“The Pale Blue Eye,” debuting this week on Netflix, stars Christian Bale as a detective in an 1830 whodunit alongside a young Edgar Allen Poe, played by “Harry Potter” and “The Queen’s Gambit” alum Harry Telling. And if you haven’t consumed enough rich food, or content about very rich people, over the holidays, HBO Max has a treat coming your way with “The Menu.” That’s got Ralph Fiennes as a celebrity chef at a very exclusive restaurant where things take a decidedly sinister turn.
‘The Pale Blue Eye’
Christian Bale reunites with filmmaker Scott Cooper, who directed him in “Hostiles” and “Out of the Furnace,” for “The Pale Blue Eye,” a murder mystery set in 1830 New York. This time Bale plays a detective investigating a series of killings alongside a young Edgar Allen Poe (played by “Harry Potter” and “The Queen’s Gambit” alum Harry Melling). In his review for The Associated Press, Mark Kennedy wrote that “a very satisfying and unexpected ending” awaits those who can bear the movie’s chill, which should be easier when it’s available in your living room, on Netflix, on Thursday. DETAILS
‘The Menu’
If you haven’t consumed enough rich food, or content about very rich people, over the holidays, HBO Max has a treat for with “The Menu,” which began streaming this week. Ralph Fiennes plays a celebrity chef at a very exclusive restaurant where things take a decidedly sinister turn for its various patrons including a…
