On screen: The Night Agent
Intrigue … murder … conspiracy … deception … corruption in the highest level of government.
IN PRAISE OF BETTER ANGELS
Sitting on the shoulder of Dickens’s title character were not angels and devils, but a talking raven, Grip. Throughout the book, it is Grip who delivers the punch lines, the insights, and the wisdom that somehow escape young Barnaby who is clearly not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
On screen: Shrinking
“Shrinking” on Apple TV really has a very simple success formula. It’s a wonder that more series producers don’t take note and blithely follow suit.
On screen: WUTHERING HEIGHTS
“Wuthering Heights” inhabits its own, unique cinematic world.
On screen: THE NIGHT MANAGER
There is a justified chorus of readers and critics, alike, who often refer to John LeCarrè as the master of international spy fiction.
AS THE YEAR TURNS
Ah, February. The month of love. Flowers and candy and jewelry sales hoping to boost engagement proposals.
On Screen: Is This Thing On?
Just so we get this straight from the bRelationships are hard. No, we understand that’s not very profound, but when we’re invited into the lives of two people who are truly struggling with a relationship that seems to have simply faded, the moments can be uncomfortable, the revelations volatile … and the resolutions very, very hard to achieve.
On Screen: LANDMAN
With the second season of “Landman,” a “pot boiling” saga of big oil, big egos, big money and big mistakes concluded, what better way to while away some winter hours than binge watching this Bill Bob Thornton drama unfold, unravel and rewind?
On Screen: Song Sung Blue
Just so we get this straight from the beginning so we’re on the same page, as it were. “Song Sung Blue” is a Hollywood film about a Neil Diamond tribute band.
On Screen: THE RIP
At various counts, Matt Damon (Dane Dumars) and Ben Affleck (JD Byrne) have been involved in 15 different films, so “The Rip,” currently streaming on Netflix, might simply be another take on the evergreen “buddy movie” concept. Not so fast. This one has a twist … or three ... or we stopped counting.