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DROP – Review by T.J. Callahan

April 7, 2025April 11, 2025 T. J. Callahan blumhouse, Brandon Sklenar, Chris Roach, christopher landon, Drop, Jillian Jacobs, Meghann Fahy, thriller, universal pictures, Violett Beane

Drop is high tech Hitchcock. Slow burn suspense for the social media savvy where everyone is a suspect. Director Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day) plays a game of chess with pawns aplenty. Every character is put in the line of fire whether they deserve to be or not. While Landon doesn’t let Drop fall flat, the film lacks buoyancy. The audience treads water for the first hour as the characters are introduced and the build up simmers. The last 30 minutes is a smash…literally.

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DEATH AND OTHER DETAILS – Review by Susan Granger

February 14, 2024February 16, 2024 Susan Granger Death and Other Details, Heidi Cole McAdams, hulu, Mandy Patinkin, Mike Weiss, series, Violett Beane

Hulu’s 10-episode crime series Death and Other Details, created by Mike Weiss and Heidi Cole McAdams, strives to be different, unearthing the generational secrets of internationally powerful families. Set in the Mediterranean Sea on the luxurious S.S. Verona yacht, the plot focuses on Imogene Scott , the prime suspect in a locked-room murder mystery. A prologue explains that – when Imogene was 10 years-old – her mother died suspiciously. Although world-famous British detective Rufus Cotesworthwas summoned, he’s been unable to crack the case. Now 28, Imogene is on-board with the wealthy Collier family who took her in after her mother’s tragic demise. Patriarchal Lawrence Collier is retiring and Imogen’s best-friend, Anna Collier, is ready to become CEO of Collier Mills, a textile company.