The Skeleton Twins (2014) stars Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig as estranged siblings who are brought together after the failed suicide of one interrupts the attempted suicide of the other. This is a damaged family and Maggie (Wiig) and Milo (Hader) are self-destructive in their depression, almost willfully making choices doomed to ruin whatever equilibrium […]
Longmire: Season 4 is the third instance of Netflix coming to the rescue of a TV series. Cancelled last year despite good ratings and a passionate following on A&E, the modern western crime drama set in rural Wyoming and starring Australian actor Robert Taylor as laconic Sheriff Walt Longmire now returns with new episodes. I […]
Longmire was the highest-rated scripted series on the A&E network when they cancelled it last year, much to the outrage of devoted fans. It skewed to older viewers and A&E wanted youth, which advertisers pay a premium for. Netflix, however, had great success streaming the old seasons – in fact, it’s where I first discovered […]
