Five Night’s At Freddy’s 2, Hamnet, The Staircase

Movie 1: Five Night’s At Freddy’s 2

This is a sequel to the 2023 original Five Nights at Freddy’s. Once again the marionettes and auto Tron machines run amok in an abandoned pizza parlor. And, as with the first movie, the acting, writing and common sense are nonexistent. We saw this with a younger, appreciative audience who laughed and applauded. We have no idea why. This Freddy’s is four nights too many.

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Movie 2: Hamnet

This movie tells the fictional story of how Shakespeare and his wife deal with the loss of a child.  Jessie Buckley as the wife and Paul Mescal as William Shakespeare are brilliant.  Both deserve Oscar nominations at minimum.  The writing, directing and cinematography are spot on prefect.  The movie unwinds slowly but builds to a spectacular conclusion.

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Movie 3: The Staircase

This eight part Netflix miniseries is based on a true story.  Set in Durham, North Carolina it is an epic crime drama spanning 17 years.  The husband, Colin Firth, is accused of brutally murdering his wife, Toni Collette.  The acting is very good with an all-star cast.  Each episode is about an hour and moves quickly.  And it’s a lot of fun to see Juliette Binoche again.

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