The “Red Queen” and the “Queen’s Gambit.”
Must a Brilliant Woman Come With a Bottle of Pills? I was watching Red Queen when those big red pills caught my attention. Antonia Scott has an extraordinary mind, but
Ordinary Angels: A Movie About Love That Refuses to Stand Aside
It is based on a true story. Some movies make us cry because something terrible happens. Others make us cry because, for a few minutes, human beings become better than
Pan Am 103: The Bomb Was Terrorism, but Was the Opening American Negligence?
The Bombing of Pan Am 103 is presented as a six-part television drama rather than a documentary, but its most disturbing moments come when it moves beyond the search for
We Became More Modest About Words—and Less Modest About Everything Else
I woke up from a dream in which I was trying to reassemble a robot. I had the pieces spread before me. Some belonged inside the chest. Others connected to
Are Americans Too Lazy to Read Their Television?
I enjoy foreign films; I don’t mind reading even when they are dubbed. I prefer to hear the actors’ voices. I often turn off the English dubbed voices; too often,
Free World Cup in Houston, Texas – Telemundo
Free TV – especially good if you are bilingual or Spanish-speaking. Since 1978, Meme has lived without cable. Not because he could not get it. Because one day the cable
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale — A Film Review
Some movies are entertainment. Some movies are history. And some movies feel like people rising from the grave and saying, “Remember us.” Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale is one of
The Bible is Broken, please fix it
Firefly, a TV series that lasted one season. They did make a show called Serenity afterward. River Tam in the series is the one that is explaining that the Bible
“Detective Hole” is on nexflix, enough turns and twists to keep one wondering.
If one is looking for a lot of action or nudity, this series is not for you. If you like to see if you can solve the case before they give you the answer, then this series is worth watching.
Not that there isn’t a lot of news; it is overwhelming, in fact.
I read that One Battle after Another won Best Picture. I have started watching that movie four times, and it still remains unfinished. I am around 30 minutes into the movie. I don’t know, maybe it is a white thing, or a young thing, but it is certainly not my thing.
Most news is about ICE and Ice. Here in Texas cold weather below 32 and some rain the city comes to a stop. Time for a Good Crime Series, “Wisting.”
The freeze has you stuck at home? Then make some hot cocoa turn on your TV and enjoy an excellent crime series, on Amazon Prime.
Netflix must be reading my mind
Netflix get the attention early and keep reminding when it is slow that great stuff is going to happen.
From the world of John Wick, Ballerina
So if you love people being shot, stabbed, necks broken, eyes poked out, then grab the popcorn and enjoy the blood and gore.
Runaway – Netflix series the ending
A day ago, I wrote about the first four episodes of Runaway. I finished the series yesterday, and overall it was good to almost very good. The ending was good,
Runaway, a Netflix series, my thoughts on the first four episodes
The first thought is that the characters DS Fagbenle and Detective Ruby Todd are anal openings. Not the typical DS or Copper I usually find on British Series. They seem
Prasek’s Family Smokehouse – great place to stop – Mo stopped there
I am from Corpus Christi, Texas, and I go there often enough with one or both of my brothers, who also live here in Houston. We never fail to stop
Godless the Western
Didn’t post anything new today as my brain was tired and my body needed sleep. Yesterday I started watching a limited series, seven episodes, on Netflix, and I was so
Finally something that Ken Paxton did that I agree with
TVs are spying on us, our computers are spying on us, our phones are spying on us, the land of the free.
Two videos to share
One is a classic in my opinion of life as a Chicano in the United States, or as some people would prefer Mexican-American. The other is a short video on