“Landman."

-

“Landman” (Paramount+) drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, based on the podcast “Boomtown” hosted by Mr Wallace. Billy Bob Thornton is in the lead role as a landman Tommy Norris at an oil company in Texas. 



       The plot is nothing so big a deal. Oil drilling and the greasy cred that pumps up the desert machismo. Billy Bob's unmistakable smart mouth carries the show. Sideshow is Tommy's attention-hungry (ex)wife Angela (a competent Ali Larter) whose superficial flair for salacious allure is shared by daughter Ainsley (not so competent Michelle Randolph). 

       Son Cooper (firm and focused Jacob Lofland) holds the family dysfunction with independent wisdom and old-school integrity. Although I was looking for some backstories why Cooper is worlds-apart different from sis Ainsley. (Let Season 2 handle that, I guess?) Anyhow, with the obligatory thriller nuisance provided by cartel distraction, we have a show going. 

       Still, this is Billy Bob's show. Otherwise, no show. Yes, Season 2 is expected–as Andy Garcia’s Galino, a member of the Jimenez cartel, enters in the final episode’s last sequence. 🎥💻📽

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

“Mayor of Kingstown." Season 3.

-
Image
“Mayor of Kingstown” (Paramount+) Season 3, crime thriller . Kingstown, Michigan , is a fictional company town where the business is incarceration. The McLusky family kept the peace (sort of) in Kingstown for decades, acting as the mediators between the street gangs, prisoners, guards, and cops.         Intrigue: Does a “mayor” of this vein actually exist? A power broker and gangland negotiator or “shot caller” who could be more powerful than a non-fiction Mayor? Maybe.         But never mind. This is TVland. Just enjoy but don't be too queasy with the “macho maddafucqa” language. These guys are hardened inmates, battle-weary cops, hellbound gangsters and narcos monsters, exasperated DAs, and the likes.         Jeremy Renner is Mike McLusky, caught between no way out evil and vulnerability in the crossroads. His spunk and grit are an unfailing gladiator armor but his...
Read more

“Tulsa King.” “The Outsider.”

-
Image
“Tulsa King.” (Paramount+ via Amazon) c rime drama or comedy drama or dramedy action, whatsoever suits you. I am not really a huge fan of Sylvester Stallone , regardless of “Rocky I,” but hey that was 47 years ago! Yet I need to admit that I am on Taylor Sheridan fix and I thought the writer isn’t going to lose (at least for me). Add co-creator Terence Winter of “The Sopranos” and “Boardwalk Empire” fame, plus his remarkable screenplay of Martin Scorsese 's “ The Wolf of Wall Street .”         But this Tulsa whatever is a disappointment.         Mr Stallone is Dwight "The General" Manfredi, a New York Mafia capo who has just finished serving a 25-year prison sentence. Upon release, his boss sends him to Tulsa, Oklahoma to establish criminal operations there. Not knowing anyone in the area, the General seeks a new crew to help establish his empire. Sure, y’all gangster cinema fans like me, have lumbered i...
Read more

MOVIES That I Just Saw: “Dream Scenario.” / “Arizona.”

-
Image
“Dream Scenario” (2023, Amazon Prime) dark comedy fantasy film written and directed by Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli , and starring Nicolas Cage. I didn't know who Mr Borgli was until this fine movie reminded me of Mr Cage in 2002's “Adaptation.”        This movie received positive reviews and was nominated for awards including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Nicolas Cage .        Plot take off: Sophie, a teenage girl, has a dream in which a man is raking leaves by a swimming pool. As Sophie starts floating up to the sky, she cries for help from this man whom she calls Dad. Her father, Paul Matthews (Nic) is a professor of evolutionary biology at a local university. The story threads into the same “dream scenario” plot point.         Nic carries on with his usual brand of oblique comedy: Stutters, cluelessness, wrinkled fore...
Read more