Christopher Green

Excellent movie. The whole "free will over control" narrative was well written and produced. Scarlett did an amazing job in her last role as Black Widow. But, Pugh stole the show. Pugh was absolutely brilliant in her role. Rachel Weisz was excellent as well. Loved the dinner table scene! David Harbour was very funny and enjoyable. William Hurt continues to not disappoint as the infamous Thunderbolt Ross. The post-credits, through it was originally suppose to occur before "Falcon & Winter Solider" still worked very well and it doesn't confuse the audience (at least those who already watched F&WS). Scarlett did an amazing job in her tenue with the MCU. She will be missed, but Pugh showed that she's more than ready to take up the mantle in future MCU projects. Criticisms: 1. I think Taskmaster could had been utilized better. The concept behind Taskmaster's presence in the film was fine, but I think the film should had given a few minutes to Taskmaster's character development. 2. Some things within the film felt rushed, but that's ok since those who are well up to date with the MCU knows about Johansson's character and can let the rush slide. 3. While this film was well worth the wait and the delays, the Black Widow stand alone film in my opinion should had came much sooner, and should had been part of the Infinity Saga (Phase 3 to be precise) timeline instead of having it be the Phase 4 opener. The actions scenes were excellent. And the overall narrative of the film is very relatable from a philosophical, psychological, and institutional lens. Anyone who has held the gender biased assumption that a majority female cast and a female lead couldn't deliver an exciting and great action film should be quiet. Black Widow proves beyond anymore ridiculous doubt among with "Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel" that a female lead in an action flick most definitely can deliver. Along with the fact that this film had an over 90% female cast. Too bad we endured a pandemic. Because this film would had easily earned a billion in the box office. But, no doubt Black Widow will earn way more past it's 200 million budget. So, Disney should be able to rest easy in this investment. Finally, it's clear so far in Phase 4 that Marvel isn't losing any steps. "WandaVision", "Falcon & Winter Solider", "Loki", and now this film has all delivered magnificently. The quality of Marvel Studios films continues to surpass expectations of excellent story telling, and making the films very, very relatable to the public. It makes any fan anxiously anticipating "Shang-Chi", "Eternals", "Spiderman- No Way Home", The Dr. Strange, Thor, Antman, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Black Panther sequels. Along with the Disney+ shows: "She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel, "Secret Invasion", "Ironheart", "Armor Wars", and "Hawkeye", and "What If?". And oh course- hopefully the next Fantastic Four will finally get it right since Disney acquired it when it bought Fox. Great film and it looks Marvel is getting better and better!

Overall, an excellent series. The selection of the serial killers has been potent. The background music matches the theme and the tone of this show to the tee. If I was watching this show when I was a child, I would have nightmares. The interviews are very good because it's on detectives who hunted these killers down, along with journalists who covered their stories, and at times mental health experts. Very informative and well detailed. The comments complaining about the background music should have their home theater examined. If the background music is too loud, turn up the center speaker, and turn down the surround speakers. The issue is NOT the show. I was not aware of Michael Swango until I watched this show (Season 2 finale). Very well telling of this horrible doctor (whom in my opinion, doctor serial killers has to be the most scary of all killers). Season 3 was unreal! One episode was on a former police officer who had a rape and killing spree. The season 3 finale was on a former fire fighter who was a pyromaniac! I was already well knowledgeable all of the killers chronicled from season 1, but it was nice to see their take on it. I look forward to who they will chronicle in season 4. Criticisms: The part 2 episodes on the killers gives a lot of repetitiveness. I understand they want to get viewers who did not watch part 1 up to speed, but to me it's not necessary since HLN airs Part 1 and 2 back to back. I DVR the show, and I usually fast forward through the first couple of minutes of part 2 episodes. I wonder why HLN simply won't just have the show do 2hr episodes. The show has the entire Sunday prime time schedule, so I am confused as to why it's separated into two one hour episodes when they are aired back to back. Overall, I really enjoy the show. It's definitive more graphic in it's language than most of the other HLN shows, but very good and enjoyable to watch to get some quick, detailed explanation into some of the country's most violent serial killers in the 20th century.

This is basically the adaptation of the book into a 4-part documentary series. This documentary does a good job providing the viewer a decent "starting place" on diving into understanding serial killers, and their correlation with sexual deviance. But, this series should not be a substitute to going about researching psychopathology and serial killers. It can reinforce one's interest in researching about serial killers. Nothing beats good old fashion reading scholarly research literature and books on the psychopathology of serial killers and sexual deviance. Read the literature, from numerous sources. If you are into psychology just like I am, this series will give you both "Ahhh, I knew that already, good to know I am maybe correct about this", and "Ok, great information and descriptive details but what are some recommended readings to go along with this?" In other words, don't let this documentary be the official definitive source on trying to understand the mind of a serial killer/serial rapist/sexual deviant. That's not going to happen watching this. It profiles ONE MAN. Granted, this one man continues to be regarded as one of the most prolific case study examples of anti-social personality disorder and serial killer. In today's terms- It's a shame that we as a country tend to still be fooled by the "hiding in plain sight". Other serial killers like BTK, John Wayne Gacy, The Golden State Killer (who was a former police officer) were able to fully take advantage of "hiding in plain sight", due to our held stereotypes, personal biases and held prejudices. This series will make you gasp if you are completely unfamiliar with Ted Bundy. I worked as a juvenile sexual offender counselor for a number of years, and just about all of the graphic psychological details on Bundy came as no shock to me at all. But, I did watch the series all the way. It is as descriptive as their episode series with John Wayne Gacy. In conclusion- this series is good for anyone with a developing or contemplative interest in studying psychopathology with a specific focus on serial killers.