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Jack Ryan (2018)
A solid but not epic series
Kudos to the casting crew for at least having enough common sense not to give the lead role to Dwight Schrute.
Joker (2019)
They got the address wrong
Plot holes aside (If the entire Gotham is so vicious, who is Batman gonna save it for... the filthy rich? He's SUPPOSED to be a hero for goodness sake), the film paints a masterful portrait of a back story. Now they just have to find a super villain whose life it fits.
Suits (2011)
I find for the defendant
This is such a good legal drama, cuz it stands on quite the compelling premise, and you're hooked on the characters faster than Louis has a change of heart, or Harvey does an about-face (& marches away after a dramatic telling-off). But wait, now they're spewing some legal mumbo-jumbo... don't worry, that's not what the show is about, though with a little perseverance you can learn a thing or two. Soon, you too will be regarding "by-laws" with newfound reverance.
Make no mistake; this is a story of arm-twisting, extortion, wheeling-and-dealing, and downright one-upping like you've never heard before. But, oh, the chemistry between the characters! Will keep you blissfully unaware that what you're beholding is nastier than an octagon bout. Whether it's depicting the budding relationship between an associate and a senior partner, or between two passion-possessed hearts, development proceeds at the most satisfying pace conceivable. It's also agile enough to portray such conundrums as a woman whose bottom line is always her firm, but who, in the long run, never turns her back on her employees.
At the firm there is no letup in the workload, and this seems to have rubbed off on the actors, who deliver non-stop scintillating performances. Also- decent music selection. If I have any complaints about this show, it's that the maneuverings can be a bit over the top. So what, it's all part of the fun!
Lucifer (2016)
Diabolically dope
The episodes play out as a cop procedural, down to the loony ME, but that's just a distraction. This show's focus remains firmly locked onto its eponymous character, and on what makes him tick. As such, it doesn't shy from tackling the underlying issues with admirable aplomb, even when it's obvious that the complexity of the subject material is way above the writers' pay grade. Thus, the anthromorphized Lucifer is subjected throughout to a thorough study. While much emphasis is placed on his relationship with "The Detective" (as he calls her), all of his imagined wiles, ambitions, loves, eccentricities and other personality aspects are given intense scrutiny, and get massive development. But it doesn't stop there, as the showmakers present their interpretation of just about everything celestial, right up to Heaven itself.
With such underlying presumptuousness, the show might have easily flopped. That it didn't is due in large part to a fellow named Tom Ellis, who, for all we know, could very well BE the Devil, and to the people who cast him in the first place, who clearly knew what they were doing.
At times funny and at times dark, the show never sits on its laurels, and always has something novel to intrigue us with. Both the episodical plots as well as the ongoing story arcs are compelling and immersive, and totally deserve to be watched.
Queen of the South (2016)
A show that is NOT the sum of its parts
If you can get past the laughable script, the vacuous performances and the director's permanent hiatus, you'll discover something delightful and bingeworthy. Yeah, I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around that, too.
The Open House (2018)
Guess what: a script needs some thought put into it
This story belongs in the "Crimes" section of a newspaper cuz it's about as imaginative. So do the movie's producers.