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“Pen15” Season 2 Hulu Review by Brooke Daugherty

September 27, 2020 10:56 am |

Passing notes, misconstruing actions from your crush, parents embarrassing you at every turn, and that pointy “S” thing everyone somehow knows how to draw-make their return in season two of PEN15. Also returning are Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle, 30 somethings playing 13 year old versions of themselves. Sam Zvibleman handles all the directing duties...

“Criminal UK” Season 2 Netflix Review by Brooke Daugherty

Published by Leftover Brian

September 27, 2020 10:22 am |

Criminal UK returns to Netflix with four new episodes just as interesting and well acted as the first season. The Criminal anthology series on Netflix isn’t an ordinary procedural. Each episode is set in an interrogation room, the viewing room, behind the famous mirror, and the hallway outside. Season 1 had three episodes set in...

“Mulan” Disney+ Movie Review by Brooke Daugherty

Published by Leftover Brian

September 13, 2020 9:48 am |

When Disney announced they would be making a live action version of Mulan, many people were in an uproar. Some because characters changed, others for fear the film would be whitewashed. Walt Disney Pictures and screenwriters Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Lauren Hynek, and Elizabeth Martin came through with a film that both honored the spirit...

“Crazy Delicious” Review by Brooke Daugherty

Published by Leftover Brian

July 6, 2020 9:37 am |

Netflix’s Crazy Delicious is a British food competition show that is less Bake Off and more Alice cooking for the Queen of Hearts in Wonderland. The set is a magical forest where contestants “forge” for ingredients. There are cheeses in a tree and real plants to snip off for freshness. Contestants create their culinary masterpieces...

“Criminal: UK” Review by Brooke Daugherty

Published by Leftover Brian

October 21, 2019 3:41 pm |

News of another crime drama might cause some legislative fatigue, but Criminal: UK does not. What seems to be a gimmick – setting all episodes in an interrogation room – turns out to be an innovation. The confinement of the characters to the interrogation room creates anxiety in the viewer. The only point to catch...