Archive 81 (Netflix)

Mark Thibodeau jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com
Tue Jan 18 15:46:36 UTC 2022


Ira Levin had nothing to do with The Sentinel, which rips a lot from
Rosemary's Baby, which WAS written by Ira Levin, which might be where
you got confused! Full time lawyer, part-time novelist Jeffrey Konvitz
wrote The Sentinel (and produced and backed the film, if Wikipedia is
to be trusted).

The movie is awful, but still fun in a terrible taste sort of way. And
it contains some genuine freak-out moments.

yer old pal Jerky

PS - Now I gotta check out Theodore Roszak's novel Flicker! Have you
read it? Is it any good?

On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 10:07 AM rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Binged it over long weekend. Lots to like for sure. both male and female
> leads, actors who I havent seen before, are very good. the story such as it
> is, encapsulates so many great horror tropes: Lovecraft and what not, but
> brings to mind some more obscure resonances like Ira Levin's novel/filmThe
> Sentinel and Theodore Roszak's novel Flicker. some minor quibbles, but
> better than average Netflix fare in my mind
>
> rich
>
> On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 12:35 AM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Trailer
> > https://youtu.be/ibxKEqxARkE
> >
> > I’m just less than half through the first episode, but it feels well
> > written and acted.  It’s going to get to a high level of paranoia (as
> > trailer shows), which can quickly get old or silly, but who knows.  It’s
> > starting out slowly, but the seeds feel grounded.  Looks like it’s got
> > legs.
> >
> >
> > https://www.thedailybeast.com/netflixs-archive-81-is-the-first-binge-worthy-horror-series-of-2022
> > Netflix’s ‘Archive 81’ Is the First Binge-Worthy Horror Series of 2022
> >
> >
> > https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a38768485/is-netflix-archive-81-true-story/
> > Netflix's Archive 81Feels Freakishly Real—But Is It Based On A True Story?
> >
> >
> > https://www.rogerebert.com/streaming/creepy-archive-81-wants-to-be-your-winter-tv-obsession
> > Creepy Archive 81 Wants to be Your Winter TV Obsession
> >
> >
> > https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/archive-81-netflix-b1993085.html%3Famp
> >
> > Archive 81: The scary new Netflix series you’ll immediately want to add to
> > your watchlist
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