When the show opens, we witness Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) trying to improve his skills, in order to match that of the Reverse Flash. He is watched […]
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Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce: Rule 17 Review
Abby McCarthy (Lisa Edelstein) begins work on her book about divorce, with a pregnancy test beside of her. Jake (Paul Adelstein) speaks with Abby about her potential […]
Foxcatcher Review
Foxcatcher is a biographical, true crime drama, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2014. The plot follows the life of multimillionaire John E. […]
Gotham: What the Little Bird Told Him Review
When the episode opens, we hear Johnny Cash in the background, while Jack Gruber (Christopher Heyerdahl) enters Irwin’s Electronics, with some type of electric machine. After he […]
In the Flesh Season 1 Review
In The Flesh is a apocalyptic drama that debuted on BBC Network in 2013. When the show opens, we are introduced to suicide victim, Kieren Walker (Luke Newberry), who is in the government treatment center four years after the day of “The Rising”. He along with other victims of the partially deceased syndrome are receiving treatment for their illnesses. They are also being prepared for their release, which was going to be several days from that time. The were given skin tone mousse and contact lenses to cover up their zombie appearance. Although they should have been happy, about going home, they all were very reluctant to leave the rehabilitation center. Kieren experiences flashbacks of his time as a rotter that are more like nightmares because he killed and ate a living human, Lisa Lancaster (Riann Steele), who just happens to be his sister’s, Jem (Harriet Cains), friend. Jem is not so happy about Kieren’s homecoming because she witnessed him killing Lisa, which he does not know at this time. Kieren’s parents, Sue (Marie Critchley) and Steve (Steve Cooper), are eagerly awaiting his release from the center even though the people of Roarton, Lancashire are not. Bill Macy (Steve Evets) is the leader of the HVF, which is a group that hates rotters and PDS sufferers and will do anything they can to wipe them all out. Bill’s biggest hatred is for Kieren because he was best friends with his son, Rick (David Walmsley), who died while serving in the military in Afghanistan. Kieren’s first few days at home are filled with educating his parents, about how to administer his medication, neurottripteline and hiding from the HVF. It is later revealed that Jem is a member of the group and has no interest in having anything to do with Kieren. One day, when Kieren is left at home alone, he decides to his gravesite, where he meets eccentric Amy Dyer (Emily Bevan), who is also a PDS sufferer. They go to the carnival and are having a good time, until Kieren is recognized by one of his old classmates. He begins to realize how much the sufferers are in danger and that they will not be accepted back into the human society. Amy is later forced out of the town because she refuses to cover up her zombie appearance. Bill learns that Rick is found in Afghanistan and will be returning home in a couple of days, but unfortunately he is not alive. When Kieren finds this out, he will do whatever it takes to get to see him. Although Rick is glad to see him, Bill is not and later on tries to force Rick to kill him. Jem begins to realize that the HVF is a group of cold hearted killers and she longer wants to be apart of it. She begins to accept Kieren as her brother again and tries to protect him from these evil doers, along with their parents. Will Kieren and Rick ever be accepted as a gay PDS couple or will they be taken out by the HVF? Will the Roarton locals ever open up their arms to the PDS sufferers or will they shut them out for good? Review In The Flesh is definitely unlike any apocalyptic show I have ever watched before starting with the day of “the rising”. Dominic Mitchell is a genius and has outdone himself with the writing of this series. He has found an unique way of composing a screenplay that is absolutely superb, without cheesy dialogue. He and Jonny Campbell have done a great job in showing the apocalypse story to the world in a whole different light. Luke Newberry did very well in his role, as well as the other actors. I was pulled to this series because of the soundtrack, “Devil Town”, by Daniel Johnston, which is played on the trailer, but not during the show. Hope they pick up more of Daniel’s songs because he is a hidden genius that does not get enough credit for his work. I absolutely loved and enjoyed every minute of this series and cannot wait to watch season two. Amazon please step in and give us a season three please! I feel it deserves a 9.5 out of 10. ReelMockeryJay Skelton is a fan of all television shows and movies. He tries his best to […]
State of Affairs: Cry Havoc Review
When the show opens, we see Stacy Dover (Gracie Dzienny) wake up from a night of possible sex. She messes with her mate’s phone, before leaving. Stacy […]
The Newburgh Sting Review
The Newburgh Sting is an HBO documentary, which first premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 20th of 2014. The film follows the FBI sting, which […]
Galavant E5 E6 Review
When the episode opens, Galavant (Joshua Sasse) makes his ways to Valencia on the pirate ship. He requests guidance from Sid (Luke Youngblood) and Isabella (Karen David). […]
An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story Review
An Unreal Dream is a documentary about the wrongful conviction and exoneration of Michael Morton. It debuted in the United States on March 11, 2013. On the morning of August 13, 1986, Michael got out of bed, got dressed, and left for work at the Safeway, just like any ordinary day. He was notified by the Williamson County sheriff Jim Boutwell, that his wife, Christine was deceased, but not until he tried to pick his young son, Eric, up at the daycare center. When questioned about the previous evening, Michael gave a statement that explained that his wife had refused him sex, but he was not upset by her denial. It was his 32nd birthday and he just thought that they would have sex after returning home from celebrating at the City Grill. Autopsy reports came back that determined Christine’s death was caused by eight blows to the head and the time of death was at 1:15 a.m., which was way before Michael left for work. Even though, Michael had denied killing his wife, he was arrested. Michael testified at his trial and, with tears in his eyes, denied the charges of killing his wife. Even with no murder weapon, no proof that he was there, and no scientific evidence, Michael was found guilty of murdering his wife, after a short jury deliberation. A juror on the case Lou Bryan said that there was just not enough evidence to prove that he was innocent. He was transferred to the Wynne Unit in Huntsville Texas Penitentiary, where he would spend the next twenty-five years. He was warned early into his sentence to not go to the day room and not to discuss religion or politics with the other prisoners. He befriended murderer, Richard King, who received innocent vibes from Michael the first day that he met him. The court ordered that Michael’s sister-n-law bring Eric to the prison for visits every six months, but when Eric turned eighteen, he refused to partake in any more visitations. Michael admits that Eric’s decision mentally and physically broke him, but ten days later he found God and nothing else mattered from that point on. In 2002, The Innocence Project took over Michael’s case. Attorney John Raley was handed the case and agreed to do it pro bono. In 2003, it was proven that the time of death could not solely rely on a stomach content analysis, which is what happened in this case. In 2005, they requested a DNA testing of the swabs and a bloody bandanna that was found at the crime scene several yards away from the home by Sheriff Boutwell, but all of this was denied. The new sheriff, John Bradley continued to deny the request so they decided to sue him. His response to their request was only, “testing DNA would only muddy the waters”. Another important document that was kept from Michael’s attorney was Eric’s account of what happened on the day of the murder, which was taken by police chief, Don Woods. He was also not allowed to testify at the trial about any of this data. With all this new information in hand John Raley fought for the right to a DNA analysis on the bandanna, which came back to match the DNA of Mark Allen Norwood. It was also proven that Norwood was responsible for the death of Debra Jan Baker, which occurred two years after Christine’s murder. Michael was released from prison on October 4, 2011. Review An Unreal Dream is not an unusual story by no account because there have been 325 American exonerates since 1989. This is a very common story among these individuals, although each one may vary to some extent. I love these true stories of redemption, but I detest the fact that these wrongly convicted individuals did not get exonerated until many years into their sentences. This documentary is definitely worth watching if you have any interest in how the penal system is so severely flawed. Not one man should be able to hold so much power in their hands as a judge or a district attorney, as in this case. The storyline is paced very well as is the editing done with perfection. I give this film an 8 out of 10. ReelMockeryJay Skelton is a fan of all television shows and movies. He tries his best […]
The Librarians: And the Loom of Fate Review
When the episode opens, Eve Baird (Rebecca Romijn) awakes with blood on her hands. She is woken up by Jake Stone (Christian Kane) calling her name. Ezekiel […]