A writer since her childhood introduction to Shel Silverstein, Marni adores film, cats, Brits, and the Oxford comma. She studied screenwriting and has written movie, TV, and pop culture reviews. Find her on Instagram and BlueSky.
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The second episode of Get Millie Black lands Curtis in the hospital for emergency surgery following his shooting. Millie finds Curtis’ boyfriend, Daniel, fighting with a nurse about being allowed to see him. The nurse snidely says the hospital doesn’t recognize “that kind of family,” Millie steps in, calling
HBO & HBO Max
Atmospheric and instantly engaging, HBO’s Get Millie Black is set in Kingston, Jamaica and follows detective Millie-Jean Black (Tamara Lawrance), who narrates the series. The series premiere, titled "Millie," introduces her as a child (Emeka Onuora), happily painting her brother Orville’s (Zolé Onuora) toenails. But
FX
Say Nothing, the FX/Hulu limited series adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s bestselling, award-winning 2018 book of the same title, covers forty years of events during The Troubles in Northern Ireland and England. Over the scripted series’ nine hour-long episodes, viewers get to know historical figures of
Disney/Hulu
The David Tennant-led Rivals is funny, clever, and quotable. Although the biggest draws are arguably the shirtless men and countless sex scenes, author Dame Jilly Cooper is a witty one, and her source material is ripe with textual play, which translates well onscreen. Tennant’s character, Lord Tony Baddingham,
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Our reintroduction to the world of Susan Ryeland (Lesley Manville) in Moonflower Murders, the follow-up to Magpie Murders, brings brand new characters into the mix, and perhaps none is more memorable than Madeline Cain, played to perky perfection by Pippa Bennett-Warner. In the story within a story, Miss
PBS
We’ve reached the finale of Moonflower Murders and its labyrinthine plots. Throughout the show, I kept asking: What is the significance of Natasha, the maid, going specifically to Cecily after she finds Parris dead? And does the fact that Parris occupied a room that was booked for another guest
Disney/Hulu
From its opening mid-coitus sequence prominently featuring a naked male posterior, Rivals comes out of the gate promising you’re in for a load of saucy, soapy fun. Clever and funny, the 1980s-set series is based on prolific author Dame Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster of the same name.
PBS
Creepy Martin Webster digs in his garden while his wife Joann scowls as the fifth episode of Moonflower Murders begins. In the woods nearby, a pile of moss and dirt reveals a secret: peeking out is a dead woman’s hand, wearing a wedding and engagement ring. Cecily has been
PBS
The mid-point of Moonflower Murders walks us back to the day before Cecily’s wedding as she frantically searches for her father’s missing fountain pen. Aiden convinces her to have a drink in the garden to relax. They are interrupted by Frank Parris, who gives Aiden his room
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Whether you read his books or were introduced to shows he created like Collision or Foyle’s War, Anthony Horowitz is a name you should recognize. His early YA titles led to writing the explosively popular teen spy series known as the Alex Rider novels, which he later adapted to
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The third episode of Moonflower Murders begins with a plea: Aiden holds a press conference at D.S. Locke’s urging, addressing the camera and begging Cecily to contact him and the kidnapper to let her go. All the main characters are watching the broadcast, but there’s a new
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As Moonflower Murders returns for its second installment, Susan is dwelling on her guilt in encouraging Alan Conway to use the real-life murder of Frank Parris as the inspiration for Atticus Pünd Takes the Case. She flashes back to eight years ago, meeting with him for lunch when he