-------------------------------------------------------------------
In case you haven’t seen the intro from my entry dated
1/26/19 (it’s in my archives whenever you want to read it), I’m no longer going
to review every single movie I see. I’m
going to review one, with the occasional bonus, and just give ratings for the
rest from now on (unless I decide to pick it up again in the future). You can always ask me why I gave the ratings
for the films without reviews though (via comments or the e-mail addresses
under the ‘About Me’ section).
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Black Mirror (Season
Six) G
Season six of this Netflix anthology series involving
different technologies with episodes falling under sci-fi, drama, horror, and
thriller. There were more hits than
misses for me with this series in order to call myself a fan. Some of my favorite episodes have been “White
Bear” from season two, “Shut Up and Dance” and “San Junipero” from season
three, and “Metalhead” from season four.
After revisiting the series before this season, there were really only
three I disliked and some just okay.
Apparently my opinion changed on some; I sort of praised “The Entire
History of You” from season one in my review, but wasn’t a fan this time; I
also didn’t seem to be a fan of the “White Christmas” special before, but
didn’t think it was too bad now. [You
can read my review of seasons one through three in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2017/04/mooby-reviews-42417.html,
season four in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2018/01/mooby-reviews-11318.html,
season five in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2019/06/black-mirror-season-five.html,
and the movie, Bandersnatch, in
here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2018/12/mooby-reviews-122918.html]. This season had five episodes. Imagine if parts of your life, recently at
that, were made into a TV series for all to see, some parts rather
private. Such is the premise for “Joan
Is Awful.” Leads to somewhat of a
mindf*** by the end and further adds to the notion of modern technology
encroaching on our privacy. “Loch Henry”
was probably the most up my alley in terms of content, following a murder
mystery dug up from the past in an isolated Scottish community; uses older
technology in the form of VHS tapes.
“Beyond the Sea” is the longest at roughly 80-minutes (the previous two
were barely an hour) and involves two men working in space while a mechanical
version of themselves (exact replicas) can simultaneously be at home with their
families. And what if something happens
to their replicas on Earth? Some of what
occurs is slightly predictable, but it still manages to be a somewhat effective
episode. “Mazey Day” is the shortest and
eventually becomes a different tale than initially expected; it’s fine, but
could’ve utilized better creature effects.
Lastly, “Demon 79” is the second longest and I don’t understand how it
tied in with Black Mirror, a talisman
appearing to be the “technology.” A
woman comes across this talisman in the basement of a shoe store she works at
in England which unleashes a demon (hence the title) demanding she make three
human sacrifices by a certain date or the end (for all) will come. As an episode on its own merit, it was fine,
although not altogether fresh. I still
don’t see how a talisman (shaped like a domino) counts as a technology (which
this show revolves around). When all is
said and done, I didn’t dislike any of these segments, enabling me to give this
season of Black Mirror a passing
grade. 6/17/2023
Bonus reviews:
The Amityville Curse EH
(haiku review)
New film on Tubi.
Another Amityville?!
Yes, it sucked.
Shocker! 6/8/2023
Based on a True Story (Season
One) OK
(haiku review)
Fair dark comedy.
Obviously not over.
Why can’t shows just end?
6/12/2023
*Peacock; 8 episodes*
Servant (Seasons 3
& 4) EH/OK
(haiku review)
One? Fine. The rest?
Meh.
Short eps., but not worth four runs.
Good thing it’s over.
6/9/2023
*Available on Apple+; 10 episodes per season. You can check out my review for the first season in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2020/04/servant-season-one.html, and my haiku review for season two in here---https://vampireclown82.blogspot.com/2021/03/pg-psycho-goreman.html*
Other movies and TV show(s) I’ve seen and their ratings (see above):
Close (2022) >>>OK
(In French and
Dutch with subtitles)
Demigod >>>B/EH
The Park (2023) >>>OK
Renfield >>>EH
She Came from the
Woods (2023) >>>OK
(Tubi)
Shining Vale (Season
One) >>>OK
(Starz; 8
episodes)
A Small Town in Texas >>>EH
Split (2016; dir. Jamie Buckner) >>>EH
The Super Mario Bros. Movie >>>EH
---Sean O.
6/18/2023
No comments:
Post a Comment