Binge Bones

 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 momen...

  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 Rewatchab...

Gerald's Game (2020) RELEASED September 29, 2017 RUNTIME 104 mins DIRECTOR Mike Flanagan  WRITERS Stephen King (novel), Jeff Howard (screenplay), Mike Flanagan (screenplay)  STARS Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Chiara Aurelia COUNTRY United States LANGUAGE English  STUDIO Intrepid Pictures  GENRES Thriller, Drama, Horror Streaming On: Netflix The plot: A woman's husband dies during a sex game where she is handcuffed to a bed.  Random observations: The movie kind of plays like a recap of the first episode of Season 8 of a series. There is obviously too much from the book that couldn't be squeezed in, and the weird flashbacks don't necessarily cut well.  The pacing stutters but I like the dog. The quality is good for Netflix, but I'd feel ripped off if I paid movie ticket prices at a theater for this.  This is my second viewing of this film and its rewatchability doesn't hold very well. The deep subjects covered going on in the main character's tape...