Movie and TV Reviews - September 2024

Movies and TV shows that Nancy and I watched in September. I do these posts mainly so I can keep track of what we've been watching, so the reviews are cursory. 

Movies

• Pink Floyd: Reflections and Echoes. A documentary covering the career of Pink Floyd. The parts about the beginnings of the band and Syd Barret were interesting but the rest of it was rather superficial. It really needed to be at least twice as long. (YouTube)
• The Space Shuttle that Feel to Earth: This is an excellent 3-part documentary about the demise of the Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew of seven in 2003. I've read a couple of books about it and seen other documentaries, but this covered more ground and had more interviews with people involved than anything else about the Columbia that I've seen. (BBC)
• The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal.  A four-part documentary and wonderful tribute about Canada's favourite band. See my post from last Saturday for more about it.
• Wolfs: I expected a little bit more from this. There were good moments but it never quite came together. It gets a solid B with A+ for cinematography that might be difficult to watch if you don't have a good TV as it is entirely shot at night and indoors. (Apple TV+)

TV Shows

• Monsieur Spade: This imagines that Sam Spade ended up living in post-war France, but of course he couldn't really retire. I thought this was going to be a light romp, but it has a dark side. (Acorn TV)
• The Capture (season 2): A British police procedural/political thriller in which deepfake technology plays a key role. You won't want to stop watching. I liked the first season and this was even better.  (Amazon Prime)
• Rings of Power (season 2): Given how much money Amazon is rumoured to have spent on this, I can't believe how bad it is. Watch for the eye candy only. Tolkien must be spinning in his grave. 
• The Moonflower Murders: This is really a sequel to The Magpie Murders. It's light entertainment with a somewhat more complicated plot than usual for this kind of show. (PBS)
• The Steeltown Murders: Another British police procedural, this one about a small team of officers working to solve a 30-year-old cold case in Wales. Very well written and acted. It started out a bit slow, but had us hooked by after the first couple of episodes. (Acorn TV)
• Outer Range (season 2): This show is like a cross between Yellowstone and Lost. At least some of the time travel elements are becoming clearer in the second season. (Amazon Prime)