(Above photo - Baby Reindeer - Look Who's Stalking )
I succumbed to the hype and sat down for Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer'. I was gripped from the start. The story focuses on - at the time - failed comedian Richard Gadd's experience with a female stalker. Based on his one man play, the story is pretty dark and uncompromising. I really liked the nuanced manner in which it dealt with the stalker scenario where - in this case - Gadd's psychological profile at times enabled the stalker. There are twisty offshoots including his relationship with a transexual and an abusive relationship with a hot shot TV producer which all feed into the main characters complex pathology. We all make mistakes - and hopefully learn from them. Highly recommended - well acted, funny, nice London (and Edinburgh) backdrops and sensitive and intelligent treatments of tricky subjects. Worth the hype and your time.
(Above photo - One Day based on the book by David Nichols )
Based on the eponymous novel by David Nichols, the Netflix series follows a couple - Emma and Dexter - who have one night together after graduation in 1988 and decide to stay friends. The series jumps to the same date each successive year following them as they navigate the journey of their lives in there twenties and thirties. At first I was skeptical as I had foolishly - read a review that described it as superficial like a long Instagram reel - but I found myself getting pulled into the story and the characters. The music is great - I felt like it soundtracked my life journey as I am a similar demographic (although a bit younger). Emma and Dexter have a deep connection and obviously want to be together but for various reasons find it hard to get together. There was one episode - when they holidayed together in the Greek Islands - I found a bit unbelievable. Being in your twenties, drunk on Ouzo and in the Med sun with someone you clearly fancy - something would obviously happen? The story spotlights the trials of young adulthood - career woes, relationships, life expectations, growing up - with insight and wit. Stick with it. Will they or won't they? Have a box of tissues ready.
(Above photo - Expats - based in Hong Kong )
Nicole Kidman stars in this dark drama set in Hong Kong amongst - as the title would suggest - the expat community. The cinematography is great and Hong Kong looks alluring and sultry as we see the protests against mainland China's recently acquired control unfold. The main drama however is on the personal level as Kidman's character navigates the trauma of losing a child. There is some great colour in illustrating the difference - in a kind of a 'Downton Abbey' 'upstairs-downstairs' style - between the lives of the rich expats and the worker community who pander to their every whim. I enjoyed watching it but for me the story lacked narrative bite and the ending was underwhelming.
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