#95: POSE

Pose, with briefer takes on Solo: A Star Wars Story, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Incredibles 2, and MoviePass (user experience, plus upcoming changes and competition for the service).

Elgin and Paul review #PoseFX:

Pose (22:00) on FX, created by Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk, and Ryan Murphy and starring Mj Rodriguez, Indya Moore, and Ryan Jamaal Swain, along with Evan Peters, Kate Mara, and James Van Der Beek. Set in late ’80s New York, against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis, Pose follows the lives of three main protagonists — Blanca, Angel, and Damon — in and out of the downtown ball scene. Cast with actual transgender and gay actors, this show chronicles and dramatizes a part of New York life we’ve rarely seen on mainstream television. What did we take away from watching the first few episodes?
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#94: THE LETDOWN

The Letdown.

Paul and Elgin review #TheLetdown:

The Letdown on Netflix, created by Sarah Scheller and Alison Bell (originally for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) and starring the latter as Audrey, a woman facing the challenges of being a new mom. A dark-ish half-hour comedy about the pressures of modern-day motherhood (and fatherhood), this new show tackles some topics rarely covered on small or big screens anywhere (though Jason Reitman’s Tully recently came out too).

We talk about Bell’s and the support cast’s performances; why it matters that women have penned the scripts; and the contrasts between the relatively quieter, perhaps more sensitive handling of dramatic plot points of the show and how they may have played out differently on an American program. The show was a bit of letdown for one of us: Guess which one.
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