Angela Law

animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 
movies

landscapers

I have to say I wasn’t really into this story. It was a limited series based on a true story of a couple who allegedly killed the woman’s parents and buried them in their yard. That part of the story was fine, but the way they told it was on the experimental side of things. For example, in one scene, the actors walked through the movie sets and started acting out different scenarios of what might have occurred the night of the murder. It was weird. I guess they were trying to be clever, but I don’t like that kind of clever.

If it seems like I haven’t been into much of what I’m watching lately it’s because I’m running out of things to watch so I’m checking out some stuff that I may or may not like.

movies

alone

This was an ok thriller about a woman who is abducted by an apparent serial killer. I give it the lukewarmest of recommendations.

My rating: 3/5

tv

one day

This Netflix limited series was ok. It told a 20-year story of 2 friends (male and female) who met in college. The reason I say it was ok was that they looked the same for the entire 20 years, so that was kind of weird. You’d think they would have done some sort of aging makeup or something. Also, the story wasn’t super compelling. I probably wouldn’t have watched it except for the one main actor. He was on the last season of White Orchid, and I liked him on that show.

My rating: 3/5

books

the intruder

This was a pretty good one that I had read before. The author was Peter Blauner and I’m pretty sure one of his other books had me up all night reading, so I’m looking forward to re-reading that one, too.

I’ve been trying to spend more time reading and less time wasting time on my phone. I think it’s paying off. I finished this one in about 2 weeks.

My rating: 3.5/5

live entertainment

buddy guy

I went to see blues legend Buddy Guy in Greensburg last night. It is his farewell tour (he’s 87 years old) so I figured it was a must-see show. And, it was! The opener, King Solomon Hicks, was pretty great, too, but he didn’t play with a full band–it was just him and a bass player. Pittsburgh legend Norman Nardini joined him for a song or two, which was cool.

There was one weird thing at the end of the show. During the last song, he called up some kid from the audience to play (he said something about meeting the kid’s grandparents the night before at dinner). The kid had his guitar with him and they set him up to play with the band. I thought I was going to get to see a child prodigy play, which would have been awesome. Instead, the kid sounded like he’d never picked up a guitar before. He played a couple of random notes on his untuned guitar and then Buddy Guy said, “let’s give him a hand”. It was so awkward. I don’t know if he choked or if his grandparents seriously underestimated his abilities. Or if the intent was not for him to play at all, and simply meet Buddy Guy. Hopefully, that won’t deter him from playing in the future. He still has time to be a child prodigy. In 15 years, I hope to hear a story about some new blues wizard who once played on stage with Buddy Guy when he was 10.