Tag: Movies

Foundation S1 (2021) Medium: TV (Apple) Rating: 4.5 / 5 Great adaptation with some creative liberty Reference(s): IMDB Listing || Trailer || Apple This series is based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series of books. It’s been too long so I don’t know how creative they got, but the Internet seems to think it took some liberty with many aspects of…

Finch (2021) Medium: Movie (Apple) Rating: 2 / 5 Tried too hard to bring a tear to the eye Reference(s): IMDB Listing || Trailer Post-apocalypse, robots, and Tom Hanks, sounds like a great recipe! Unfortunately they tried too hard to make it sweet. The feel-good movie they wanted is technically there, but I think they missed the mark.…

Mindhunter S1-2 (2017) Medium: TV (Netflix) Rating: 4.5 / 5 Criminal Minds should take note Reference(s): IMDB Listing || Trailer || Netflix I originally avoided this show because it was compared to Criminal Minds, which was a good show to start but went too far into procedural tedium. I’m glad I eventually came around to give it a chance because…

The Protege (2021) Medium: Movie (Theatres or Usenet) Rating: 4.5 / 5 Maggie’s good, Michael’s better Reference(s): IMDB Listing || Trailer || Official Site As far as the “badass femme getting revenge” genre goes, this movie ranks up there. First, Samuel Jackson doesn’t play his usual self which is a plus. He’s a more muted and reserved version of himself…

F9: The Fast Saga (2021) Medium: Movie (Multiple) Rating: 1 / 5 From zero to trash in 9 movies Reference(s): IMDB Listing || Trailer Four score and 87 Fast & Furious movies ago, we learned to suspend disbelief primarily by ignoring physics. The problem is that with each subsequent movie they have to ignore physics more. And logic.…

[A summary of my movie and TV reviews from last month, posted to Attrition.org, mixed in with other reviews.] Without Remorse (2021)Medium: Movie (Amazon)Rating: 1/5 .. and without valueReference(s): IMDB Listing || TrailerAfter two months of teasing and waiting, this film was a huge letdown. It seems like it was more of a collection of…