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First Man (2018)

Powerful, Moving

[8/10 · 13 October 2018]

A behind-the-scenes view of what happened. Don't expect a documentary-style pic- his was more a depiction of Armstrong and his relationships than anything else, especially about the legacy of the death of his daughter and the effect of the space mission on his relationship with his wife (played by Claire Foy). I can't believe that Andrew Urban described her performance as "warm and touching" - it was anything but, IMO. Prickly, layered, powerful is how I would describe it, & if she hasn't scored an Oscar nomination I'll be a monkey's uncle. Watch it for fascinating background history and relationship tension. Some of the technical stuff was OTT.

Dead Lucky (2018)

Disappointing

[5/10 · 18 August 2018]

Rachel Griffiths and Yoson An turned in good performances, but the plot is thin to say the least, the other characters one dimensional, terrible wooden acting, (the accents were cringeworthy). We watched all 4 episodes, so something got us hooked - cinematography was good - but director and scriptwriters should be ashamed to have wasted such great talent.