* Frankenstein (2025) Movie – Outstanding, Netflix always tries to start each Month with a strong Movie, and it does so again with this one. This is based on a very old, Classic Novel set in the 1800s about a Man who successfully created on his own a Sentient Lifeform, but now has to struggle with the Consequences of that Creation. This Movie now for me is definitely one of Director Guillermo Del Toro’s very best works, up there with “Hellboy: The Golden Army”. Oscar Isaac is great as the unlikeable Genius while Jacob Elordi shone as the pitiful Monster who is just trying to find his Place in this World. Put thesd together with the excellent Storytelling and Cinematography of Del Toro and the big Budget provided by Netflix and you have a new, Modern Classic, a Must-Watch Movie for me. It is a bit long though at around two and half hours, so it took me a couple of sitting to finish this one. But it was very much well worth it.
* Death by Lightning (2025) Limited Series – Outstanding, this is a Black Comedy-Drama about one of the United States’ (US) Presidents, James Garfield who in the late 1800s was assassinated. The Series follows his remarkable rise in Politics where he became a Presidential Nominee mainly because of a single Speech, all the Way to the last Days of his Presidency. It shows the Rough Nature of US Politics even back in those Days. Michael Shannon as Garfield was great as usual, with the added Bonus of seeing him play not as a Villain for once but actually the Good Guy. Very informative, and the Comedic Nature of the Movie in some Spots helped a lot in making it interesting to watch.
My only complaint is that initially I had trouble following who was what, and what was being said because some of the Words used were old and unfamiliar. Garfield’s Speech was also spoken in the old English Way so it was not easy to understand. I had to resort to turning on the English Subtitles which helped a lot in solving those Issues. Very Informative of what went on in those Days, and great Visuals also of how the major US Cities looked like in the 1800s. The Series Title by the Way is derived from a somewhat Prophetic Remark by Garfield himself who said that Assassination Attempts were unpredictable and unavoidable Events that were similar to “Death by Lightning”.




