Bosch - S01 (TV 2015)

Rotten Tomatoes

Bosch - S01 (TV 2015): Cop works a cold case involving a boy's bones and a case of a serial killer who seems to be teasing Bosch. Bosch might be uncorruptible, but the LAPD isn't. Seven seasons and a spinoff (Ballard) tell me it's time I finally watched this one. B+

Prime

#VeryTardyReview

The Decameron (TV 2024)

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The Decameron (TV 2024): A satire set in medieval Italy where nobles and servants quarantine themselves from the Black Death. Flippant, dark humor abounds. As the deaths from pestilence and violence mount, the dark humor turns more serious, if that makes sense. C+

Netflix

Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

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Highest 2 Lowest (2025): Spike Lee's latest homage to NYC, with Denzel Washington playing a music mogul whose son is kidnapped, setting off both professional and personal crises. When he takes the law into his own hands, he sets off obligatory and implausible chase scenes. B+

AppleTV+

POTD: Michelangelo's Pietà

From 2024 12 22 Rome

Today's photo-of-the-day is from inside St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Just inside the Jubilee Year's Holy Door stands Michelangelo's Pietà, which along with Michelangelo's David, get my vote for most beautiful statues ever made. David for its bravado. The Pietà for its pathos.

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"Marble folds like cloth,
a mother cradles her son,
sorrow carved in stone."
— h/t ChatGPT

POTD: St. Peter's Basilica

From 2024 12 22 Rome

Today's photo-of-the-day is from inside St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on Christmas Day. According to Wikipedia, "It was initially planned in the 15th century by Pope Nicholas V and then Pope Julius II to replace the ageing Old St. Peter's Basilica, which was built in the fourth century by Roman emperor Constantine the Great. Construction of the present basilica began on 18 April 1506 and was completed on 18 November 1626."

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"Family gathered
beneath gold decorated
ceiling far above."
— h/t ChatGPT