The Bear (2022– )

Carmy is a talented chef who inherits his brother's restaurant and tries to raise its renown to an ideal level.

'The Bear' is an intense dramatic series (absurdly presented as a "comedy" by the various awards festivals), which candidly and realistically represents the different aspects of mental health problems, stress, perfectionism and ambition. With an admirable team of actors, the series is tense, frustrating, and addictive.

Director:  Christopher Storer and others

Production:  Hulu   

Creator:  Christopher Storer   

Duration:  2 seasons of 8 and 10 episodes (30-50 minutes each)   

With: Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edebiri, Lionel Boyce,Liza Colón-Zayas, Abby Elliott, Oliver Platt, Jon Bernthal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Will Poulter

Rating: 9/10

The Rental (2020)

Two couples rent a vacation home, but hidden truths come out unexpectedly.

'The Rental' is an interesting thriller. With few characters, the intimate and constrained environment of the rented house, the film quickly moves from the ideal vacation atmosphere, to eyebrow raising  choices of activities and unexpected reactions, then to an alert and fast pace due to the snowball effect style of revelations.

Director:  Dave Franco      

With: Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand, Jeremy Allen White, Toby Huss

Rating: 7/10