Movie and TV Reviews - October 2022

Short reviews of TV shows we watched in October. The Blue Jays didn't make the playoffs, so we watched quite a bit more TV.

Movies

• Anthropocene: The Human Epoch. Another movie from epochal photographer Edward Burtynsky. See this on a big screen if you ever get the chance. (TVO)
• Morbius. A mildly diverting popcorn movie for Saturday night. (Amazon Prime)
• Twister: We needed something mindless and familiar. (Crave)
• Bullet Train: Totally silly and over-the-top in a Tarantino sort of way. Enjoyable as long as you don't stop to think about it and you're OK with wanton violence. (VOD)

TV Shows

• Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power. Visually spectacular with absolutely nothing else to recommend it. (Amazon Prime)
• Andor: This is definitely the best of the new live-action Star Wars series that Disney has been producing. More like this, please. (Disney+)
• House of the Dragon: I came down hard on this after the first episode. It's gotten better as it progressed but is still deeply flawed. It is better than the awful Rings of Power. (Crave)
  
• The Peripheral: I will probably have more to say about his once the series finishes, but after three episodes I am blown away. (Amazon Prime)
• Mystery Road: Origin. A gritty (literally) Australian drama set in a dusty, outback mining town. This is a prequel to the previous two series. We liked it a lot. Now, maybe we'll go back and finish season 2, which we stopped watching halfway through the season for no particular reason. (Acorn TV)
• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. I am not a big fan of most Marvel productions, but I really enjoyed this. It isn't to be taken seriously and it doesn't take itself seriously either. Tatiana Maslany is wasted in the role; watch Orphan Black to see how good she can be. (Disney+)
• My Life Is Murder (season 3): The most saturated show on television. It does make me want to visit Melbourne. (Acorn TV). Otherwise, meh. 
• Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor. So we get a new (old) Doctor for the next season. Yippee s**t. As this article points out, it's time for a bigger change than that. (BBC)
• Whistable Pearl: Another cozy British mystery set in the fishing port of Whistable. Mainly worth watching for the scenery. It is a place I would like to visit. (Acorn TV)