What qualities do we possess to justify our being called human beings, or people with the right values? Questions raised by two of the shows reviewed here. And a blue collar detective series that truly shines.
Sweet Tooth (Netflix USA) – Based on DC source material written by Jeff Lemire, this 8-episode Limited Series drops on Netflix on June 4th, and it’s an imaginative, involving adaptation, punctuated by impressive acting from our young protagonist, Gus. Christian Convery plays Gus, a deer-boy, one of the hybrids that sprouted out of nowhere during a global viral pandemic. It’s how the series opens, and as can be expected, the parallels to what is going on now in terms of COVID, stares us in the face. But what this fantasy narrative does quite excellently, is turn this medical crisis on its head, to become a story of trenchant social commentary. At its heart, it’s about our fear of the unique and/or different; and how our knee jerk reaction is to demonize these beings.
While some would say these three take us back to ‘roads well-traveled’; I’ll still give credit to the filmmakers involved with these projects. Zack Snyder revisits the zombie genre, while Barry Jenkins takes on slavery via the award-winning Colson Whitehead novel, and there’s Season 2 of Love Death
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Published May 14, 2021, 1:00 PM
Three shows on Netflix this mid-May should whet the appetite of a broad range of viewers. One is the long-delayed adaptation of a best-selling Suspense novel from 2018; while the second is a Limited Series on the life of American fashion luminary, Halston. A third entry from France is voyeuristic in a suspenseful and claustrophobic way! Halston and The Woman in the Window drop on May 14.
The Woman In the Window (Netflix USA) – Based on a best selling suspense novel from 2018, with a cast that boasts of Amy Adams, Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore, Anthony Mackie, and veteran British director Joe Wright (Atonement, Hanna, Darkest Hour) at the helm – you’d think all the stars are aligned, and a surefire box office success would be guaranteed. The novel of AJ Finn was basically a rehash of Hitchcock’s Rear Window, but instead of male photographer on crutches, think of an agoraphobic female psychiatrist, living vicariously by just looking out the windo
Offerings with LGBTQ themes have to play a high wire act; balancing between sensationalism on one side, and being sensitive and real on the other. These two do a fine job in portraying these themes, while entertaining, and being enlightening.
Happiest Season (Netflix USA) - Conceptualized as