Highlights include “Baby Reindeer”, “Ripley”, “True Detective”, “Disclaimer”, “The Story of Lyle and Erik Menendez” and “The Penguin”.
In the Golden Globe nominations that were announced yesterday, there is the category that leads to the highlight of the year: “anthology” series or movie made for TV and its shortlists of actors and actresses will guide you to discover the stories with the best scripts, production and performances.
First of all, he heads “Baby Reindeer”, of this year’s best, a British series created by Richard Gadd based on her own experience of harassment by Martha Scottembodied by Jessica Gunning. It is a disturbing series that captivates from the moment the bombastic protagonist emerges, carefree and as verbose as she is irresistible. Harmful, shameless, coiled, persistent, crude and capable of being hated and loved. The first attraction lies in the performances but also its narrative, in which its creator is as loser as he is lovable, harmless, endearing and a good person. His experience in circles of violence with the protagonist as well as with other characters are extreme, so much so that he pities his stalker before himself and feeds that toxic circle that has him trapped with no way out. Unmissable on Netflix.
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Although “Ripley” tells the same story as the remembered movie Anthony Minghella with Matt Damonit is worth seeing in miniseries format in sepia colors and the best shots of an Italy dominated by the painting and sculpture of its greatest artistic references, especially the chiaroscuros of Caravaggio. The miniseries created, written and directed by Steven Zaillanthe screenwriter of “Gangs of New York”, “Schindler’s List” and “The Irishman” It is a guarantee of quality and pride. The series offers an approach to the beginnings of Ripley as a human chameleon that unfolds over eight episodes, with a solid performance and also nominated for the Golden Globes in Andrew Scott. It is a journey into the brilliant mind of the young Ripley, accidental tourist on Italian beaches, friend of Dickie Greenleafthe wealthy, blond young man that Tom must convince to return to New York with his family. Each episode is a movie, so different from each other and at the same time with their essential features in common. It can be seen on Netflix.
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Another of the nominees is “True Detective: Polar Night”, that had to Jodie Foster in the fourth season although it has little to do with the anthology series created by Nick Pizzolatto. That was without a doubt the best of all, with the odd duo Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson and it has little to do with the latter and feminine, even criticized by himself. Pizzolatto, who only appears as executive producer. In the season with Foster and the inevitable memory of the detective Clarice Starling which he embodied in “The Silence of the Lambs” The case to be solved takes place in the long period of sunless days in the winter of Ennis, Alaska. Eight workers at a research station disappear without a trace, so a duo of detectives with a stormy past are forced to collaborate to solve the mystery. Available in Max.
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true detective Jodie Foster stars in the fourth season.
Another of the series nominated in the anthology category is “Disclaimer”, the series of Alfonso Cuaron with Cate Blanchett and Sacha Baron Cohen. Cuaron He said that it was like making four films together and he based his writing on the novel of the same name by Renee Knight. The story told in a thriller style revolves around the journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchet), who built his reputation by revealing the transgressions of others. When she receives a novel by an unknown author, she is horrified to realize that she is the main character exposing his darkest secrets. As she attempts to discover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys both her own life and her relationships with her husband Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen) and his son. It can be seen on Apple TV.
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The other great series nominated in this category is “Monsters: the story of Lyle and Erik Menendez”, a true crime based on the brothers who murdered their parents in their luxurious Beverly Hills mansion and were convicted in 1996 of the murder of José and Kitty. After three decades behind bars, the series shows the brothers’ defense process and exhibits stories of abuse and violence with the version of the murderers who are also “victims” if we look at the motivations behind the horrendous crimes. Created by the king of true crime and sensational content in the best sense, Ryan Murphy next to Ian Brennan responsible for “Dahmer.”
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“The Penguin” is the latest in this category and revolves around the supervillain of “Batman”, embodied by Colin Farrell, in a style similar to that of other classics such as “The Sopranos” and “The empire of smuggling” and even “Succession”. Farrell He is unrecognizable due to his physical transformation where he recovers his impressive transformation in “The Batman” and once again demonstrates his ability to disappear behind the characterization of makeup. The series explores the plots of crime in a dystopian city, while leaving too much of the Dark Knight behind, choosing to focus on the villain.
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