There was a lot going on in this taut crime drama, Tokyo Vice. It is the last on my list of HBO Max shows, for now, and this show delivered a strong finish.
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We Own This City – Miniseries Review
As a somewhat newfound Jon Bernthal fan, I was really excited to get to watch this six-part miniseries, We Own This City, based off of actual events that happened within the Baltimore Police Department over the better part of two decades. I was even more excited because I knew it was written by the same people who were responsible for the critically acclaimed, The Wire, and that it was going to be directed by King Richard‘s Reinaldo Marcus Green.
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I tried to pack as many movies as I could into this weekend, which was surprisingly un-busy one. Here’s what I managed to watch!
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I feel like this is pretty on brand for me at this point, but the movie selections this weekend were random. Let’s see what made the cut.
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Definitely an eclectic mix of movies new and old this weekend. And, get ready for it, I finally saw Top Gun: Maverick! I know at this point it’s been so long that you wondering why you should even care, but I’m just calling back on a promise I made almost two months ago. Anyways, here’s what was in rotation this weekend.
Read morePeacemaker – Season 1
After my cousin’s endless nagging, I have finally watched the first season of Peacemaker. Now, let’s get one thing clear. I was always going to watch this, but it just took me some time.
Read moreBook Review: Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
Well, I really had every intention of watching the Netflix film adaptation Jenna Evans Welch’s young adult novel, Love & Gelato, before reading it, but that just never happened. You all know why at this point. And while I’m still going to watch the movie, I just know it is going to be bad.
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Slightly more progress from last week and kind of a hodge-podge of films, but let’s un-pack and see where they landed for me.
Read moreBook Review: All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
Well I must say, the film adaptation of Miriam Toews’ All My Puny Sorrows, was actually quite faithful to the source material. Even after reading this book though, I still have no clue how someone read it and thought it should be adapted. Not that it’s not good! It’s just extremely glum.
Read moreThe Staircase Miniseries Review
I am not generally into true crime, that is, unless it’s made into a fictionalized show or movie with a bunch of actors that I love case. Case in point: The Staircase. This HBO Max miniseries is based off the documentary of the same name that was fairly recently all the rage on Netflix. Well, now this story has finally made its way to me.
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