Thursday Morning Coffee — 12/31/20
My Apologies On the fourth anniversary of The Movie Judge, I readily admit I blew it. Without question, Ted Lasso is the best…
Bridgerton — 3.0 Gavels 91% Rotten Tomatoes
Bridgerton moves ABC to Netflix without passing through PBS. That was a mistake. Presumably, Shonda Rhimes gets a boatload more money from Netflix…
The Racer — 3.0 Gavels 5.7/10 IMDb
For those of us still reeling from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, I hoped that The Racer might give me a better perspective….
I’m Your Woman – 2.0 Gavels 6.1/10 IMDb
Simply put, the plot of I’m Your Woman is: Stupid, career criminal husband starts a war. Wife goes on the run. People get…
Soul — 4.0 Gavels 97% Rotten Tomatoes 8.3/10 IMDb
Soul is saved by the cat, you might say. Whatever else you might think, Pixar continues to be the most creative of the…
Wonder Woman 84 — 3.5 Gavels 6.8/10 IMDb
While Wonder Woman 84 is worth the subscription price to HBO Max, just don’t expect to be overwhelmed. Like Wonder Woman, this film…
Baptiste — 4.0 Gavels 83% Rotten Tomatoes
Baptiste is a baptism into the the world of sex trafficking and Romanian gangsters. After starring for two seasons in Missing, retired French…
The Midnight Sky – 3.5 Gavels 54% Rotten Tomatoes
Visually appealing, but scientifically impossible, The Midnight Sky is a mixed bag. Because of its many, many flaws, science-fiction geeks will scream at…
Beecham House — 3.5 Gavels 6.6/10 IMDb
Billed as Delhi Downton Abbey, Beecham House is not. That’s about as apt a comparison as saying it’s a Clint Eastwood spaghetti-Western made…
The Hardy Boys — 3.0 Gavels 6.5/10 IMDb
For tweens, The Hardy Boys might get 3.5 Gavels. For adults, I struggled through four of thirteen episodes. Hoping for a series of…