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A MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD SERIES REVIEW
After the abrupt and cruel cancellation of the popular and surreal Netflix sci-fi series The OA in 2019, fans have been waiting to see what the collaborative creative team Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij would conjure up next. The answer is, Hulu/FX’s A Murder at the End of the World. Hacker and true crime novelist Darby Hart (Emma Corrin) has been invited to a top secret retreat in Iceland by tech bajillionare and self proclaimed future savior of the world Andy Ronson (Clive Owen). She finds herself surprised by an unexpected reunion there with her estranged lover Bill (Harris Dickinson) who assisted Darby in solving a serial killer case, but at the cost of their relationship. Darby reflects on their relationship, but before she can rekindle the flames of the past, the would-be couple once again find themselves at the center of yet another murder mystery, while trapped at a billionaire’s retreat, far from civilization, and surrounded by the brightest minds on the planet. With her intuition and state of the art tech, Darby will commit to solve the murder, and this time it’s personal. Bradly, Neil, and Jena pick up the pace in dissecting this very slow burn murder mystery, discuss the array of acting talents, and ponder whether or not an artificial intelligence story holds up when the tech is advancing faster then the story about them.
CREATED BY: Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij
STARRING: Emma Corrin, Brit Marling, Harris Dickinson, Alice Braga, Joan Chen, Raúl Esparza, Jermaine Fowler, Ryan J. Haddad, Pegah Ferydoni, Javed Khan, Louis Cancelmi, Edoardo Ballerini, Clive Owen, Christopher Gurr, Britian Seibert, Kellan Tetlow, Neal Huff, Daniel Olson. Annette Wright, Anastasia Lee
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Neil Anderson (Screener Squad)
I first got hooked on movies when I saw Star Wars at a drive-in theater as a kid. Growing up in a small, rural town meant not having access to a lot of movies. In college, that all changed. I couldn’t get enough. I love it all — flicks, films, movies, and cinema. I still have that wide-eyed wonder of that kid watching movies from the back of a pick-up truck at the drive-in.
Jena Perry (Screener Squad)
Jena Perry. Aka Luna. Aka Dion. Aka Memori. Aka Dog whisperer. Aka whiskey connoisseur. As you can see, depending on when you met this Oakland, California native, you have experienced a completely different person, each time. After finally deciding on a 13+year career choice as a Videographer and Radio Personality, Jena balances her time between pursuing her Doctorate in Philosophy, providing insightful and funny critiques on films and Television, raising her daughter and dog in Ohio, and constantly fighting off the existential dread that is being a dope black woman in America in the 20th century.
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