The Crown 4 — 4.0 Gavels 96% Rotten Tomatoes
The Crown (Season 4) tells us that new Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke wants out of the British Commonwealth. Yet, in 1983, he…
Month: November 2020
Thursday Morning Coffee — 11/19/20
How much? Hot on the heels of MGM shopping No Time To Die (Bond 25) on the streaming market for $600 million, Wonder…
A Teacher — 2.0 Gavels 72% Rotten Tomatoes
A Teacher flunks the test, both the eye test and the smell test. On the first day of class, trying to make a…
Two Weeks To Live — 3.5 Gavels 6.5/10 IMDb
If there is such a thing as a “twisty-turny, absurdist, Coen-esque” genre, then Two Weeks To Live fills the slot. Now available on…
Operation Christmas Drop — 3.5 Gavels 6.0/10 IMDb
If you want to feel good about your country and get into the holiday spirit, I suggest Operation Christmas Drop. Granted, as a…
The Undoing — 3.5 Gavels 75% Rotten Tomatoes
After three episodes of The Undoing, it’s obvious that it ought to start doing something. This six-part HBO series seems to have a…
Quiz — 4.5 Gavels 7.4/10 IMDb
The trailer for Quiz just doesn’t do it justice. The 2001 English scandal surrounding Who Wants to be a Millionaire is quite good,…
The Salisbury Poisonings — 4.0 Gavels 86% Rotten Tomatoes
While The Salisbury Poisonings is not the equal of Chernobyl, this three-part BBC offering available on AMC+ is every bit as chilling. On…
Thursday Morning Coffee — 11/12/20
The Sound of . . . Julie Andrews In yet another Christmas gift to viewers, Netflix releases Bridgerton on December 25th. In eight…
Love and Anarchy — 1.5 Gavels 7.3/10 IMDb
In theory, Love and Anarchy sounds wondrously subversive. In practice, this Swedish offering is drearily dreadful, or maybe, seriously stupid. I surmised that…