Starring John C. Riley, Quincy Isiah, Jason Clarke, Adrien Brody, Sally Field, Jason Segel, Solomon Hughes This new HBO Max series has been met with a lot of negative responses coming from all those whose lives are being portrayed on screen. This happens a lot of times when based on real people. Is it worth…… Continue reading Winning time (2022)
Category: TV series
The Staircase (2018)
Directed by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade This is a documentary that just arrived on Netflix. It has 13 episodes and it includes 10 episodes originally part of a 2004 French film adding three episodes about his appeal 8 years later of his conviction. The documentary focuses on the death of Kathleen Peterson on December 9, 2001.…… Continue reading The Staircase (2018)
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The unheard tapes (2022)
Directed by Emma Cooper Marilyn Monroe without a doubt is an iconic figure in Hollywood. I have not seen one of her films, still so much has been said about Monroe that a documentary about her interests me. Although the title, the main focus is to shed light on the mystery of her death and…… Continue reading The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The unheard tapes (2022)
Conversations with a killer: The John Wayne Gacy tapes.
In the line of other limited series with the same concept of hearing tapes from known serial killers, this time Netflix focuses on John Wayne Gacy. These are documentaries that you wish never existed. Yet, I always see them because it remains to me unbelievable the evil in some people and to try to hear…… Continue reading Conversations with a killer: The John Wayne Gacy tapes.
They call me Magic (2022)
When it comes to the NBA there are no players bigger to me than Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird. We got to see a different side of Michael with the Last Dance and now it’s Magic turn. With the HBO series going on and speaking as someone who is seeing the show, I…… Continue reading They call me Magic (2022)
The Dropout (2022)
Created by Elizabeth Meriwether Starring Amanda Seyfried, Naveen Andrews This has become a new thing, this is the second or third mini-series based on a podcast. The thing is that those shows ended up being great. The dropout tells the story of Elizabeth Holmes and the rise and fall of Theranos. The company had the…… Continue reading The Dropout (2022)
Jesus Music (2021)
As a Christian, the music is a big part of how the message gets across. I wanted to see this documentary because of Stryper which was included in a segment. This documentary takes a look at the development of Christian music from the early 1970s to recent years. I loved the fact that I learned…… Continue reading Jesus Music (2021)
Pieces of her (2022)
Created by Charlotte Stoudt Starring Toni Collette, Bella Heathcote, Omari Hardwick, Jessica Barden Based on a novel by the same name, Pieces of her is the new miniseries on Netflix. Once I saw the trailer and that Toni Collette was in it, I wanted to see it. Andy lives with her mother and one day…… Continue reading Pieces of her (2022)
Too Funny to Fail: The Life and Death of the Dana Carvey Show (2017)
Directed by Josh Greenbaum I saw this title on Hulu and it caught my interest just on the fact that I know Carvey from SNL and I had no idea or memory about this show. So even though Dana Carvey has never been among my favorites from SNL, I decided to see it. The documentary…… Continue reading Too Funny to Fail: The Life and Death of the Dana Carvey Show (2017)
Pam and Tommy (2022)
Created by Robert Siegel Starring Sebastian Stan, Lilly James, Seth Rogen, Andrew Dice Clay It is impossible to not know about Pamela and Tommy Lee if you grew up in the 90s. First of all, I was a fan of Motley Crüe and yes I use to see Baywatch. Both of them were huge stars…… Continue reading Pam and Tommy (2022)