What I watched in April 2022:

04/25/22 My Secret Billionaire (Amazon Prime)

04/23/22 A Very British Scandal (Amazon Prime)

04/23/22 A Very English Scandal (Amazon Prime)

04/22/22 The Flight Attendant (HBO Max series 1)

04/21/22 Outer Range (Amazon Prime series)

04/19/22 The Batman (HBO Max)

04/18/22 Anatomy of a Scandal (Netflix series)

04/16/22 Gentleman Jack (HBO Max series 1)

04/08/22 Stars Fell on Alabama (Amazon Prime)

04/07/22 All the Old Knives (Amazon Prime)

04/03/22 Sold Out (Amazon Prime)

My Secret Billionaire

— [Amazon Prime streaming.]

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https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/my-secret-billionaire

A Very English Scandal

— [Amazon Prime streaming.]

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https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/a-very-english-scandal-is-one-of-the-best-things-youll-watch-this-year

A Very British Scandal

— [Amazon Prime streaming.]

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https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/26/a-very-british-scandal-review-claire-foy-is-masterful-as-the-dirty-duchess-out-for-blood

The Flight Attendant

— [HBO Max streaming.]

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[Season One]
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/mar/19/the-flight-attendant-review-kaley-cuoco

Outer Range

— [Amazon Prime streaming.]

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https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-unforgivable-movie-review-2021

The Batman

— This is a film I ended up respecting, but I wouldn’t say I liked it. This film would win if there was an award for darkest shadows or, maybe, least amount of fill light, but with its dimly lit subjects and murky edges is also an attention to mood that can’t be denied. Coupled with impressive cinematography, it really is beautiful, with some very striking scenes, but its also almost 3 hours long! I’m not really a Batman fan to begin with so that’s a bit long for me. It’s still interesting in that the story was more about the characters than about computer graphics, something that’s not always the case in DC and Marvel films. [HBO Max streaming.]

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[2022. 176 min. Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, John Turturro, Andy Serkis, and Peter Sarsgaard.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-batman-movie-review-2022

Anatomy of a Scandal

— [Netflix streaming.]

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[2022. 6 episodes, each 43-48 minutes. Created by David E. Kelley. Starring Sienna Miller, Rupert Friend, and Kate Woodcroft.]
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/15/anatomy-of-a-scandal-review-none-of-these-characters-speak-like-human-beings

Gentleman Jack

— [HBO Max streaming.]

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[2019. Two Seasons—8 episodes/season, each 45-55 minutes. Created by Sally Wainwright. Starring Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Jessica Baglow, Tom Lewis, Rosie Cavaliero, Gemma Jones, and Timothy West.]
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/may/19/gentleman-jack-review-suranne-jones-bbc

Stars Fell on Alabama

— Fairly innocuous romcom reminiscent of Hallmark’s fare. A Hollywood agent returns to his hometown for a 15-year high school reunion. Rather than suffer the humiliation of being found as mate-less, he asks an up-and-coming star he represents to pose as his girlfriend. As expected, sparks fly, the ruse becomes difficult to maintain, an old girlfriend and an old boyfriend simmer the pot, and things boil over that reunion dance, ending in a kiss and the likelihood of bliss thereafter. [Amazon Prime streaming.]

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[2021. 103 min. Directed by V.W. Scheich. Starring Ciara Hanna and James Maslow.]
https://decider.com/2021/04/12/stars-fell-on-alabama-hulu-review/

All the Old Knives

— An acceptable espionage film involving Henry and Cilia, two ex-lovers and CIA agents who haven’t seen each other in eight years. Cilia moved away following a hijacking that ended in the loss of all aboard and was credited to an extremist. Years later, it’s determined a mole within the FBI helped the hijackers and Henry is charged with finding the mole, with Celia at the top of the suspect list. The story unfolds through flashbacks to the original event interspersed with a footage of Henry and Cilia’s present-day meeting that is a mix of a former lovers’ reunion at a restaurant in the wine country and an interrogation to find the mole. At times, the jumps back and forth in time are a little too frequent, but it’s still an interesting story and a decent script, told by competent actors . It’s also almost a throwback to traditional spy films since it’s more slowly paced than today’s typical spy and superhero fare, something I think is a good thing. [Amazon Prime streaming.]

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[2022. 101 min. Directed by Janus Metz. Starring Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne, and Jonathan Pryce.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-the-old-knives-movie-review-2022

Sold Out

— A layered, soft-edged, textured look at a musician who seems to have missed his shot, mired in the drudgery and responsibilities that envelop so many of us as adulthood takes hold. It has the look and feel of an indie film, but a good one, and an attention to character development thanks to a decent script. [Amazon Prime streaming.]

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[2021. 91 min. Directed by Tim Dahlseid. Starring Sam Bardwell, Kelsey McMahon, and Bruce Bohne.]
https://filmthreat.com/reviews/sold-out/