Movie and TV Reviews - November 2024

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

Movies

• Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version): I am not particularly a fan of Swift's music but I am impressed by her performance and showmanship in this concert film. (Disney+)
• Queen Rocks Montreal: This 1981 concert was released as an IMAX movie. I'm not sure that it would be more impressive on an IMAX screen though it might benefit from their sound system. If you like Queen, you'll like it but I don't think it would make anyone a new fan. 
• The Beach Boys: A documentary covering the long career of the Beach Boys. I thought it was a bit superficial. 
• Deadpool and Wolverine: We gave up on this after about 40 minutes. 'Nuff said. 
• Stargate: The Ark of Truth. A movie culled from a later season of the original Stargate TV series. If you like Stargate (which I do) you'll probably enjoy this but it won't make any new fans. (Prime)

TV Shows

• Whistable Pearl (season 3): This cozy mystery set in a sea-side English town continues. 
• Scrublands: A reporter comes to a small Australian town to do a follow-up story on a mass murder but gets much more than he bargained for. This one was quite good.
• Ellis: A series about a detective inspector who get sent to troubled police department to clean things up. Another good one. 
• Bad Sisters (season 1): A very dark comedy about a family of Irish sisters who try to murder an abusive husband. One of Apple's better series. 
• Cross: Yet another Michael Connolly adaptation. It started out well but got too complex and I didn't like the super-psycho villain trope. (Amazon Prime)
• Red Queen: A Spanish thriller about the smartest woman in the world taking on a shadowy underground conspiracy. It's a bit surrealistic in places, and maybe an episode or two too long, but we watched it all the way through. 
• Antiques Road Trip (season 5) The antique hunters' trips through the UK continue. 
• Madam Blanc: A widow travels to France to get details about her husband's accidental death and gets more than she bargained for. Another cozy mystery. (Acorn TV)