Gary Beebe

I'm pretty convinced that most of the 5-star reviews on Google and elsewhere are either: (1) industry plants; (2) friends of the actors/crew/producers or; (3) those who want to be (2). That said, the first episode of this new series is well-acted and shot with the grittiness and drama one would expect from this genre. My three-star rating (after one episode) has mostly to do with a giant plot hole - a personal pet peeve - where the subject of an FBI manhunt, who's eluded capture for decades, is finally located in an "op" involving multiple agents, the deputy director, and a fueled jet ready for extraction/rendition... and is pursued and "caught" in the field by two guys in car on a dirt road at night. No air support, no backup agents. Nothing. Of course, after the subject is restrained with only zip ties and placed, conscious and alert, in the back seat of a vehicle in the middle of nowhere with the one remaining living agent driving... you can guess the rest. It's trite and predictable. I'll keep watching and hoping that this series gets better. I really like and respect Bridges and Lithgow.

A complete waste of time that I will never get back. Pointless, entirely predictable, and not even mildly interesting or funny. Nick Cage should retire. He had a good run.

Disclaimer: We watched only the first three episodes and that is enough. This is one of those shows that seem to delight in delivering disjointed pieces of a story and taking forever to do it. Nothing interesting or compelling so far, and just so-so performances from so-so actors delivering entirely predictable lines. (Sissy Spacek has played Sissy Spacek for the last three decades and offers nothing new here). This show is a snoozefest.

I have rarely seen a show with more pathetic writing. The acting was pretty good, the direction was adequate, but how on earth does writing like this get past whomever it has to get past to actually make it to the screen. The climactic scene was laughably silly, a complete farce and a slap in the face to any viewer who had invested nearly 4 hours (that they'll never get back). Do yourself a favor and skip this ridiculous excuse for entertainment.

Silent Night is one of the most original, disturbing, and best films I've seen in years. Highly recommended.

If you enjoy a bunch of second-rate actors chewing their lines (subtitles required) and an episodic and marginally interesting storyline that goes nowhere, Manifest is the show for you. I watched the entire three seasons and, as the saying goes, that's a chunk of time that I'll never get back.

I rarely review a television show... but "Coroner" is such an abysmal waste of film that I feel compelled to warn potential viewers. This is one of the worst shows I've ever seen. Terrible writing, horrid direction, and no acting to speak of. I would rate it "0" if that was an option. Don't waste your time (like I did).

I'm a sucker for ship movies. I'm an uber-sucker for navy ship movies. I had such high hopes for Greyhound but, sad to say, I was sorely disappointed. The film is more of a documentary than a story. Almost no character development, a staccato dialog, so-so CGI, and no plot to be found left this viewer feeling cheated. One thing I will say is that the film does give the viewer a front-row seat to the trials and tribulations of WWII convoy escorting but from a "dashcam" perspective and nothing more. Good films tell a story, this film doesn't even try. I love Tom Hanks (who doesn't) but he should stick to acting and leave the screenplays to the pros.

Sadly, Making the Cut pales in comparison to Project Runway. Lavish international settings cannot distract from the fact that way too many of the designers are "one-trick ponies" and several of them don't even know how to sew or cut a pattern. Making the Cut is much more about a contest of personalities and who can suck up to the "judges" than it is about fashion design. And, please lose the little vignettes about Heidi and Tim. Making the Cut is really little more than a glorified infomercial. Too bad.