Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ Season 1, Episode 1: Does “The End’s Beginning” Live Up To The Hype?

Full disclosure: I’ve never read the books or played the game, but I have been excited about Netflix’s The Witcher ever since I heard Henry Cavill was cast as a hunter of evil monsters. It’s like Supernatural’s Winchester Brothers and Man of Steel’s Superman combined in one handsomely kickass package. What’s not to love? As…

HBO’s ‘Barry,’ Henry Winkler and Sarah Goldberg wow the crowd at the SF Film Festival

https://youtu.be/b09aJdWqVp4 I was captivated by HBO’s ‘Barry’ from the moment I saw the first trailer for Bill Hader and Alec Berg’s paradoxical and ambitious brainchild. The eight episode dark comedy follows Barry Birkman (‘SNL’s’ brilliant Hader), a former Marine turned hit man who stumbles into Gene Cousineau’s (hilariously portrayed by the always delightful and riveting…