Category: movie review

TV Movie Draft, Round 5, Friday, May 6, 2022 Ray Donovan

Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan Originally on Showtime 7 seasons, from 2013 – 2020 (and a movie in 2022) 82 episodes (12 in each of the first 6 and 10 in the 7th season) Directors: with # of episodes: John Dahl (11,) Tucker Gates (9,) Michael Uppendahl (9,) David Hollander (6,) Allen Coulter (4,) Daniel…

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TV Draft Round 4 — Shameless (U.S. version) 2011 — 2021

from l – r: Deb, Fee, Frank (with Liam on his lap,) Lip, Carl, and Ian (reading Mag) Round 4, Tuesday, 4/26/22, “Shameless” (US version) 2011-2021 originally on Showtime Writing credits and number of episodes credited with: Paul Abbott and John Wells (134,) Nancy Pimental (26,) Dominique Morrisseau (23,) Sherman Payne (14,) Etan Frankel (13,)…

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Movies, Movies, Movies! #128 – April 26, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! It’s a short list today. Family matters are taking up a lot of my time and energy. Hopefully things will be back to “normal” soon. A Journal for Jordan (2021) Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Chante Adams, Jalon Christian, Robert Wisdom, Tamara Tunie Director: Denzel Washington Genres: drama…

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Movies, Movies, Movies! #127 – April 19, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies!   A good batch this week, mostly low-key, quality offerings. Stories We Tell (2012) Starring: Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin, Susy Buchan, John Buchan, Mark Polley, Joanna Polley, Cathy Gulkin, Marie Murphy, Robert MacMillan, and many more Director: Sarah Polley Genres: documentary Synopsis: told through interviews, archival photos and…

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TV Draft Round 3 Pick 6 – Lovecraft Country

(2020) 1 season 10 episodes, originally on HBO Starring: Jonathan Majors as Atticus “Tic” Freeman Jurnee Smollett as Letitia “Leti” Lewis Aunjanue Ellis as Hippolyta Freeman Wunmi Mosaku as Ruby Baptiste Abbey Lee as Christina Braithwhite Jamie Chung as Ji-Ah Jada Harris as Diana Freeman Michael Kenneth Williams as Montrose Freeman Jordan Patrick Smith as…

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Movies, Movies, Movies! #126 – April 12, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies!  A short list today.  Family matters have kept my blogging to a minimum for the time being. The Water Man (2020) Starring: David Oyelowo, Amiah Miller, Lonnie Chavis, Rosario Dawson, Maria Bello Director: David Oyelowo Genres: drama, adventure Synopsis: Gunner (Chavis) and his parents, Amos (Oyelowo) and…

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