Jerry Williams aka TVJerry
LightNews LightNews
banner
tvjerry.bsky.social
Jerry Williams aka TVJerry
@tvjerry.bsky.social
29 followers 4 following 320 posts
Posts Replies Media Videos
tvjerry.bsky.social
MURDAUGH: DEATH IN THE FAMILY (Hulu) is a crime drama about a very dysfunctional family with great performances by Jason Clarke & Patricia Arquette.
tvjerry.com/murdaugh-dea...
#SIFTER #MurdaughDeathIntheFamily
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
In DIE MY LOVE Jennifer Lawrence is goes all out in an attempt to create a tour de force performance, but the film's random timeline and other edgy elements don't generate much empathy for her character.
tvjerry.com/die-my-love/
#SIFTER #DieMyLove
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
This year's POCHONTAS REFRAMED FILM FESTIVAL will feature this cute animated short by writer/director/comic Joey Clift. He offers fun insite into the process and the world of native comics.
tvjerry.com/an-animated-...
#SIFTER @prsfilmfest
November 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT won the Palme d'Or at Cannes this year. It's an import from Iran featuring a group with ethical quandaries after they kidnap the man they think tortured them as political prisoners.
tvjerry.com/it-was-just-...
#SIFTER #ItWasJustAnAccident
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
I watched DEATH BY LIGHTNING (Netflix) on the train back from NYC. It's a fascinating history lesson combined with true crime drama about the assassination of President James Garfield.
tvjerry.com/death-by-lig...
#SIFTER #DeathByLightning
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
HEDDA (Prime Video) is a very different reworking of the Ibsen classic, but it feels more like an experiment in stylistic presentation than an emotional drama.
tvjerry.com/hedda/
#SIFTER #HeddaPrimeVideo
November 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
TASK (HBO) is from the creator of "Mare of Easttown." It's a crime drama that takes a while to get involving, but it's more about the characters that keeps the series interesting.
tvjerry.com/task/
#SIFTER #TaskHBO
November 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER (Netflix) stars Colin Farrell as a con man, but his usual acting skills are pushed to messy situations resulting in too much dramatic intensity. Also disappointing since it was directed by Edward Berger ("Conclave")
tvjerry.com/ballad-of-a-...
#SIFTER #BalladOfASmallPlayer
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
Yep, that's a bald Emma Stone in BUGONIA, here latest collab with director Yorgos Lanthimos. There are glimpses of brilliance, but more often mild frustration with the continual banter between here and Jesse Plemons.
tvjerry.com/bugonia/
#SIFTER #Bugonia
November 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
NOUVELLE VAGUE is French for New Wave, the revolutionary film movement in the 60s. This film by Richard Linklater is about the making of Jean Luc Godard's groundbreaking film "Breathless."
tvjerry.com/nouvelle-vag...
#SIFTER #NouvelleVagueFilm
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
Under Guillermo del Toro's masterful direction this new version of FRANKENSTEIN is a tragic tale on a grand scale. 5 stars!
tvjerry.com/frankenstein/
#SIFTER #Frankenstein2025
October 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
This week's podcast is an interview with Andrew D. Kaplan, who wrote/directed this 3-hour doc on Edgar Allan Poe.
tvjerry.com/edgar-allan-...
#SIFTER #InSearchOfEdgarAllanPoe
October 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
Jeremy Allen White plays Bruce in SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE. He's convincing on stage, but the dramatic moments (and that's most of the movie) are continually sullen without much emotional impact.
tvjerry.com/springsteen-...
#SIFTER #SpringsteenDeliverMeFromNowhere
October 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
2nd review in a row featuring Ethan Hawke. In THE LOWDOWN he plays a guy who's more a mess than a success in this new neo-noir series from Sterlin Harjo.
tvjerry.com/the-lowdown/
#SIFTER #TheLowdown
October 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
BLUE MOON stars Ethan Hawke as lyricist Lorenz Hart. It's basically a one-man show, as he embodies the character with admirable skill and lots of talking.
tvjerry.com/blue-moon/
#SIFTER #BlueMoonmovie
October 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
Daniel Poler wrote and directed ESPINA about his best friend. It's a fascinating story and more so because it's true. It'll play at this year's Virginia Film Festival (10-22-26).
tvjerry.com/this-film-is...
#SIFTER @VirginiaFilmFestival
This film is about his best friend – TVJerry.com
tvjerry.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
GOOD FORTUNE has good potential with Aziz Ansari writing/directing/starring along with Keanu Reeves & Seth Rogen. Sadly the most we get is upbeat energy and occasional smirks. Hardly ever funny.
tvjerry.com/good-fortune/
#SIFTER #GoodFortuneMovie
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
URCHIN is the first directorial effort for actor Harris Dickinson and I found it an objective, somewhat distanced character study of a young addict living on the streets of London. tvjerry.com/urchin/
#SIFTER #UrchinMovie
October 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
CHAD POWERS (Hulu) is a smart, sassy, sweet and silly comedy with Glen Powell in an iconic comic role. 5 stars!
tvjerry.com/chad-powers/
#SIFTER #ChadPowers
October 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
Even though there was only one artist featured in this year's InLight it was a lovely exhibition and the "parade" was magical (sorry the video isn't very good, but u get the idea...there was musical accompaniment from the stage).
#artoberVA #1708InLight, #SuperGiantJumpStar, #inlightrichmond
October 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
BOOTS (Netflix) is about a gay teen who joins the Marine Corp in the 90s. Although there are predictable, stereotypical elements, the personalities of the soldiers adds humanity and even some warmth.
tvjerry.com/boots/
#SIFTER #Boots
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
AFTER THE HUNT is the new drama from Luca Guadagnino starring Julia Roberts (playing against type), Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri. The performances are strong, but it isn't as dramatically powerful as it could have been.
tvjerry.com/after-the-hu...
#SIFTER #AfterTheHunt
October 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
The trailer for ROOFMAN makes it look like a rollicking comedy. It's not, but it is an endearing look at this true story about a man who robbed 25 McDonalds and hid for 6 months in a Toys "R" Us. Also one of Channing Tatum's sweetest performances.
tvjerry.com/roofman/
#SIFTER #Roofman
October 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
JEFF RATHNER started shooting news camera at CBS6 here, but ended up at PBS Newshour for 36 years, leaving us to hear some great stories about the polititians and artists he's "shot."
tvjerry.com/hes-shot-eve...
@jeffrathner #SIFTER
October 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
tvjerry.bsky.social
The basic premise of HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is that a nuclear weapon is headed for the US. It’s examines the chilling possibilities and the government's response. Slow burn tension from director Kathryn Bigelow.
tvjerry.com/a-house-of-d...
#SIFTER #AHouseOfDynamite
October 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM