Number of episodes: 6 Trigger warning: episodes contain scenes of drug abuse, mental illness, domestic violence and murder Jodie Foster is the police chief of the made-up city of Ennis, Alaska. At the start of the night season, the bodies of scientists are found frozen together in a state of fear. Instantly it’s a matter … Continue reading True Detective: Night Country
Number of episodes: 6 We’ve all heard of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel, the famous drug dealers from Colombia. But how did they tap into the market or the rich and famous in Miami, Florida in the 70s? The answer is Griselda Blanco. Frequently underestimated and challenged, Blanco rose to power quietly, forming her … Continue reading Griselda
Number of episodes: 8 The second season of Dr. Death was just as creepy as the first. Paolo Macchiarini (played by Edgar Ramírez) is the magic surgeon. Using his biosynthetic tracheas (lab made throat) you’ll be able to live your life again. Mandy Moore/Benita Alexander is a single mom/TV producer doing a special on him … Continue reading Dr. Death S2
The phrase “may december” is usually referring to a relationship with a younger woman and an older man. Well what if it were the opposite, a younger man has a relationship with an older woman. Loosely inspired by Mary Kay Letourneau and her story, Gracie (Julianne Moore), the older woman, and her husband Joe (Charles Melton) … Continue reading May December
On the Osage reservation, Oklahoma in 1920s, members of the Osage community are being found dead from suspicious suicidal wounds, poisonings, or just disappearing altogether. Based on the bestselling novel of the same title by David Grann, watch the horrific circumstances in which the FBI was founded. Leo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro (both muses … Continue reading Killers of the Flower Moon
Number of episodes: 10 Paul Rudd...is dead?! Picking up right where S2 left off, Martin Short has returned to Broadway but on opening night the lead (Ant-man) dies! This time only Mabel seems to want to investigate past the initial arrest. While trying to save his production, Martin Short asks everything from his cast and … Continue reading Only Murders In The Building S3
A realtor is found dead by her boyfriend in a house she was listing. The detective on the case has a shady past and is racing against the clock to try and put the murderer behind bars. Justin Timberlake plays the boyfriend and Cher from Clueless plays the detective’s wife. This movie is a slow … Continue reading Reptile
Number of episodes: 6 John Krasinski, we all knew he could do it but still he managed to excel at portraying Jack Ryan, the CIA analyst with Boy Scout morales. I think he rivals Harrison Ford as the better Ryan… Anyways, cut to this final season, Jack is up against enemies at every turn trying … Continue reading Jack Ryan Final Season
Number of episodes: 10 Night Action, is a White House emergency line that sends agents in response to those in danger all around the world. A governmental 911 service, if you will, and someone's got to answer the phone. FBI-agent Peter Sutherland is an American hero who has been assigned man the Night Action phone … Continue reading The Night Agent
Trigger warning: movie contains graphic crime scenes and depiction of murder During the 1960s, thirteen women were killed by the Boston Strangler. The city of Boston wasn’t put on high alert until Loretta McLaughlin, one of the few female reporters at the Boston Record American, connected the dots that this was the same pattern. Her … Continue reading Boston Strangler
Warning: movie depicts and discusses racially-charged murder Emmett Till was 14 when he was kidnapped, beaten, shot, and thrown in a river. This movie isn’t about the horrific murder, but his mother’s actions immediately following. Emmett’s mom could have quietly grieved but she chose to fight for the prosecution of his killers and to show … Continue reading Till
Back at it again, Daniel Craig has hung up his Bond suits for a southern drawl as he reprises his role as Detective Benoit Blanc. This time he's invited to a remote island to investigate the murder of Edward Norton, who hasn't died yet? This was Grade A comedy and just as creative and wacky … Continue reading Glass Onion
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