‘Black Panther’ is blockbuster genius for Black History Month because its concepts of freedom appeal to the entire human race.
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Carol Bouquet and Fred Testot star in the Netflix miniseries ‘La Mante’ – a captivating psychological thriller where we see why Detective Damien Carrot is confronted by fear of fathering a serial killer like the one he’s trying to catch.
‘The Greatest Showman’ was mostly snubbed by the Academy and it is terrific entertainment. It dazzles the eye, engages your heart, and convincingly takes us back to a wonderful place and time.
There’s a vast treasure trove of fascinating podcasts about the past. Some are done by professional historians, others by inspired amateurs. Almost every night, before I sleep, I savor one or two.
Tommy Shelby jumps back and forth between the outer verges of high society and the blood-soaked reeking ghetto that’s the source of the Peaky Blinders’ strength—always deeply loyal to the people and place where he came from.
Grab the kids of almost any age and go to see this inspiring film starring Julia Roberts and the unexpectedly compelling Owen Wilson.
‘Darkest Hour’ is nominated for six Academy Awards and it is a masterpiece because had Churchill opened talks with Hitler, morale would have collapsed, Germany would have won the war, and this movie shows how close he came.
For all that “Once Upon a Time” trades in stock characters, archetypes, and figures from myth, it maintains moral complexity. Not relativism.
The uncanny side of life is the sole subject of ‘Lore’. This hot new TV show on Amazon Prime draws on the superb series of podcasts by creator Aaron Mahnke.
The characters in “Merlin” are complex, convincingly acted, and change over time. The villains have human motivations. The heroes are plausibly flawed.
