Review Day

There are no major spoilers in these reviews.

Gadjistan Zizany by Gadjo:
We caught this little street band on our trip to Barcelona in 2008 and their first CD has been on during many dinners since then. This 2011 CD is more of the same, but a little too repetitive and less quirky.

Final Grade: C+

Black Bird:
This true crime show tries to channel Netflix's Mindhunter and every show ever made that takes place in a prison. A low-level criminal must go undercover in a maximum security prison and befriend a serial killer to gain critical evidence. The show is very by-the-numbers and doesn't show any real nuance until Episode 3. The setting lacks any real menace or danger and the whole thing sputters along until it quietly ends. Other than a creepy performance by Paul Walter Hauser, the show had little to keep me enthralled. On AppleTV+.

Final Grade: C

Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale:
This special is random and all over the place, like a seventh grader trying to figure out his sense of humour. It lingers too long on unfunny diarrhea jokes, and concludes without any strong climactic punchline. There are a few good belly laughs, but otherwise this special is a miss. On Amazon Video.

Final Grade: C-

Righteous Gemstones, Season One:
I picked up this show after wanting more Walton Goggins in my life after the Justified reboot misfire. This show about a family of televangelists manages to be funny without sinking to the easy skewering of religion. John Goodman is great, as always, and Danny McBride is fine playing Danny McBride (as he does in every show).

Final Grade: B+