Michael Bryan-Redmond

I was overwhelmingly surprised by the beauty of this show and it's ability to positively impact my emotions,

I've just begun watching this on Netflix and I don't know how far I will get. As police work goes, this is sad. Opening scene the guy runs and trips a wire blowing things up. Then we go to the train shooting. Looking at the way the teacher was standing and the trajectory of the bullet through her body, upper left front to lower right back, the shooter had to be on the left side of the train, but we are led to believe he was on the right side of the train, way up on a distant building. An impossible shot, and no one noticed the bullet hole in the window until the ACP??? The drama may be good, but credibility is very lacking on even such simple things.

A rare movie! One goes in expecting a Speed type movie, but this breaks the mold with unexpected plot twists and turns. If it was a book, I'd stay up all night reading it. Delightfully entertaining, mentally and emotionally.

Much unrealistic procedures, but enjoyable enough with a little suspension of belief. Anytime I felt the accusation of wokeness rising up, I reminded myself that whatever it was, it was real, in so many ways.

Straight up action, all the way. Good for a kick back, turn off brain and enjoy for a few hours.

I was watching the excellent Korean drama Vincenzo, but it took a break so I decided to check out Stranger. It was disappointing, at first, compared to Vincenzo, whose characters are fun and engaging. In contrast, through the 1st few episodes of Stranger the characters seem more detached and hard to empathize with. Stick with it and as they flesh out the characters, it becomes a good, cerebral "who done it" with me rooting for certain characters. Well worth watching. I'm starting season 2 now, hoping it continues being a great series that I don't want to end.

I started with Season 3, Episode 1 as a) that's where a friend started and b) that's where Netflix started me. What beautiful, heart wrenching photography and individuals. Despite the squalid conditions, as Simon Lister said: "They have laughter," and "Educations is a key." Now back to the beginning. Same day: I just finished Season 1 Episode 1: majestic whale photography and interaction "when they allow it" as Darren said. Dramatic volcano footage and night photography of "Pete's" off Rabaul, Papua New Guinea!

A good, action packed movie with interesting twists along the way. If you just want some good entertainment, not up to critics nor Oscar standards, this will be good fare. I can see myself rewatching it as I have all the Butler films, Clancy films, Oldman films...

A slow burn, cerebral movie with a great cast and good acting. One thing I liked was that there was no over the top action, it was all quite realistic and an interesting study of Del Toro's character.