Film ⁽²⁾

I really enjoyed the dark, meditative Icelandic mystery/thriller series "Katla". It's really well crafted, beautiful, and kept me guessing throughout. It's based in (and uses footage from) the real town of Vík, Iceland. 8 episodes on Netflix. At some point I stumbled over a Netflix suggested list of "European TV Shows" all of which looked great, but no amount of scrolling Netflix menus has brought that list back to me. Regardless, that list is what brought the show to my…

One of my all-time favorite TV shows is an Australian series called "Utopia" (in the US: "Dreamland" on Netflix). It's a comedy centered around a government infrastructure planning and development office (the Nation Building Authority), and the frustrations of bureaucracy and incompetent colleagues. Even if that doesn't sound like your cup of tea, I promise you the scenarios and characters are spot on, and the humor is quick, deadpan, hilarious. I am making my way through the recommendations, and here's…