Movies and TV shows that Nancy and I watched in June. I do these posts mainly so I can keep track of what we've been watching, so the reviews are cursory.
Movies
- Die Hart 2: Not as good as the first one. It was a pretty silly idea in the first place and the second one stretched it too far. (Prime)
- Civil War: The politics don't make any sense, but that doesn't matter in a very well-made movie. It's a grim picture of what the future might look like in the United States.
TV Shows
- Star Trek: Discovery (season 5). Pretty much a total waste of time. This is the last season and I won't miss it. (Paramount+)
- Sugar. This started out as a noirish private eye story and turned into something quite different and much more interesting. I hope there's another season. (Apple TV+)
- Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. A four-part documentary about Stax-Volt, the iconic Memphis-based soul and R&B label. This is one of the best music documentaries that I've seen. I liked the way they showed how the social and political environment of the sixties and seventies influenced the music and how the music influenced society. Well worth watching. (HBO)
- Happy Valley (season 3): One of the better British police procedurals. Although the emphasis in this one is more on the family life of the lead characters than the police elements (normally something I don't care for), it's carried by the incredible performance of Sarah Lancashire, and the other actors are all first rate. (Acorn TV)
- The Chelsea Detective (season 2): Another British police procedural with the usual elements set in the exotic London borough of Chelsea (yes, I'm being cute), but one of the lead characters lives on a houseboat. This is one of the better ones. (Acorn TV)
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