Lucifer was cancelled by Fox after three seasons and it looked like the show was dead. After a fierce fan campaign Netflix came to the rescue and picked it up for a fourth season. And with being on Netflix the show had more creative freedom. They could swear (which...
Greetings again from the darkness. Natasha Gregson Wagner recalls hearing that the body of her mother, actress Natalie Wood, had been found near Santa Catalina Island. It was November 21, 1981 and Natasha was 11 years old. Now she’s a producer of this documentary, as...
Netflix limited series premiering May 1, 2020 Greetings again from the darkness. “I want to go to Dreamland.” One might assume that phrase is related to Hollywood being the place where dreams can come true, but co-creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan take us down a...
“How to Fix a Drug Scandal” (Netflix Docuseries, 4 episodes) Greetings again from the darkness. We expect the chef to taste the special of the day. We don’t expect the bench chemist to personally try out the drugs being tested for a criminal case. This 4-part...
Review by James Lindorf From JonBenét to the Central Park Five to a rampaging tank, true crime documentaries have been an integral part of Netflix’s programming over the last few years. The latest entry into that club is “American Murder: The Family Next Door.”...
Review by David Ferguson Airs April 13, 2020 on A&E Greetings again from the darkness. Playing more like a tribute than a true biography, this A&E special features Kenny Rogers’ 2017 farewell concert in Nashville as a framing device. Mr. Rogers and his wife sat...
Review by David Ferguson Airing April 12, 2020 on A&E (2 hours) Greetings again from the darkness. She’s been described as both cartoon character and superhero, and this too-short biography does its best to show us the flesh and blood under the big-hair wigs, tight...
Review by James Lindorf While so many studios are struggling with the recent changes in the world, one that has been tear is ESPN Films. It started with the success of "The Last Dance," a profile of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. That victory was quickly...
Airing on A&E September 7, 2020 Greetings again from the darkness. My concern going in was that A&E would serve up a heavy dose of modern day Ozzy Osbourne, especially since this profile is directed by Greg Johnston, the producer of the popular reality TV show, “The...
Season Two of Big Little Lies continues the story of the Monterey Five (Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoё Kravitz) after Perry's death. They have made a pact to keep the events of that night secret. And then Meryl Streep arrives in...