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True Detective: Night Country: Part 5 (2024)
This episode redeemed the whole season
Surprised how good this one was... it rescued the whole season. Subplots making sense, threads tying together, and they don't disappoint. Characters are tested and true to their core. Don't be put off by the previous episodes, especially the supernatural scenes. What seemed like off the path turns out not the case. Jodie Foster brilliant as always. I wanted to keep on watching. Can't wait for the finale-although this episode was so rewarding I wish there was more to tell. Felt like the true True Detective we couldn't shake off. This director (and writers) knew exactly what they were doing. Hope the finale is just as good.
Silent Witness: Shadows: Part 1 (2010)
Best episode to date, so gripping I was holding my breath
I've been watching SW from the beginning, my late-night fix. This storyline is by far the best. I had to hit pause and leave the room twice, I was so afraid for the main characters. Incredibly gripping and very believable. I've never seen anything like this from SW before, nor have I ever seen the terrifying unfolding of a mass shooting depicted quite like this.
The Five (2016)
Brilliant
I'm obsessed with murder mysteries and crime dramas, so obviously I can do dark. This series hit every note, flawlessly. A refreshing twist and fulfilling ending.
The Loch (2017)
A brilliant story that kept me guessing
First of all, let me say that I love British murder mysteries and crime dramas and watch at least five a month. This one really took me by surprise with its twists and turns. I disagree with some of the comments on here that there were too many plotholes and loose threads. If you go back and watch it again you'll see that nothing was forgotten and everything was planted and intentional. The cast, creators, editors, writers were in sync with this one. Brilliant.
Shadow and Bone (2021)
Finally, a YA Fantasy Done Right
This show is exquisitely written and filmed but in the hands of less talented actors it might have still failed. Shadow and Bone is one of those creative ventures where everyone did everything right, or close to it. I love this genre; however, I'm also fairly picky, and have been often disappointed in YA stories as films or TV series. I couldn't stop watching this-mature, captivating, exciting. Now I also want to read the trilogy. Please, Netflix, give us another season or two!
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
Hellishly entertaining
Loved this series-they worked their magic through four seasons, except blew the ending big-time. It needs a redo. The story and actors and the audience deserved a far better ending. What in Heaven were the writers thinking?
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Chapter Thirty-Six: At the Mountains of Madness (2020)
One of the WORST endings in one of the BEST Netflix series
Wow. What the Heaven were the writers thinking with this series ending? Loved this show so damn much and by some bizarre creative choice, it was ruined at the very end. Ridiculous. And reckless with teen suicide. So many other choices, including using the Biblical ancient soil to bury Sabrina in that her Aunt Zelda used to bury her sister, Hilda in. Also anticlimactic for both Lucifer and Lilith. What a shame. Whoever made this choice really blew it!
Bird Box (2018)
Haunting. Gripping. Moving. Original.
I knew nothing about this movie and was pulled in for the full two hours. I thought it was exquisitely done and I don't understand some of the reviewers who want everything spelled out for them. To me it was clear that the dark figures and nightmares that people would see were specific and personal ONLY to them. That's why the filmmakers never showed us the visions or creatures, duh. Because each terrifying vision was unique to that person (this was explained by the wannabe novelist regarding demon mythology and apocalyptic predictions). And the people running around without blindfolds where already mentally insane so it didn't impact them the same way. The birds were the warning beacons. I wondered about 30 minutes in how blind people would have a serious advantage in the face of this enemy. The conclusion brought it all home, beautifully. A giant win for Sandra Bullock and everyone involved. The title was perfect!
What on Earth? (2009)
Real-life phenomenon that we all should be fearless in exploring.
Like any curious person, I'm open but also aware, skeptical, questioning. This movie really surprised me no crop circles have NOT been debunked. This movie debunks the debunk. See why. Nothing conspiracy here. Just brilliant minds investigating a real-life phenomenon that we should ALL be far more interested in. Why are some of us embarrassed to openly explore disturbing, puzzling events that we don't understand? I would really like to see a part two to this film, another version that explores the circles from other perspectives, current news on the circle happenings, and unexplored explanations. To me, one key part of the film is how the corn stalks were "cut" differently by the two men who staged their own - - versus all the other circles. There's something BIG there that deserves deeper, clearer communication to the viewer.
After the Game (1997)
David Lynch-like with less violence, karmic touch + fun, familiar actors
Cool little movie with an interesting bag of familiar actors--three of them dead now--i.e., Frank Gorshin (seriously underrated "Riddle-me-this, Batman!"); silky singer Lou Rawls (briefly plays a morgue attendant in this film); and character actor Stanley DeSantis (you know, the indie producer on "Entourage" and himself on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," to name just a few). TV buffs will recognize Hudson Leick (aka screaming psycho Warrior Queen on "Xena") and always-working-actor Sam Anderson (most recently, good little Bernard on "Lost" and big evil lawyer on "Angel"). The plot is twisted and turns in ways you don't expect. Some sex and some violence, but not quite over the top. Richard Lineback as the tarot-card-reading bartender is a hoot. This pic has moods and characters of a Lynch film without getting covered in gore. So don't fret about getting your face rubbed in the icky stuff under the rock (not that we don't love Lynch). At just under 90 minutes, "The Last Hand" entertains with sex, violence, and murder, then offers a finale with a subtle spiritual kind of message, albeit, some viewers might not "get" the ending. I liked it because it was different, weird, and it worked.