TV Show Review - You (Season 3)

Season: 3
Genre: Thriller/ Drama
Number of episodes: 10
Year: 2021
Starring: Pen Badgley, Victoria Pedretti, Dylan Arnold, Scott Speedman, Saffron Burrows, Shalita Grant, Travis van Winkle, Michaela McManus

Description: A dangerously charming, intenstly obsessive young man (Penn Badgley) goes to extreme measures to insert himself into lives of those he is transfixed by.

Review: Joe Goldberg is back. The obsessively love-struck bookworm is now married and the father of a newborn son. Although there would be no new season, if all that family happiness were not somehow infused with lies, stalking, suspense and murder. 
At the end of season two Joe wanted to kill Love, but when she turned out to be pregnant with his child, he decided to marry her and move to the suburbs of San Francisco where they would spend the rest of their lives playing house. And this is where season 3 starts. Turning a page is easy, keeping it clean is another matter. Especially when a couple of extremely annoying influencers turn out to be living in your neighborhood. And they know how to stir up you killer instinct like no other and an attractive neighbor next door lurs Joe’s attention. And so, in no time at all, Joe relapses into old habits. From that moment on, I thought it was going to be much of the same. But then I kept watching. Surprise, it’s not! 
Joe is no longer a lone wolf, he is a part of a pack of three. And the writers have found a new vein to make this ride as rich and exciting as possible, with Joe’s wife Love as one of the driving forces of this season. She is basically Joe’s equal, but adds her own manic spice to the series.  She’s less calculated, more impulsive, passionate and that clashes on all sides. Both with Joe and the local residents. 
Penn Badgley remains unmatched as stalker Joe, though Victoria Pedretti as Love shines. “You” season 3 is definitely one to watch.

90s Movie Review - Deep Blue Sea

Director: Renny Harlin
Genre: Action/ Horror/ Thriller
Runtime: 105 minutes
Year: 1999
Starring: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, LL Cool J, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgård, Jacqueline McKenzie, Aida Turturro
Description: Searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the bait as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back.

Review: When it comes to shark movies, “Jaws” is the only masterpiece out there. “Deep Blue Sea” is one of the better shark films, but don’t pay any attention to the logics. Turn off your brain and just watch it, it’s a lot of fun.
While trying to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, a group of scientist is working on a laboratory in the middle of the ocean and testing on sharks. This makes the sharks smarter. And more unpredictable and dangerous. Soon the people in the lab are the hunted ones.
The makers did find some inspiration with “Jaws”, but also “Jurassic Park”. The film is fast paced and entertaining from beginning till end. And it’s not as predictable as you would think, because it’s quite surprising who will die and who won’t.
Not all the actors are that good, it’s mostly the men who shine. Thomas Jane is the hero of the story, as Carter Blake, a diver with a dark past. Samuel L. Jackson hardly ever disappoints and he even has an unforgettable speech in this film. Unforgettable for so many reasons. LL Cool J has a fun supporting role, as the cook. Both Saffron Burrows and Michael Rapaport only show us how annoying their characters are.
The special effects are pretty good, sometimes it’s too obvious it’s a computer animated shark. But all in all “Deep Blue Sea” is not one of those terrible shark movies. It’s fun and entertaining, with some surprise elements here and there and enough excitement for a fun movie night.

Rating: 3,5/ 5