Binge Bones

 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) RELEASED November 23, 2022   RUNTIME 2 h  19 m DIRECTOR Rian Johnson WRITER Rian Johnson COUNTRY United States LANGUAGE English STUDIO T-Street Productions GENRES Mystery ,  Comedy ,  Thriller World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends. Starring: Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Hudson Streaming on Netflix I'm excited that this might turn into a series with a ton of movies because besides things like Bullet Train and straight up Agatha Christie remakes, mysteries really haven't been a genre that has been at the forefront of film in a very long time. I'm excited for its return. 0.9/1 Directing  0.9/1 Cinematography 0.9/1 Visual design 0.8/1 Editing 0.8/1 Plot  0.9/1 Writing 1/1 Acting 0.8/1 Soundtrack/Score/Sound 0.7/1 Originality 0.5/1 Rewatchability Total: 8.2/10 Binge Bones (A

 The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022) RELEASED November 17, 2022   RUNTIME 1 h  39 m DIRECTOR Claire Scanlon WRITERS Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin   (screenplay) ,  Wendy Molyneux   (co-writer) ,  Grant Ginder   (novel) COUNTRY United States LANGUAGE English STUDIOS FilmNation Entertainment ,  Amazon Studios ,  Wishmore GENRES Comedy Save the hate. A dysfunctional family that can't seem to get along and get it together reluctantly reunites for a family wedding. As their many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, it turns out to be just what this singular family needs to reconnect. Starring: Kristen Bell, Allison Janney, Ben Platt, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Adam Godley Streaming on Amazon Prime. It's nice to see Kristen Bell and Alison Janney together, but this plays more like a pilot to a TV series more than it does a feature film. The musical scoring tells us that it doesn't trust us to pick up on comedy and overpunctuates moments in a condescending way. 0.9/1 Directing  0.6

 The Recruit (2022-) AIRS Friday s at  3:00 AM  on  Netflix PREMIERED December 16, 2022 RUNTIME 55 m TOTAL RUNTIME 7 h  20 m   (8 episodes) CREATOR Alexi Hawley COUNTRY United States LANGUAGE English STUDIOS Hypnotic ,  Entertainment One ,  P3 Media GENRES Drama ,  Crime A fledgling lawyer at the CIA that becomes enmeshed in dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the nature of her long-term relationship with the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime. Streaming on Netflix I have only watched the first episode so far, so I obviously can't speak for the whole season. The truth is I want this to be Mindhunter. :( Oh well. I appreciate the sarcasm in the writing, but I'm not sure what this show is trying to do. Is this a Jack Ryan thing? I like cheese. Mmm... cheese. I'm totally getting some cheese after I post this. 0.2/1 Directing  0.5/1 Cinematography 0.6/1 Visual design 0.1/1 Editing 0.7/1 Plot  0.8/1 Writing 0.8/1 Acting

 Black Christmas (2006) RELEASED December 25, 2006  + 3 more RUNTIME 1 h  35 m DIRECTOR Glen Morgan WRITERS Glen Morgan   (screenplay) ,  Roy Moore   (author) COUNTRY United States LANGUAGE English STUDIOS Dimension Films ,  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ,  2929 Productions ,  Corus Entertainment ,  Movie Central ,  Hard Eight Pictures GENRES Horror ,  Thriller ,  Holiday ,  Mystery This holiday season, the slay ride begins. An escaped maniac returns to his childhood home on Christmas Eve, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one. Streaming on Hulu So I just watched the original Black Christmas for the first time a couple days ago, so it's pretty fresh in my mind. One thing that made Bob Clark's version better is that the low budget aspect of it actually contributed to the creepiness and horror. This version looks better in a lot of ways, but the polish detracts from the gritty horror that helped the 1974 version succeed better at the goal it se

 Harry & Meghan (2022) Episodes 1 & 2 NETWORK: Netflix          PREMIERED December 8, 2022          RUNTIME 58m TOTAL RUNTIME 5h 25m (6 episodes)          COUNTRY United States          LANGUAGE English  STUDIOS Diamond Docs, Story Syndicate, Archewell Productions          GENRES Documentary From their courtship to their exit from royal life, Harry and Meghan share their complex journey in their own words in this docuseries. Streaming on Netflix Okay, I don't know dick about either of these people except that Meghan was on Suits. It would probably make a huge difference. When I was little I really wanted to be like Princess Di. I thought it was neat that she got to travel internationally and help people. 0.1/1 Directing  0.2/1 Cinematography 0.1/1 Visual design 0.2/1 Editing 0.4/1 Plot  0.2/1 Writing 0.1/1 Acting 0.6/1 Soundtrack/Score/Sound 0.1/1 Originality 0.3/1 Rewatchability Total: 2.3/10 (Bad) Binge Bones The verdict: I just don't care enough about the Royal Famil

One Missed Call (2004) Takashi Miike directs this Japanese tech-horror in which people mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, foretelling their deaths.  Release date: 1/17/04 (Japan) Runtime: 1 hour 52 minutes Director: Takashi Miike Writers: Yasushi Akimoto (novel), Minako Daira (screenplay) Streaming on: YouTube, TubiTV, Cinemax I was working in a movie theater when this came out and I believe at the time I didn't know Takashi Miike yet. Unfortunately it wasn't at our theater very long, and I missed the opportunity to see it on the big screen.  0.5/1 Directing  0.4/1 Cinematography 0.5/1 Visual design 0.6/1 Editing 0.4/1 Plot  0.5/1 Writing 0.3/1 Acting 0.5/1 Soundtrack/Score/Sound 0.1/1 Originality 0.5/1 Rewatchability Total: 4.3/10 Binge Bones The verdict: Inconsistently effective, maybe only watch if you already love Takashi Miike or Japanese ghost horror.  

  Wednesday (2022) Jenny Ortega stars as Wednesday Addams in Tim Burton's new Netflix series.  Release date: 11/23/22 Runtime: ~45 minutes per episode Director: Tim Burton Writer: Alfred Gough (series created by), Miles Millar (series created by), Charles Addams (based on characters created by) Streaming on: Netflix I don't think I'm the target audience, and that is okay. The best casting to me is when I can't imagine anybody else in the role. The only person this is true for so far is Jenny Ortega. Yes, she is a rockstar. 🙂 Incidentally, if you are trying to quit drinking, play a drinking game where you drink every time you see Wednesday blink. (I'm pretty sure Wednesday doesn't blink 🤣) I'm impressed that every episode has so many Addams Family references in different forms, including the musical, and still can have a cohesive script. (However, I am wondering if knowing the musical is a bit of a spoiler for things to come with a certain character.) Orteg

 Adult Swim's Yule Log (2022) aka The Fire Place Casper Kelly directs Adult Swim's first live-action movie, horror film that clips along at a nice rate and still finds time to make social commentary on things like racism, sexism, and homophobia.  Release date: 12/12/2022 Runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes Director: Casper Kelly Writer: Casper Kelly Stars: Koleman Adams, Hannah Alline, Regina Ting Chen Genres: Comedy, Horror Streaming on: HBOMax Well, I didn't expect this to be just a regular Yule log, but I definitely did not think I was about to watch a 90 minute feature! Casper Kelly's The Fire Place is a great addition to holiday horror!      0.9/1 Directing  0.6/1 Cinematography 0.4/1 Visual design 1/1 Editing 0.3/1 Plot  0.9/1 Writing 0.6/1 Acting 0.3/1 Soundtrack/Score/Sound 0.4/1 Originality 0.7/1 Rewatchability Total : 6.1/10 Binge Bones    The verdict: There are a lot of holiday horror movies to choose from, but this one is is probably going to end up at the top of a l

  Fleishman is in Trouble (2022) If you're in the mood for an absorbing miniseries, Hulu has got you covered. Fleishman is in Trouble is based on Taffy Brodesser-Akner's novel of the same name and it honestly feels like if you could watch an audiobook, but like, in a good way. Limited mini-series premiere: November 17, 2022 Runtime: 48 minute episodes Stars:  Jesse Eisenberg, Claire Danes, Lizzy Caplan Country: USA   Language: English Genre: Drama Streaming on: Hulu Jesse Eisenberg stars as Toby Fleishman, a recently divorced doctor who is reentering the dating scene when his ex-wife (Claire Danes) disappears, leaving him with their two kids.  The cast and writing are strong in this mini-series, which has 5 episodes streaming so far on Hulu. Episode 6 drops on 12/14 at 9 PM.  0.7/1 Directing 0.7/1 Cinematography 0.6/1 Visual design 0.8/1 Editing 0.8/1 Plot  1/1 Dialogue 0.8/1 Acting 0.7/1 Soundtrack/Score/Sound 1/1 Originality 0.7/1 Rewatchability Total: 7.8/10 Binge Bones The

  I'm back! At least for a little bit. I recently hurt my knee fainting on concrete and it looks like I'm going to be in bed for awhile, so may as well spread some holiday cheer with some suggestions on what to stream!  Today, I'm looking at ALF's Special Christmas, from Season 2, episode 12 of ALF.  Episode aired: Dec 14, 1987 Runtime: 48 minutes Director: Burt Brinckerhoff Writers: Steven HollanderPaul, Fusco(uncredited), Tom Patchett(uncredited) Stars:  Max Wright, Anne Schedeen, Andrea Elson Country: USA Language: English Studio: Sony Pictures Studio Genres: Comedy, Family, Sci-fi The plot: The Tanners decide to spend Christmas in a cabin in the woods but ALF soon gets lost. Here is what happens when a TV Christmas special is inspired by a real life experience where ALF visited a Make a Wish Foundation kid. You end up with one of the most baffling and depressing things to ever happen to an 80's Christmas special  " What do you say to a little girl who will