At this point Mike Flanagan is like 90% of the reason why I'm still subscribed to Netflix.
Everyone seems to want to compare Elementary to Sherlock. Why? They are two entirely different takes in a stream of disparate tv and movie takes that have been going on since Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce hit the screen in 1939. (Lord knows I've had an ongoing argument with my cousins about Jeremy Brett since 1984.) Bollocks! All of it. The fact is, Elementary has become a gem of its own distinct value. A wonderful example of the magic that happens when chemistry bubbles up between two actors/characters and is not limited to them but continues on to a cast that has since, on their own merit, earned their viewer's sincere appreciation for something rather rare: Stories with characters for whom we truly feel something. Well done Elementary. I hate to see the series end.
Great show, unfortunately they spoiled The Wire on me in the 4th episode.. :(
[HBO] A disrespectful documentary that feeds on rumors and sensationalism to reach no conclusion about the death of actress Brittany Murphy. A movie that uses comments from gossip vloggers and interviews people like Perez Hilton has little credibility. The worst thing is the use of images from her movies to underline the comments in a way that seems comical, and that degrades the image of the actress.
This is a pirate rom-com between Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) and Blackbeard (Taika Waititi) and it is so absolutely delightful. It takes a few episodes for the pair to come together, but once they do, the show is dynamite. And I am 100% serious when I call it a romance. Thank you David Jenkins and co for one of my new favorite shows!
Less than 60 seconds into the film, a band of whooping Natives descends on the pilgrims and the two groups exchange fire—bullets from one side and arrows from the other. The scene exhibits many of what the four Wampanoag tribal communities are calling “cultural, historical and linguistic inaccuracies” in the film.
“It’s completely irresponsible telling of history,” said Linda Coombs, director of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Cultural Center. “This is one of the most well-documented parts of history, but it is distorted for the purposes of sensationalism.”
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To new watchers I would say - watch season 1 as a stand alone. There is a lack of coherent plot and any depth to characters beyond the first season - it's thin like butter scraped over too much bread. Season 1 is a fantastic standalone.
Perfect example of a series that began with a good adaptation by Phoebe Waller-Bridge of the novels by Luke Jennings to go from one showrunner to another in a parody of itself, mostly in the S3 and especially in a disappointing S4 that builds an insecure ending. Basically because Emerald Fennell, Suzanne Heathcote and Laura Neal have never known what to do with the characters.
Starts really good with a very good first season. The second one was ok as well. But after that it goes straight to hot dumpster garbage. They changed the writers or something as after second season it gets progressively bad with a even worse series finale.
