Since the actual vote at the Continental Congress for the United State to be free and independent ocurred 245 years ago today I thought I might this binge this awesome series again.

Really slick script by Solomon, I am going to watch this another couple of times just to appreciate all the angles and dialogue. Soderbergh’s use of the various lenses to capture that 50’s noir motif/feel is really nice. Combine all of this with a really tight cast (I thought Liotta was fantastic) and you got yourself a really well done crime flick.

“Everyone had AIDS!”
“Come on everybody we got some quiltin’ to do!” 😅

Season 7 is going to be based on Connelly’s 17th Bosch Novel The Burning Room and after Episode 1 I can tell it’s not going to disappoint. So nice to have decent crime writing back on TV, even if it is going to be short lived!

One of the grittiest prison movies from the late 70’s. Not for the feint of heart.

Really well done mid-20th century period piece biopic of Great Britain’s most notorious hangman and criminals. Timothy Spall did a fantastic job.

Intense, off beat movie with one of my favorite actors, John Hawkes.

This is definitely one of my favorite Dark westerns, right up there with Bone Tomahawk. The script was loosely based on the life of cannibal Alfred Packer. Really solid writing and superb acting by all involved, including one of my favorite period actors, Jefferey Jones.

Good movie but a Tough watch. Next time you start feeling like your life is so hard and unbearable, watch this movie and re-evaluate. I felt more anger toward the parents than anything. Sad Deal.

A solid turd of a series. One dimensional and tropish.

Too bad they cancelled this one, it had promise. Unlike series like Frontier which are filled with terrible accents and simple storylines, this one had a really original script.

I wasn’t sure about this one going in, as Netflix has been known to do some pretty awful foreign “Eco thrillers” but after the first episode I think it’s fair to say this is not one of those, at least not as a stereo-type. It kind of reminded me of a combination of the French Les Revenants and the Crime Noir-Supernatural hybrid Jordskott. As with most Icelandic offerings, The writing is good and the characters interesting, so let’s see where this one goes.

Really inspiring and uplifting movie based on the Amazing true story of screen writer Michael D. Coffey. It stars RJ Mitte (who played Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad) in the lead role, who actually suffers from cerebral palsy. Great story about overcoming adversity and never giving up!

The scene with them staking out the beach with Ray’s daughter was hilarious. Been there done that when my daughter was that age. It’s interesting how Ray is changing this season, all for the better it seems.

This is one of my top 5 Mickey Rourke movies. Alan Parker did a great job with both the script and Directing. The Crime Noir Private Detective feel throughout with both the foreshadowing and character development is top notch.

I really wanted to like this series but ultimately it fell flat with me. The script was way too ambitious, especially the “resistance” storyline. This was based on a book about U-boats, why turn it into a WW2 soap opera? I’ll stick with the 1981 movie which is still the pinnacle of WW2 UBoat movies IMO.

Good doc. I mostly wanted to hear from Levon Helm and he talks quite a bit in it so that was nice. Personally they would have not become what they were without him and Robbie knows it. Seeing Peter Gabriel, heck I didn’t even recognize him. Man were are all getting old for sure. 4/5

One of my favorite Icelandic actors Olafur Darri Olafsson (Trapped) makes an all too brief appearance as the psychotic meth cook cultist, Dewall.

Rust Cohle once again shows us the way: Everybody needs a foot locker with an AK, grenades and a fifth of Jameson’s in it.

“World Needs Bad Men, we keep the other bad men from the door.” -Rust Cohle

As I was re-watching Nic Pizzolatto’s AMAZING First season of True Detective, I was reminded that South Louisiana is the place where crime writers (such as James Lee Burke) like to mine their gritty narratives. If you want to watch two amazing true Crime Docs to verify this, start with this one and then try this one: https://www.primewire.ag/tv/142147-watch-killing-fields

Gary has serious issues.

Nic Pizzolatto is one of the best American crime series screenwriters working IMO. Season 1 of True Detective is his Masterpiece. I remember reading this novel on a trip and not putting it down for three hours. Definitely not an uplifting tale but as far as character studies go in crime novels, this is the goods.

Really well crafted series based on True events. Mark Addy and Stephen Graham do a really good job.

And THAT is how you write a gritty, heartbreaking series with no filler or fluff. Man that was good.

Jimmy McGovern is a solid, no-nonsense writer not afraid to keep it real. Pair that with two amazing actors like Bean and Graham and I am looking forward to this one.

In Memoriam of the 77th Anniversary of D-Day, I am re-watching the entire series today. Join Me!

77th Anniversary of D-Day. Take a moment today and Remember the Sacrifice.

Really funny and well acted A List Danish movie. Nice blend of comedy and action. Some hilarious lines in this one.