All posts by Mark Glass
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“A Good Family” – TV Series Review
The title of the six-episode Finnish drama, “A Good Family (Musta valo),” must have been meant ironically, since...
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DR CHEON AND THE LOST TALISMAN – Review
The subtitled Korean export, DR. CHEON AND LOST TALLISMAN, is an action fantasy that’s long on special effects...
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SHE IS CONANN – Review
Let’s begin with the title, SHE IS CONANN. One might expect a distaff approximation of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1982...
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AIR FORCE ONE DOWN – Review
How many times have you seen this plot: terrorists take over a big (fill in the blank); they...
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FOGGY MOUNTAIN – Review
Regular readers will know I’ve praised a slew of East Asian martial arts and action flicks in the...
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“Mr. and Mrs. Smith” – TV series review
Donald Glover is a multi-talented young man. Proof lies in his boatload of awards and nominations for acting,...
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RANSOMED – Review
South Korea has exported a slew of first-rate action flicks in the past few years, and RANSOMED counts...
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“The Bridge” Season 4 – TV series review
“The Bridge: Season 4” is likely the final chapter in this crime drama from Sweden and Denmark. As...
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BAD HOMBRES (2024) – Review
BAD HOMBRES is a gritty little action drama based in the drug trade and illegal immigration along the...
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WOLF PACK – Review
WOLF PACK is a fast-paced, subtitled action flick from China that’s well worth having to read the dialog...
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“The Shift” Season 1 TV Series Review
The Danish TV hospital drama “The Shift (originally Dag & Nat)”offers some interesting contrasts with our domestic fare....
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THE BEEKEEPER – Review
By now, Jason Statham’s fans expect his movies to have a generous dose of over-the-top action sequences, with...
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THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME – Review
THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME is a western offering that is a pretty good recycling of several classic...
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“Arctic Circle” Season 3 – TV Series Review
When I covered the previous two seasons of the Finnish police procedural “Arctic Circle,” I was down on...
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“The Bridge: Seasons 2 & 3” TV Series Review
Back in 2011, the Scandinavian crime series, “The Bridge,” was not only hugely popular in Europe but spawned...
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“Deadly Tropics” Season 4 (French) – TV Series Review
Regular readers know how much I’ve enjoyed the first three seasons of ”Deadly Tropics (Tropiques Criminels),” a relatively...
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“Professor T” (German) – TV Series Review
Fans of European mystery series may find the “Professor T” title familiar. That could be because the Belgian...
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REACHER: Season 2 – Review
Ever since “Reacher: Season One” hit the streamiverse (is that a word?), fans have been speculating and salivating...
