DVD Review: Manhunt: Series 1, Blood, and London Kills, Series 1 This review will cover three newly released Acorn Media UK crime series, two British police procedurals and a Irish family tragedy. Manhunt: Series 1 Based on the memoirs of the police officer at the center of this drama, Manhunt is a three-part series […]
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DVD Review: The Happytime Murders and Can You Ever Forgive Me?
DVD Review: The Happytime Murders and Can You Ever Forgive Me? (The Strand Magazine proudly presents these reviews of The Happytime Murders and Can You Ever Forgive Me?) Melissa McCarthy had two crime movies released in 2018. They were radically different films with wildly different receptions. One “won” her a Razzie Award; and another earned […]
DVD Review: Mr. Mercedes, Seasons 1 & 2
DVD Review: Mr. Mercedes, Seasons 1 & 2 By Chris Chan (WARNING: Some oblique spoilers here.) Mr. Mercedes is based on the Bill Hodges novels of Stephen King. Only the first in the series, Mr. Mercedes, has been read by me. Season one follows the titular book closely, with a handful of alterations. […]