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Justified: City Primeval (2023)
Gallant Attempt
A pale reflection of the original, this series suffers from a one dimension, cartoon villain and endless cliches and hackneyed set-ups. Not even Givens can save this conglomeration of familiar tropes from thousands of other procedurals of far greater quality...It's always a giveaway when the bad guy always knows where to be when and who will be there. It is also sinks the show when that same bad guy can out shoot everyone and no one seem able to do anything well except him. Olyphant holds his own and the supporting cast is superb, but the subtle nuance of the relationships and the dependence on each other of the Kentucky hill series is sadly missing here in Detroit...
Parkhakyung Yeohaenggi (2023)
Perfect meditation on life and death
Brilliant study of taking life as it is one day at a time, with a lead actress for the ages. A perfect supporting cast coupled with unhurried direction makes this the rare media offering that doesn't try to fake it by injecting forced conflict from fear that we won't stay with it. Add to this a story line that showcases continuous good people doing gentle, kind things for and to each other makes this rare offering a balm for this mad human saga...Not to worry, this piece deals with all of the hard stuff - just with much empathy and kindness. The algorithm is telling me I have to write more, so here it is: Definitely a TEN...