Movies and TV shows that Nancy and I watched in October when not watching the Blue Jays march into baseball nirvana. I do these posts mainly so I can keep track of what we've been watching, so the reviews are cursory.
Movies
- Black Bag: A British spy thriller directed by Stephen Soderbergh. Not a lot of action but very tense. Well acted, well made, and well written. (Amazon Prime)
TV Shows
- Death Valley: A British police procedural set in a small town in Wales. A somewhat ditzy detective connects with a retired actor who played a detective on TV. This one is pretty light but well writen and acted, and funny. (BritBox)
- The Studio: We only got through two episodes of this before giving up. It was billed as a comedy but it works only if you enjoy stupid people running around yelling at each other. Lots of cameos, but that wasn't enough to keep watching. (Apple TV+)
- Karen Pirie (seasons 1-2): A British police procedural featuring a female detecitve tasked with investigating a 25-year-old cold case. Twisty and well made. (BritBox)
- The Reluctant Traveler (season 3): Eugene Levy heads off on more travels. One of the highlight's is a rour of Windsor Castle conducted by Prince Willam. (Apple TV+)
- Invasion (season 3): I'm not sure why I kept watching this, It was more interesting than the previous seasons but, like too many series these days, far too padded. The one good idea in this season was the religious fanatics worshipping the aliens as the vector for the Rapture. (Apple TV+)
- Nova: Superfloods. Documentary about the North Carolina, Texas, and Valencia floods. Scary stuff.
- Nova: Pompeii's Secret Underworld. A look at what daily life was like in Pompeii before the eruption. Some nifty recreations of what the city was like along with some remarkable historical analysis. Could have done wihtout the junky fighting recreations though.
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