Darren Beck

May be just a guilty pleasure, but I love this movie more now than I did when I first saw it. Idealistic and beautifully executed, it has a great deal to say to an America that seems to have had too many drinks and driven off a bridge and that is suffering through a deep case of amnesia. A throwback to a so-called golden era of cinema while being way current at the same time.

Not perfect, but far from horrible. I appreciated the story and the characters who populate it. Better several other films of the past few years and worthy of notice come awards season. At 91, Mr. Eastwood is one of the truly great filmmakers in the world. The effort behind the camera is stellar as always, but it is the subtle way he takes the wisdom, art, and science of a life lived telling stories to make Mike Milo someone I want to know more about. Have watched it twice this weekend and I don’t regret a minute of either viewing.

Liked the pilot a bit. It has gotten better due mostly to the characters you can’t help but care about and root for on the court and in their lives. Just a genuinely enjoyable series. Solidly acted, well-written, and just worth a look.

Dating back to my first time watching a Spike Lee Joint in 1986 as a college student working in a video store, he has had my loyalty no matter where his eye as a director, his writing or co-writing, and his productions have taken me or the characters he has allowed me to know. And this one is an epic joint with so much history we think we know, but have no clue about it. This is a truly great film regardless of which perspective you view it from or what you expect to see.