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THE GRAY HOUSE SERIES REVIEW
Sam Houston once said “Let me tell you what is coming. After the sacrifice of countless millions of treasure and hundreds of thousands of lives you may win Southern independence, but I doubt it. The North is determined to preserve this Union. They are not fiery, impulsive people as you are, for they live in colder climates. But when they begin to move in a given direction, they move with the steady momentum and perseverance of a mighty avalanche”. Amazon Video presents an eight episode miniseries about the on-goings during the 1860 Civil War period, The Gray House. Eliza Van Lew (Mary-Louise Parker) is the matriarch of the Van Lew women and the leader of a gathering of spies for the underground railroad in Richmond Virginia. Her daughter Elizabeth Van Lew (Daisy Head) is headstrong and determined to stop the civil war and abolish slavery. Mary Jane Richards (Amethyst Davis) is a slave acting as a spy on behalf of the Van Lews, serving the Jefferson Davis house to gather information to use against the Confederacy. Also there’s the ladies of the brothel led by Clara Parish (Hannah James) who gets the soldier boys talking through enticing their carnal desires. The lives of these women and the dangers they endured for the war effort against the Confederacy has echoes into eternity. Bradly and Drew Shaw discuss the plot and cloak and dagger presentation, and take a seat in Mindy’s classroom who is here to shoot down and lift up all the historical accuracies of The Gray House. Mindy’s well composed melody of truth inspired the opening quote of this very review.
DIRECTED BY: Roland Joffé
STARRING: Mary-Louise Parker, Daisy Head, Paul Anderson, Amethyst Davis, Ian Duff, Hannah James, Robert Knepper, Christopher McDonald, Colin Morgan, Rob Morrow, Colin O’Donoghue, Sam Trammell, Keith David, Ben Vereen, Ewan Miller, Catherine Hannay, Oli Green, Joshua McGuire, Ben Cura, Michael Woods, Ella Schrey-Yeats, Blake Patrick Anderson, Darrell Fetty, Charles Craddock, Catherine Carton, John Ojeyemi, Geoffrey MacCarthy, Thom Beers, Bogdan Farcas, Mark Perry, Ionut Grama, Laura Morgan, Elizabeth J Cron, Lindsay Forster, Nia Samara, Olivia Nita, Aryel Tsoto, Leslie Greif, Bu Kunene, Zaquis Riddick, Oxana Morvec, Voicu Aanitiei, Cheherezade Valentine Okotaka Ebale, Ania Ivcovici, Ana Antonescu, Marc Jenner, Haris Salihovic, Eduardo Makiadi, Voicu Aanitei, Doru Cǎtǎnnescu, Dan Rǎdulescu, Jason Lamar Ricketts, Luca Vasile, Cālin Stanciu Jr., Daniel Himschoot, Ionut Cotrutǎ, Tudor Pǎstrǎşcoiu, Cosmin Dominte, Eduart Trifa, Lucian Iftime, Sandra James-Young, Marsha Millar, Stefan Iancu
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad Boss, 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 maybe even providing some comments of his own.
Drew Shaw
As the son of a Coast Guard pilot, Drew has lived everywhere in the US that has a coast that needs guarding. All his childhood travels eventually landed him in Northern Virginia where he works at a brewery by day and watches movies with all the other free time life has to offer him. Drew’s fiance and cats are tired of him ranting and raving about whatever his latest movie obsession is so he is taking to the air waves to make it everybody else’s problem. On the off chance Drew isn’t watching a movie, he likes spending his time reading comics and literature, gaming, and playing around with all his various music making gadgets.
Mindy Rast-Keenan (Screener Squad, Highly Suspect Reviews)
Having grown up in Nairobi, Kenya, and being very disappointed at the lack of riding elephants her cartoons had promised her, Mindy spends the majority of her time as a film, theater, and voice over actress in the Austin, Texas area. They still give her money for being on HBO that one time, with her name in the credits spelled wrong. A nerdy geek, this award-winning actress joined One of Us figuring she’d put her summa cum laude BFA acting degree to good use…by judging other people’s acting. In the few seconds she gets to herself, Mindy bakes for charity, knits eccentric plushies, plays original RPG’s with her gamemaster husband, and spends time with her soulmate, Batman.
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