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Monthly Archives: June 2019
Jonny Lee Miller is Sherlock Holmes in “Elementary”: Season Two, Episodes 4, 5, and 6 – reviewed by George
Episode 4: Poison Pen Mistress Felicia the dominatrix (Keesha Sharp) arrives at her customer’s townhouse to find him dead. She calls Holmes. and he tells her to call Captain Gregson (Aidan Quinn), and that he, Holmes, will be right there. … Continue reading
Commentary by Anita: Sesame Street Parodies Game of Thrones (2019)*****
Maybe the last season of GoT was a bust but Sesame Street has made up for it 100 times fold, trust me. I ran across it by accident while flipping channels. I watch a great deal of public TV as … Continue reading
Posted in Miniseries, TV
Tagged Big Bird, educational TV, Elmo, Game of Thrones, Grover, Lena Heady, Oscar, Peter Dinklage, Public Television
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Good Omens (2019) Reviewed by Anita *****
This is an enchanting tale of bungling Armageddon. This particular interpretation of how the world would come undone (aside of the actual Biblical version) was first a novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Every chapter is hilarious, I laughed … Continue reading
Big Fat Liar (2002) – reviewed by George
Golly, what a super movie! Frankie Muniz plays Jason Shepherd, a kid who prevaricates (sounds better than lies) a lot. And not just at school (why he doesn’t have a paper to turn in), but at home too (of course he … Continue reading
Three Ages (1923) – reviewed by George
Buster Keaton starred in and directed this picture which features three identical stories, BUT set in three different ages, so the details are clever and original. “Love is the unchanging axis on which the World revolves. There is no better … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, T
Tagged Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, Eddie Cline, Jean Havez, Joe Roberts, Joseph Mitchell, Lillian Lawrence, Margaret Leahy, Three Ages, Wallace Beery
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My Hero, Season One (2000) – reviewed by George
This British half-hour comedy had six seasons, but all I can get my hands on is # 1. Still, it is definitely recommended. Ardal O’Hanlon plays Thermoman and his earth cover George Sunday, and Emily Joyce plays his earthwoman lover … Continue reading
Posted in M, TV
Tagged Ardal O'Hanlon, Emily Joyce, Geraldine McNulty, Hugh Dennis, John Stroud, My Hero, Paul Mayhew Archer, Paul Mendelson, Philip Whitechurch, Thermoman, Ultron
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Harold Lloyd in “Hot Water” (1924) – reviewed by George
“Married life is like dandruff. It falls heavily on your shoulders, you get a lot of free advice about it, but up to date nothing has been found to cure it.” The bridegroom is late to his own wedding after … Continue reading
Posted in H, Movies
Tagged Charles Stevenson, Fred Newmeyer, Harold Lloyd, Hot Water, Jobyna Ralston, John Grey, Josephine Crowell, Mickey McBan, Robert Israel, Sam Taylor, Thomas J. Grey, Tim Whelan
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