Movies, Television, Streaming

I can’t believe I missed this. It’s the story of Dan Rather and his report on Bush’s Air National Guard time; the report that ended his career. It’s based on a book by Mary Mapes, the producer of that episode. Stellar cast: Cate Blanchett (as Mapes), Robert Redford (as Rather), Elizabeth Moss, Dennis Quade and more top notch actors. If you have ac…[Read more]

Try Schmigadoon, streaming on Apple TV+. It’s a send up of all those early musicals. Within the first few minutes there was a reference to Oklahoma, Carrousel and, of course, Brigadoon. I laughed outright when the blossoms dropped when the carnival barker started singing. It reminded of my time in the flies dropping twisted pieces of paper, r…[Read more]

This is on HBO – if anyone else is watching this, do you have any guesses about which guests die next week in the finale?  This season is pretty dark overall, a season 3 has been confirmed, and I am of course hoping that Tanya (the wondrous Jennifer Coolidge) makes it to next season.   Aubrey Plaza is also someone who I hope not only lives, but ma…[Read more]

I’ll mention Misty first because it’s on Netflix, and easiest to find. Misty is a top broadcaster from “JBC” tv news. She succeeded by her own talent and ambition, though never accepted fully by her husband’s wealthy family because of her lower social class. The drama is very tight so far constructed backwards from an apparent auto accident v.…[Read more]

8 episodes.  Could not stop watching.  It is about a small, old, failing sandwich shop in Chicago.  I understand that it is a very accurate recounting of what it is actually like to work in a kitchen, and the acting and actors, IMO, are perfect.  Also – I googled around, and I am NOT the only person who teared up at the end, just because it was…[Read more]

…has suddenly announced that they must (until they find another means), shut down their daily broadcast of investigative journalism call Yeollin Gonggam TV (열린공감TV 긴급성명 – 마지막 방송일 수 있습니다). ( My interpretation of their latest broadcast’s title is Open Public Investigation TV urgent announcement- This may be our last broadcast) . The sudden clo…[Read more]

And the song at the end is really really good.  IMO, etc.  No sequels, for a movie that begs for a sequel, in an entertainment world dripping with pointless sequels.  Well except for Sharknado, which sorta created its own niche and reality, of course.

Dopesick, streaming on HULU. It’s about the takedown of Purdue Pharmaceuticals, the Sackler family and the OxyContin problem. Have Kleenex handy.
George Carlin’s American Dream, an excellent two-part documentary on HBO Max. Lots of clips, interviews with associates, and his daughter, Kelly. I was impressed how articulate she was, which shou…[Read more]

“하얀나비” (White Butterfly) – Shim Eun Kyung
OST MISS GRANNY (Susanghan geunyeo) 2014

This is a clip of the performance of a popular song White Butterfly in the hit South Korean movie Miss Granny (aka suspicious girl)

This is a link to a decent translation of the lyrics of White Butterf…[Read more]

My stepdaughter and I thought we’d like this, because we both liked The Last Kingdom and Vikings TV series, and if Nicole Kidman was in it, how bad could it be? We were expecting some Viking adventure film with some romance thrown it.

That didn’t happen. It was Quentin Tarentino-level gratuitous violence with not much of a plot, laced through…[Read more]