Review of the Netflix drama series PainKiller The opioid epidemic has been covered in books and documentaries. I've always thought that the people behind the pills were legalized drug dealers. This series looks at the Sackler family and how their pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma made it all … [Read more...] about Review of Painkiller
Review of the Netflix Docudrama The Days
Review of the Netflix Docudrama The Days Rating ***** This is a Japanese film with Japanese actors dubbed in English. You may find it distracting for all of five minutes. Once the earthquake hits, you won't even think about the dubbed English dialogue. The story will draw you in. The … [Read more...] about Review of the Netflix Docudrama The Days
Review of The Netflix series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Review of the Netflix series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Rating ***** Nurture vs. nature. What caused Jeffrey Dahmer to turn into a serial killer? This Netflix ten-part series tries to answer that question. On the nurture side of the equation, there is his dysfunctional family life. His … [Read more...] about Review of The Netflix series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Review of Radium Girls
Review of Radium Girls by Kate Moore rating ***** The book Radium Girls by Kate Moore tells a story of injustice. It's a story about corporate malfeasance, the role of government and the law, and the struggles of young women terminally affected by radium poising and their efforts to seek … [Read more...] about Review of Radium Girls
Review of the Netflix miniseries Selena
Review of Selena: The Series rating ***** What's it take to go from playing in local venues to selling out arenas? The answer is that it takes talent, determination, luck, and a driving force. In the case of Selena, the driving force is Selena's father, Abraham. On the one hand, Abraham is the … [Read more...] about Review of the Netflix miniseries Selena
Review of the Netflix docuseries Manhunt
Review of the Netflix docudrama Manhunt: Deadly GamesRating *** 1/2 Let me start by stating that I'm not a fan of films based on true events where the filmmakers make shit up to add drama. Take the final escape scene in the Oscar-winning movie Argo. It was suspenseful. Without that scene, the … [Read more...] about Review of the Netflix docuseries Manhunt