Epix berlin station review11/22/2023 ![]() Our lead, Volker Bruch, who I first saw in the 2008 epic (and Oscar-nomimated) “Bader Meinhoff Complex”, and later, in 2013’s terrific limited series, “Generation War”, is terrific. _’s appearance aside, the performances are top notch. And did I mention a certain, newly-elected member of the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame makes an appearance as a debauched cabaret singer? There is also a major action point in the latter episodes that strains all credulity…in a manner that it does not anywhere else. That I consider it a failing could simply be a product of how accustomed we, as an American audience, are to cliffhangers and/or gigantic endings. However, the watch-ability of it is in no way diminished by this. A bit underwhelming, it doesn’t match the journey we’ve been on in terms of weight. The not so good? Well, topping that list is the ending. The performances are spot on (assuming you’re watching WITH subtitles), and the tension and suspense is legit. Luckily, it possesses a script that, as political-noir goes, is effective and earnest. It is brilliantly produced, recreating a Germany of the past better than many films, For the record, it is the most expensive non-English language series ever produced with a budget of $45 million dollars, which counts for naught if it’s not good. ( important note: if you want to watch it right, then change your settings to German with English subtitles. Woke up early the next day and by that afternoon had completed all sixteen episodes. Thus a show such as this looked right up my alley. Readers of this blog will know that some of my Top Five films in any language over the last four years all revolve around the Second World War (20 Hungarian masterpieces “Son of Saul” and “1945”, 2016’s “Land of Mine” from Finland, and 2018’s TWO German offerings, “Never Look Away” and “The Captain”), and more specifically, the European Theater. A procedural noir, of sorts, “Babylon Berlin” takes place in 1929 Weimar Germany, and spans some of the more important moments leading up to the inevitability of the Nazi Party’s rise. I bumped up against some show with a great logo (and an even better summary) called “Babylon Berlin”. Gratefully, at long last Netflix had updated its user interface, making it much easier to trod that menu less traveled. I had just completed “Killing Eve” and “Hidden” and was avoiding about a million tasks and a thousand things I’m “supposed” to watch. ![]() Wander off the beaten path of stuff to watch. ![]() When one is out of things to watch, and the effectiveness of Moviepass is on a hiatus, you start to scramble a little bit. Regardless, there is much to be gained from spending some time with these shows.Ĭreated by Tom Tykwer, Henk Handloegten and Achim von Borries Gratefully, the not-so-terrific one has been put to pasture, as well. Sadly the terrific one has been cancelled. ![]() ![]() One is very good, one is not so good and getting worse, and one of them is absolutely terrific. But seriously, these three shows account for sixty-six hours of content and they all take place in Berlin. Apologies (groveling apologies) to JFK, there are so many shows who make Berlin their primary locale via streaming services that, as an American, it’s hard not to think back to that speech. ![]()
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