By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – March 27, 2020) EPISODE 9: FIRE PINK EPISODE 10: ALL IN “Today, today is our beginning.” And that’s how the third season of Ozark comes to a close, with not one, not two, but three bangs. The first effectively castrates (and then some) Frank Cosgrove Jr., the second takes out…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – March 27, 2020) One major point I forgot to cover in the previous review was Omar Navarro’s call to Wendy, where he pretty much reminded her who was in charge. We glossed over it, but didn’t speak about it nearly enough. Again, Wendy Byrde was acting like she was Rodion…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – March 27, 2020) EPISODE 5: IT CAME FROM MICHOACÁN EPISODE 6: SU CASA ES MI CASA What we’re reminded of from creators Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams as the sixth episode comes to a close is the real stakes involved her. Sometimes, we forget because we hear of Omar Navarro…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – March 27, 2020) EPISODE 1: WARTIME EPISODE 2: CIVIL UNION Ozark never wastes much time, as each lengthy episode continually barrages you with content. After each hour, you feel like you’ve watched a full season. That’s both a blessing and a curse, because certainly it earns its ten episode length,…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – March 27, 2020) EPISODE 3: KEVIN CRONIN WAS HERE EPISODE 4: BOSS FIGHT Before we even get into the episodes themselves, we have to again talk about the colors. I’m pretty sure I wrote about this last season, but if I didn’t, I certainly should have. Have you noticed, basically…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – November 30, 2019) After any sprawling Martin Scorsese epic, I’m usually left with the same feeling. No one, ever, has managed to depict excess and the downfall that accompanies a life of indulgence better than this guy. Whether it’s based loosely or more strictly on fact, whether it’s about the…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – July 19, 2019) I’ve just got to say…I really enjoyed how this season ended, and for the most part, despite a slow start, the entire year as a whole. One thing we had not seen were the “big” deaths, meaning the exits for the most important characters or ones with…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – July 16, 2019) It turns out Mike Wheeler might have been right to worry and show extreme concern for Eleven’s safety in the sensory deprived, mind bending world behind the blindfold, because now what wasn’t seen is on full display. The Mind Flayer, and by proxy, all of its zombified…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – July 12, 2019) CHAPTER THREE: THE CASE OF THE MISSING LIFEGUARD CHAPTER FOUR: THE SAUNA TEST I was reminded of Eddie Murphy’s classic Delirious special watching these two episodes, you know the one where the couple finds this awesome house that looks like the perfect place to live or spend…… more
By JASON MARTIN (@JMartZone – July 10, 2019) CHAPTER 1: SUZIE, DO YOU COPY? CHAPTER 2: THE MALL RATS The timing of Stranger Things return to Netflix, quite frankly, couldn’t have been much better. July is an extremely thin month for new content on television, and although there are a few big screen blockbusters to…… more
