THE LITTLE THINGS 🤮

“It’s the little things that rip you apart, it’s the little things that get you caught.”

THE LITTLE THINGS is instantly forgettable and proves that HBO Max is going to have to do more than just attract star talent. After WONDER WOMAN 84 and this dud, they are 0-2 from a critical and audience perspective.

John Lee Hancock’s (A PERFECT WORLD, THE BLIND SIDE) latest was written in the '90s and should’ve been left there. For every step forward that David Fincher has taken the genre, Hancock just took it equal steps back.

It’s the little things that rip this movie apart. From the poorly paced script, the ridiculous serial killer tropes to a predictable ending that was intended to blind side the audience. Every little plot point is recycled from better experiences (see MINDHUNTERS, SEVEN, ZODIAC).

It’s available to avoid on HBO Max 29-Jan.

ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST S2 E3 DREAMS 🤮

It’s a “Hard Knock Life” for season 2 of ZOEY. After the latest episode, DREAMS, I am just “One Call Away” before I “Say Something” and give up on this show.

This week’s episode is available to avoid on Peacock / NBC.

LUPIN CHAPTER 1 in English 🤮

This French-language action thriller series on Netflix was a huge hit before being released in the US. So, I was eager to watch this story about Assane Diop, a ‘gentleman thief’ planning on avenging his wronged father by executing a daring robbery at The Louvre.

Played confidently by Omar Sy, this stylish heist drama hooked me right away, until I was unhooked by the horrible English language dubbing and lousy sound redesign that accompanies it. Why wasn’t the show just released in its original French language with subtitles? I didn't even know that language dubbing was still a thing. Sorry, but I have always said that sound plays a huge part in visual storytelling and this is one of those ironic instances.

Watch the French-language version with subtitles, the current English-dubbed version on Netflix is distracting.