TV Show Review - The Killing (Season 3)

Season: 3

Genre: Drama/ Crime/ Thriller/ Mystery

Number of episodes: 13

Year: 2011

Starring: Mireille Enos, Joel Kinnaman, Elias Koteas, Peter Sarsgaard, Hugh Dillon, Amy Seimetz, Gregg Henry

Description: Detective Holder (Joel Kinnaman) and his new partner (Gregg Henry) investigate the murder of a 16 year-old hooker who was stabbed and had her throat slit. Holder notices a similarity between this death and one that Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) investigated a few year before. In that case, Ray Seward (Peter Sarsgaard) was convicted of killing his wife and is now on death row awaiting execution.

Review: Season 2 finally solved the case of Rosie Larsen’s murder, time for a new mystery. In the third season, Holder has a new partner and Linden has moved to a quitter place away from her detective job. When Holder is working a case of a young hooker who was murdered, he sees similarities in the way she was killer, to a case Linden worked on years ago. In that case, Ray Seward was convicted of murdering his wife and is now awaiting execution. Holder and Linden get together again to solve the mystery.

This season starts slow, but eventually becomes interesting. I wasn’t as invested in this season as I was in the first two, but again it was intriguing and exciting enough for me to enjoy it. We see a different side of both Holder and Linden and I love their dynamic as a duo, on and off the job.

Peter Sarsgaard has a very important role in this season, as the convict on death row, Ray Seward. What a performance. Very impressive, especially when you learn the truth of his case and the cases Holder and Linden are working on now.

Unlike the case of Rosie Larsen, this case was primarily solved in one season, but that ending will be taken in to the final fourth season. I’m curious how they are going to deal with that.

Movie Reviews - Pet Sematary

Director: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer
Genre: Thriller/ Horror
Runtime: 101 minutes
Year: 2019
Starring: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow

Description: Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) and his wife, Rachel (Amy Seimetz), relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.

Review: Louise Creed, his wife Rachel and their two kids decide to move to a small town in Maine. When their cat Church dies, neighbor Judd Crandall tells Louise about a secret burial place. When Church returns, Louise and his family can’t explain it. But a tragedy turns the life of the Creed family upside down and the Pet Sematary is a scary place.
“Pet Sematary” is one of the darkest stories written by Stephen King, the master of horror. Some elements where so gruesome, the author doubted if he could publish the book. It’s perfect material for a horror film and the first attempt was in 1989. It was a good film, but it never captured tat dark atmosphere from the book.
The new adaptation from directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer is much better than it’s predecessor. The tension is build and we spend enough time with the character to relate to them and their traumatic experiences.
Jason Clarke was a good choice for the leas and John Lithgow is perfectly cast. It was actually the, for me, unknown Amy Seimetz who stole the show. Her performance is fantastic and I felt her fear.
The film is not terrifying, but it has some great shock and scare moments. It’s an effective horror film. The deeper thoughts and the existential fear is something that doesn’t completely manage to convince.
The ending gets mixed feeling. Some people hate it, some people love it. I’m in the last group. It’s a pretty abrupt ending, but I like the unhappy ending. It’s the type of ending this story needed.

Rating: 4/ 5