Mike Flanagan's first horror Netflix miniseries - I loved the tale of the heartbroken, haunted family, trapped in a cycle of gloom and doom all tied to a spooky family home with individually interesting characters. There was one sibling who indulged in girl on girl action...ok, didn't add to nor distract from the central story.
Mike Flanagan's second horror miniseries - I liked the tale of the heartbroken American nanny, escaping her grieving past, just to land in an English mansion that holds a heartbreaking and tragic past of a doomed love affair and supernatural evil trying to possess the living. The actor playing the handsome evil was the stand out, but overall the cast was good. I didn't like the never-ending final episode, but I liked the miniseries overall. There's a random girl on girl loving relationship that added nothing nor took away anything from the main plot.
Mike Flanagan's third horror Netflix miniseries Midnight Mass was incredibly acted, paced, written and shot until the final two episodes. It went from something profound to just a basic gory supernatural horror miniseries. Hamish Linklater was brilliant as the mysterious, charismatic priest and I refuse to believe anyone out-acted him in 2021! How did he not get nominated for all the awards?! Zach Gilford is also perfect in his role and his final scene on the boat is unforgettable. I think a nurse might have liked women. She's sidelined most of the runtime, so I don't remember. If so, it's not the focus.
Mike Flanagan's fourth and latest horror miniseries - I could not finish the episode. Good cast, although I would have preferred the original casting of Frank Langella as Roderick Usher. Already, I see Flanagan is not staying true to Poe's tale. Ok, I'll stick with it. I like the dark cinematography and how the story starts. Pretty early on, you see Flanagan is committed to pushing an agenda, not his pen. We're supposed to root for the strangle death of a "powerful" man because, because he's powerful. He was mean. Is that punishable by death though? I guess the Eat The Rich agenda makes Flanagan feel cool, despite him being rich. Mr. District Attorney has a Husband. Ok. An Usher daughter has a girlfriend (Wife?). Ok. An Usher son is getting serviced by a sexy girl who he hides from his boyfriend. Another Usher daughter says a Fox News host makes her sick to her stomach. Here comes the politics. Sigh. I exited out. Hollywood, same-sex loving is not edgy or shocking. It's 2023, not 1953. If you go by percentages, no family has all that going on. And why must DNC politics be in everything? Mike Flanagan, no fifth miniseries please.
Mike Flanagan's second horror miniseries - I liked the tale of the heartbroken American nanny, escaping her grieving past, just to land in an English mansion that holds a heartbreaking and tragic past of a doomed love affair and supernatural evil trying to possess the living. The actor playing the handsome evil was the stand out, but overall the cast was good. I didn't like the never-ending final episode, but I liked the miniseries overall. There's a random girl on girl loving relationship that added nothing nor took away anything from the main plot.
Mike Flanagan's third horror Netflix miniseries Midnight Mass was incredibly acted, paced, written and shot until the final two episodes. It went from something profound to just a basic gory supernatural horror miniseries. Hamish Linklater was brilliant as the mysterious, charismatic priest and I refuse to believe anyone out-acted him in 2021! How did he not get nominated for all the awards?! Zach Gilford is also perfect in his role and his final scene on the boat is unforgettable. I think a nurse might have liked women. She's sidelined most of the runtime, so I don't remember. If so, it's not the focus.
Mike Flanagan's fourth and latest horror miniseries - I could not finish the episode. Good cast, although I would have preferred the original casting of Frank Langella as Roderick Usher. Already, I see Flanagan is not staying true to Poe's tale. Ok, I'll stick with it. I like the dark cinematography and how the story starts. Pretty early on, you see Flanagan is committed to pushing an agenda, not his pen. We're supposed to root for the strangle death of a "powerful" man because, because he's powerful. He was mean. Is that punishable by death though? I guess the Eat The Rich agenda makes Flanagan feel cool, despite him being rich. Mr. District Attorney has a Husband. Ok. An Usher daughter has a girlfriend (Wife?). Ok. An Usher son is getting serviced by a sexy girl who he hides from his boyfriend. Another Usher daughter says a Fox News host makes her sick to her stomach. Here comes the politics. Sigh. I exited out. Hollywood, same-sex loving is not edgy or shocking. It's 2023, not 1953. If you go by percentages, no family has all that going on. And why must DNC politics be in everything? Mike Flanagan, no fifth miniseries please.