Lovecraft Country
Sadly, it appears Lovecraft Country has joined the ranks of the cancelled-too-soon, an unfortunate fate for a lavish and…
November 28, 2021 -
Film, SpiesFilm: The Red Sea Diving Resort
As period-piece spy dramas go, The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019) is a respectable, if middling, one: well performed…
August 17, 2019 -
Drama, Film, MysteryFilm: Inherent Vice
When Joaquin Phoenix and Katherine Waterston started mumbling their way through the first scene of Inherent Vice (2014), I had…
July 3, 2015