Here are some short reviews of things I watched in April. It's baseball season, so there won't be as much as usual.
Movies
- My Fair Lady: I am not a big fan of musicals, but there are a few exceptions, and this is one of them. Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn are brilliant, the supporting cast is great, and the music is sublime.
- Singing in the Rain. A classic and for good reason. The dance numbers are amazing and Gene Kelly steals the show.
TV Shows
- For All Mankind, Season 2. This show improved markedly in season 2. The final episode was intense and powerful. Although a bit busy, everything was foreshadowed in earlier episodes. I am looking forward to seeing where they go with it in season 3. (Apple TV+)
- Dune (2000 miniseries): This is not as well known as the David Lynch abomination, and deserves more recognition. It's low budget, but follows the book more closely than the Lynch movie. Definitely worth watching, although you may have to go to someplace like The Pirate Bay to find it.
- Apocalypse: War of Worlds. A documentary series about the Cold War. I've only seen 4 of the 6 episodes so far as they are shown weekly, but based on what I've seen so far, it's one of the best history documentaries I've seen in a long time. It's done in a traditional documentary style with none of the tell-them-three-times repetition style of modern docs crafted for millennials' short attention spans. Highly recommended. (Knowledge Network)
No comments:
Post a Comment