My Top Three This Week
Greetings to all my semi constant readers. Spring still feels like Winter and Us is still dominating at the box office . However a have some smaller screen treats in store for you.
1) The Act a Hulu Original featuring the amazing Patricia Arquette as the picture of evil incarnate wrapped in motherly love. Based on a true crime story this is the story of Dee Dee Blanchard and her disabled daughter Gypsy Rose ( chillingly played by the incredibly talented Joey King). Dee Dee moves into a new neighborhood in a new house built especially for her by Habitat For Humanity. Caring for a disabled child is hard thankless work for the overworked Dee Dee and she needs several pills of her own to cope. Gypsy Rose has a multitude of ailments- Epilepsy, Leukemia, MS, vision and hearing impairment and an allergy to sugar. Confined to a wheelchair , Gypsy Rose seemed the unluckiest of children except for her loving tireless mother. Except she wasn't really sick... Dee Dee was a perpetrator of Munchausen by proxy. ( Look it up- I don't want to spoil it for you. This unbelievable story is true. Special shout out to one of my favorite actresses Chloe Sevigny as the suspicious next door neighbor Mel. #TheAct
2) Shrill streaming now on Hulu is the perfect vehicle for the superbly comedic Aidy Bryant as Annie Easton a young journalist trying to find her voice while not getting tripped up on the body shaming she endures on almost a daily basis including her jerk of a boss played by John Cameron Mitchell . A fresh voice in comedy for anyone who has been told they did not meet the standards set by society. Shout out for Lolly Adefope as Fran her lesbian roommate and the fabulous Julia Sweeney as her mom. #Shrill
3) The Twilight Zone produced by the wunderkind Jordan Peele ( who also narrates) now streaming on CBS All Access looks promising so far with two really impressive episodes that are eerily reminiscent of the original series while retaining their own uniqueness. The first episode features a comic (Kumail Nanjiani) who meets a famous comic played by a creepy Tracy Morgan and asks what the secret to making people laugh- hint. it will cost you everything in .... The Twilight Zone. The second episode is Nightmare at 30,000 Feet featuring Adam Scott as a nervous passenger with PTSD who finds himself on a flight to Tel Aviv where he discovers listening to a podcast about a lost flight and is directly describing in detail the flight he is on. Needless to say this is my favorite as it is loosely based on the original episode Nightmare at 20,000 Feet which aired back in 1963. Look for the Easter Egg on the scene on the beach for extra points. #TheTwilightZone
