Movie and TV Reviews - November 2022

 Short reviews of TV shows and movies we watched in November. 

Movies

• Enola Holmes 2: This is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche with a teenage girl as the detective. Light fluff, but well made except for the very dark colour grading that makes indoor scenes hard to watch. (Netflix)

TV Shows

• Slow Horses: Set in London, this spy thriller features Gary Oldman as the boss of a group of bottom-of-the-barrel MI5 spies. It's one of the best dramas I've seen in a while, on a par with Line of Duty and Manhunt. Excellent acting, tight dialog and plotting, and lots of action. There's a satirical bite to it that helps to relieve some of the tension. Highly recommended. A second season starts December 2nd and we will be watching. (Apple TV+)
• Andor: This is the best Star Wars series to date, by a wide margin, and it's better than almost all of the movies. I had no idea that a Star Wars story could be this intense and nuanced. (Disney+)
• Doc Martin (season 10): The doctor returns to his practice in the final season of the show. There will be a final episode on Christmas day.  (Acorn TV)
• Antiques Road Trip: There's a little too much silliness in this show but if you like reality shows based on antiques, this is for you. (PBS)
• Annika: I watched this a couple of weeks ago and I can remember nothing about it other than it was filmed in Scotland. (Amazon Prime)
• The English: This show is good enough that it could spark a resurgence in the western genre. Intense, gritty, occasionally gory, and beautifully filmed. (Amazon Prime)
• Warrior Nun (season 2): No redeeming social merit at all, but it has nuns with guns. What more could you ask for. (Netflix)
• 1899:  The show had an interesting premise and ended up in a very different place from where it started, but I gave up watching it because it was SO DARK. This seems to be a trend in recent movies (no, it is not my TV, which is fine). (Netflix)