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I really wanted to like this, but I didn't. First, I enjoyed The Witch and The Northman. Second, I briefly knew Eggers' parents in Laramie, Wyoming. I get that Eggers wanted to replicate Murnau's German Expressionist atmospherics, but this new version was just too melodramatic for modern tastes. The Sarsgaards are a talented acting family, but Bill's take on Orlock was more comical than sinister. The direction was stolid, and the editing was clumsy and choppy. I much prefer Coppola's version of Dracula, with a more nuanced performanceby Gary Oldman (I'll concede Keanu Reeves' wooden performance). After a half hour, I checked out. I simply can't recommend this film.

John Rebus, Jimmy Perez, Jackson Brodie. Now, add Karen Pirie to the list of Scottish detectives to light up the small screen. A wee lass with a tidy brain and a good heart, Karen Pirie is a young detective in St. Andrew (spoiler alert - no scenes of the historic golf course), thrust into a cold case review with modern consequences. From a novel by Val McDermid, the story is well plotted, dialog well scripted, and characters well acted, particularly Karen, played by Lauren Lyle. Lyle is best known as Marseli Fraser in Outlander, but also played an anti-nuclear activist in the equally excellent submarine mystery Vigil. She's transitioned well from supporting to lead actress in Karen Pirie. My only regret is that this first - hopefully not last) season is only three episodes. Looking forecast to a second season.

Episode 7. George Abeyta, enrolled Eastern Shoshone. A graduate of University of Wyoming, George teaches and coaches at the middle school in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. He is an accomplished fancy dancer.