Sunday, June 18, 2017

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

Anyone who runs races will wonder if they've actually ever run a real race after watching this.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2400291/

Mr. Robot: Season 2

The producers do not understand how many people stopped watching halfway through this season.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4158110/

John Wick: Chapter 2

Upping the ante on The Lady Vanishes has a dangerous level of hubris to it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4425200/

Our Kind of Traitor

This is a new genre: the thinking-man's movie that pays the actor's bills.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1995390/

Thursday, June 15, 2017

House of Cards: Season 5

If you don't look at this series as Shakespearean, you are bound to be deeply disappointed.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1856010/

Veep: Season 5

I seem to have given this series a low rating for 4 seasons. It deserves a full integer bump this time around.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1759761/

My Life as a Zucchini

The ending seemed obvious, however I especially loved Offerman as the policeman.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2321405/ (Original title: Ma Vie de Courgette)

Sunday, June 11, 2017