Update:
One look at the title tells us right off that this is a crazy stinker of deluxe magnitude, funny and awful. It’s like some zero-budget fan film. Actors read their lines poorly, or forget them altogether. The zany plot makes no sense - but I’ll give a perverse credit to the writers for trying to sell THE most tenuous relationship to the Amityville franchise, hands down.
Have yourself a glass of wine and attempt to sit through this travesty if you dare! The “Karen” here really is a meanie, so there’s that…
Cheers!

What an absorbing story! At six episodes, this managed to offer plenty of plot development and detail that was so essential to maintaining the eerie tone throughout. Nothing dragged, thanks to some fascinating acting from the leads. The little boy was especially great, and creepy as hell. I was riveted and binged this in two days. The ending works, since it gives the viewer lots to (still) mull over in light of the plot points that were established earlier. A winner!

A fabulously funny ending to a zany, uproarious series! I was hooked from the very beginning, years ago, and laughed my ass off every single episode! This is one show the Brits really hit out of the park, with lovable scene-stealer Grumio and his hapless mates stumbling and fumbling their way through life in ancient Rome. Perfect casting!

I wasn’t sure the show would be back after the pandemic, so I was really pleased to hear that we were getting this series wrap-up movie bringing the characters’ story arcs to a hilarious close. Delightful! 😊

Here’s an extremely cool 70’s conspiracy tale with many beloved actors of the time doing an excellent job of scaring the audience to death with the very idea of a lust for power that is so great it overrides all decency. George Peppard (R.I.P) chills as Tuxan, the implacable, amoral investigator of the story. The late Michael Sarrazin is perfection as Tuxan’s quarry. The movie keeps us guessing, wondering who’s who and what’s what, right up to the end. We question what we see along the way, and what we think we understand as the plot unfolds. It’s one of those old movies that stick with you long years afterward, with a kind of unsettling relevance in the modern day. Yesterday I rewatched “The Parallex View” and got the same sort of vibe, all these years later, all over again. Recommended.

This is a super series which I almost didn’t watch because I feared it would be too juvenile. It’s not! It’s fun, has an excellent cast, is extremely witty - and respects the original show’s quirky characters even as it moves plot points forward to reflect present-day life. I’m so glad I gave it a shot; it’s very well done, and teases that we may see more of intrepid Wednesday one day.

Do you love a good conspiracy movie? I do! Back in the day, there were some films I just had to see on the big screen, and never missed watching them when they came to TV. Films such as Blue Thunder; The Star Chamber; Narrow Margin; The Gauntlet; No Way Out; and this one. It’s intelligently told, riveting and scary. The lighting is expertly done, and some of the camera angles are unforgettable, almost Hitchcock-level great.

Warren Beatty stars as a cocky ne’er-do-well reporter who finally realizes something BIG is going on and it’s up to him to unravel it. But does he? Can he? Can anyone?

The music helps ratchet up the tension (a lot of 70s-80s films had notable scoring in this vein) but even better than that, the engrossing story unfolds with ZERO cell-phone presence since this was made before all that came to pass. If you’re looking for a thoughtful, yet in some ways strangely prescient film, have a watch.

Yes, I knew going in that this was gonna be deliberately silly and cheesy like many a goofy holiday horror-comedies I’ve laughed with (Jack Frost 1 and 2, and Thankskilling immediately come to mind first).
I knew there’d be endearingly awful CGI and crazy kills.
I also knew we’d see insipid characters doing nonsensical things and getting whacked.
All this was predicted and expected; I went in to have a few laughs seeing a flick that was new to me.

What I didn’t know was that the sound dept. was so untalented that whole scenes were full of garbled, mumbled, Cockney-urchin speech often drowned out by noise passing for music. Replaying bits didn’t help much - the sound was just BAD. The tree did best with that.

“Bisang seoneon” aka “Emergency Declaration,” is quite deliberately long, but is so involving and character-driven that it never seems slow or tedious. The actors are great, and make you feel what they’re feeling. You really need and want to see and hear all that’s going on with them, as it’s all important to the tale; nothing is filler, even at this runtime. The plot is simple enough, and there’s exposition as needed, but mainly this is all about the people.

The movie likes to engage us in lots of looooong scenes of heightened tension and emotions, longer than what we see in conventional Hollywood offerings - but this isn’t Hollywood, and you really can tell, and that’s fine. It’s all a big, scary ride getting to the conclusion, but along the way, we see fear, love, selfishness, selflessness, hope, hopelessness, madness, resignation, outrage, mendacity - in short, we get to see the human response to a threat. We are reminded that it’s not always pretty, but it’s always human.
Recommended! The English subs are excellent, btw.

Bravo! WONDERFUL series, never failed to make you scream, laugh, moan, and curse - sometimes all of the above, all in the same episode! I’d love to see these characters again in their exciting future adventures. There sure are lots more ripped-from-the-headlines stories to tell.

Baranski and co. deserve awards for their performances, bringing all the right mood and emotion as they navigate some of the political hot mess we’re all enduring in our American reality. VERY clever scripting; 10/10!

I love Scott Adkins in everything I’ve seen, and he and his crew are entertaining as all get-out in these Accident Man films. The martial arts skills are superb throughout! I missed a couple of characters from the earlier movie, but the ones who returned, plus the new addition, are hilarious as well as deadly. Yeah, that sounds odd to say, but it’s true. You will giggle right at some surprising, awful moments - and Adkins and friends make it work. I sure hope we get more, in the way of a sequel or two. These are the kinds of movies you can enjoy watching more than once.

p.s. Now I gotta go watch some Boyka…

A ripping historical yarn from start to finish! Such fun watching how intricate, devilish plans come together in Catherine’s world. Samantha Morton drives this show, bringing all the emotions in the rainbow - very often in a single episode. Amazing. The excellent cast delivers, and you really feel the “Oh-HELL-no!” when understanding dawns hahaha. “The Serpent Queen” is unbelievably clever and snarky, and I really hate to see it end. 10/10 stars.

A very memorable fantasy film that modernizes and interprets the fable/fairytale of the otherworldly ship and its captain, cursed for all time. However, Ava Gardner has something to say about that. 😉

Recommended; watch and enjoy.

Yes, here’s yet another film about rogue A.I. and just how bad things can so quickly go from perfection to hellscape. It has some class, though, and stands out from many you may have seen. The movie takes a long time to move forward, even appearing to drone on a bit too long with scenes that “rinse and repeat” several times, but these are necessary as they place the viewer in the same headspace of despair and weary anger as the protagonist.

We see her daily routine at the retreat, which includes a lot of sleeping, jogging, moping, drinking - in fact, a lot of everything except writing her novel, which she came there to attempt to do.
Interspersed with these scenes are unpleasant, even harrowing, interludes with someone else, who also desperately wanted to write and receive recognition once.

I will stop here and not spoil the story - but I will say that my best advice is to stay with it, as the movie does have payoff that explains a whole lot about what we saw before. The actors, including the A.I. do a fine job, and the glimpses of English countryside are pretty marvelous.

It would be so cool if this time-travel show was actually about time travel like it purports itself to be.

Instead, it’s always histrionics and soap opera. “We’re gonna do something and it’s really gonna be big - just not this episode.”

Next episode comes and it’s “YES, here’s a cryptic new bit of info and even more side plot, and now we’re gonna do something REALLY big - just not this episode.”

What are the writers doing, other than stringing this along…?

I liked this unusual episode, set among the Mennonites. And Watts’ character arc is always fresh and surprising.
This series has been running for a very long time and still manages to entertain and offer a message - with a gentle hand.

I had a ball with this series; lots of witty, funny dialogue and situations with just enough real-world hot mess mixed with the obvious fantasy. I know nothing of the comic book character, but I sure enjoyed the portrayal Maslany gave here. Some very creative minds behind the cameras as well as out in front of them. Good fun, Marvel!

I loved it. Marvel continues to offer first-rate entertainment, some of it in blockbuster movie form and some in offbeat, quirky live action series, one-shots, and animations. I never heard of this one until today, and watched on a whim. The loving homage to brilliant horror films of the past is evident throughout, and has a satisfying chapter-type ending that could easily go forward in sequel form if Marvel should decide to do so. Lots of fun, with characters to root for.

I am not happy about the cast change. After only five episodes. If they wanted to show the characters aging, they had the makeup. Did they think the viewers would not notice?

I liked this quite a bit. As this is set in Scotland, the accents of some of the characters are a little bit thick, but not terribly so. The mystery unfolds slowly, with twists and turns one expects from good Brit crime series in the vein of Unforgotten, Vera, Prime Suspect etc. Each episode is one and a half hours long. Worth a watch IMO. Three episodes wrapped up this mystery and I’m not sure if we’ll get more, as the main actress is also a regular on the recurring Starz hit, Outlander.

This is such a warts-and-all historical dramedy, with snark and sarcasm all over the place. People, even the royals, are shown to have feet of clay, with all the meanness, insecurity, jealousy, and guile of humans in every era. A perfect vehicle for Samantha Morton, who can do “nutty and savage” like no one else LOL.

I notice more and more shows breaking the proscenium, with frank and funny asides to the audience at just the right times - so funny! I’m enjoying the ride, as the innocent receive their life lessons in treachery at the hands of experience, time - and the other SOBs they meet.

This continues to be so much subversive, delicious fun. The dialogue, the sight gags - hilarious!

Murdoch’s back! This show manages to stay fresh and fun year after year. New intrigue is brewing for this season, as our lovable cast of characters returns with their own evolving arcs. Danger; parenthood; misunderstandings; duplicity; love - and murder, always murder!

And in addition to that, I’ve always liked how this show has a knack for breathing real-life authenticity into its characters’ personalities, while playfully integrating “What if?” scenarios into episodes involving historic events and people. Many times, we’re given clever in-jokes while watching, for example, some “zany” invention by Murdoch in the 1900s that perfectly predicts something we now use all the time today. It’s fun to say to yourself, “Yeah! Maybe _ could have happened that way!”

WOW what a great season ender this was!!! Double crosses, triple crosses, intrigue on top of more intrigue right up til the very end! Season 1 was excellent, but I think season 2 might have topped it, as the enormity of the tale’s nightmare scenario is now known to and understood by viewers. This season’s arc has wrapped up nicely and I HOPE we see a third - this premise has endless possibilities still to reveal, as the tech theory in the story is very topical and shows no sign of abating. A highly recommended, edge-of-your-seat watch!

You know a movie is fun when you find you’re rooting for the villain :-D
This movie has a different tone than the original film, but it’s crazy fun in its own way, too.

A fabulous, slang-talking smart home has a mind of its own, out in the middle of nowhere. Just goes to show, you can never completely trust a realtor! This is a mortgage you do not want; not to mention the electricity bills! Location, location, location LOL

Adrian Dunbar’s name in the credits drew me to this one; he is a strong presence in every show I’ve seen him in. He’s good here as a retired detective who is lured back to the job to help out, putting his singular talents to use - and he sings, too. (see what I did there? LOL)
I’ll stay with the show; I enjoy mysteries.

I’m so happy Shetland is back. It’s a rich, well-written, well-acted drama that has followed a cast of interesting and accessible characters for many years, via criminal cases and personal drama. Each season brings us back to what, by now, is a group of our “old friends” almost - and we can’t wait to see how they are at this point in their lives. The gorgeous locale is a star in its own right, just jaw-dropping green spaces beside immense deep-blue seas. Since the show has been on hiatus, I find that I have to re-learn the English-but-heavily-accented dialect all over again LOL but I don’t mind at all. This is an excellent show.

Oh, this is too funny! I had to stop and replay a lot of things because the jokes and sight gags were flying by and I’d miss things on account of laughing so much LOL.
Irreverent, witty, off-color and wicked - this is animated BUT definitely NOT FOR THE KIDS so be warned!! Earns 9 of 10 stars from me.