Film - The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (1920) - it had been decades since I last watched it through. Still as wonderfully grotesque, and the influence on Tim Burton is clear.
TV - Pluribus - The first episode could pretty much be a standalone, with an excellent performance from Seahorn. Overtones of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers and a lot of '50s sci-fi. Really interested to see how this develops.
TV - Down Cemetary Road - another Mick Herron adaptation but, unlike Slow Horses, this one doesn’t seem to have found a consistent tone and some of the Darren Boyd scenes, particularly, were really over-egged. I’ll continue though.
TV - Leonard and Hungry Paul - cozy and heartwarming are woven through this one. If that’s what you are looking for, it definitely delivers.
TV - Wolf Hall - season 2 continues with writing and performances just as good as the first. Excellent and intelligent drama.
I’m a bit worried that the premise just doesn’t provide enough material to make a really good show. Also a bit weird to watch something totally unrelated to breaking bad, but where the cinematography is so clearly BB. Gave me a bit of whiplash, ngl. Well. Let’s see where they go with it!
Film - The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari (1920) - it had been decades since I last watched it through. Still as wonderfully grotesque, and the influence on Tim Burton is clear.
TV - Pluribus - The first episode could pretty much be a standalone, with an excellent performance from Seahorn. Overtones of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers and a lot of '50s sci-fi. Really interested to see how this develops.
TV - Down Cemetary Road - another Mick Herron adaptation but, unlike Slow Horses, this one doesn’t seem to have found a consistent tone and some of the Darren Boyd scenes, particularly, were really over-egged. I’ll continue though.
TV - Leonard and Hungry Paul - cozy and heartwarming are woven through this one. If that’s what you are looking for, it definitely delivers.
TV - Wolf Hall - season 2 continues with writing and performances just as good as the first. Excellent and intelligent drama.
I’m a bit worried that the premise just doesn’t provide enough material to make a really good show. Also a bit weird to watch something totally unrelated to breaking bad, but where the cinematography is so clearly BB. Gave me a bit of whiplash, ngl. Well. Let’s see where they go with it!
Just posted my thoughts below. I’m a little worried they’ll run out of material, but the premise is very interesting. Here’s hoping it’s done well!