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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy
The Menu, bizarre, HBO Max, dark, but finished. .
The Tin Star, not a movie but a series, also dark, didn't finish
Your critical reviews?
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"The Last of Us" is an HBOmax series that is on about episode 3. It is a typical "after the apocalypse type of movie" and even has ZOMBIES wandering around waiting to bite into some of the survivors. But, it has some potential. The lead male actor has a polished understated acting style about him. And there is a QUIRKY teenage girl also with a BIG and good role. The latest episode had a little too much detail (to suit me) about the lifestyle that evolved between 2 men stuck in the devastating aftermath of the big disease spread. One gentleman was a loner-type gun-collecting SURVIVALIST-type whose skills were picture PERFECT for this "end of the world as we know it " landscape. The other gentleman was more of an intellectual and social type - again unlikely types thrown together and whose number 1 priority becomes survival. A very smart plot point is to show the 2 of them as they age and face new challenges in about 3-year intervals. That to me was genius by either the show writer or the director or both. So far, I give it about a B+, and at this point, I intend to keep watching. If it gets fixated on too much ZOMBIE stuff.......I might not finish it.