Alone

I’ve seen the trailer for Unhinged, the new Russell Crowe thriller where it looks like road rage goes the way of Falling Down. Unhinged looks ridiculous but I will likely watch it because I’m a sucker for this kind of stupidity. Crawl was one of my favourite films last year even though it was a bit of a schlocky formula film; it was extremely well made and I loved it. If you haven’t heard of Alone, you’re likely not alone (ha!). It could be easily be classified as a ridiculous schlocky formula film however this little film is also extremely well made. Steven Spielberg began his directorial carrier with a film called Duel – a man chased by a crazy truck driver. Alone is something along the same lines. I don’t really want to get into the details because I don’t want to spoil any of the fun. I will say this, I sat riveted by pretty simple stuff. Director John Hyams seems to have a very good grasp on how to create suspense. The hateful-fearful chemistry between Jules Willcox(Jessica) and ‎Marc Menchaca (The Man) is something to behold. Alone is simply the best thriller I’ve seen in 2020. Catch it on streaming services.

Schitt's Creek

If you had told me that a CBC half hour comedy would almost bring me to tears about two gay men sharing a first kiss in a car, I would have said your head is full of sand. But it did. I nearly wept over Dan Levey’s characters David Rose and Patrick Brewer exchanging romantic firsts in a car outside of the Rosebud Motel. A CBC comedy worth my time to blog about – not in your wildest dreams my friends. That would never happen. And then I watched Schitt’s Creek. And now we are here. Dan and Eugene Levy co-created this wonderful little show and it has brought millions of people joy, especially those just discovering it during the pandemic. It’s not roll out of your seat funny, but it put a smile on my face every episode and over time I grew to love these characters. It’s worth your time. Here is Wikipedia’s list of all the awards Schitt’s Creek has won: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Schitt%27s_Creek

 

With no place to travel to these days, Schitt’s Creek is a place you will want to visit. Catch it on CBC Gem or Netflix.