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Chernobyl: The Happiness of All Mankind (2019)
Brutal in it's reality.
Don't watch the 4th episode without a box of tissues nearby. The sad truth of hunting all the radioactive pets and animals is not passed over in this episode. The emotions are raw and you are not going to escape them.
I cannot speak highly enough of this series as a whole. This series is exactly the sort that History should be making. Not leaving up to HBO and Sky. A deep dive into the events of a major catastrophe that demonstrates the very real human costs it caused.
Mind and Machine (2017)
Dry and tedious
A story about a sentient AI that could have been good. But the acting was unbelievably dry, the camera work was really poor, and the dialog was .. predictable and bland. I feel sorry for the actors in this movie.
Vinyl (2016)
Slow, dull, cliché ridden attempt to relive a forgotten era
This comes across as an attempt by Mick Jagger to relive the 70s and return to the era of Sex, Drugs, and Rock'n'Roll.
I ended up having to watch the first episode over 3 different sessions. It just didn't hold my attention. The story was all over the place. The connections between scenes were tenuous. I still have no understanding what the whole point of the build up to the murder was for. It made no sense as anything more than a drawn out process to give an excuse to add more drugs and alcohol to the story after it.
Bobby Cannavale does really well with what he's given. Very well. He makes me believe he's that character in that moment. Olivia Wilde does well too, although she comes across as a super shallow character so far. Ato Essandoh really shines for such a tiny role so far. Hopefully we get more of that story. Juno Temple ended up being the one HBO made get naked on screen. Kind of a waste when the character had such potential to be otherwise so interesting.
Based on the first episode, this is one of those shows you watch when you're bored and have nothing else to watch. It's not a show I'd recommend someone goes out of their way to see.