RUSSIAN DOLL SEASON 2 REVIEW

After the Happy Death Day narrative of Season 1 of Netflix’s Russian Doll (albeit, with more of a Final Destination killer), Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) doesn’t seem to have settled down in her lifestyle much in the years that have passed. Which I guess is why the universe felt the need to teach her another lesson by messing with the time/space continuum around her again. This time she’s not resetting the day repeatedly, but finds that when she gets on a certain subway train, she gets off back in 1982 but in the body of her mother (Chloë Sevigny), who at the time was very pregnant with her. Meanwhile, her time looping cohort Alan (Charlie Barnett) has his own Quantum Leap going on back into a different time and ancestor. While there’s much fun to be had again with Lyonne’s acerbic wit, the second season was met with mixed reactions from Chris, Neil, Jordan, and Mike. Check out their review.

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CREATED BY: Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, and Amy Poehler

STARRING: Natasha Lyonne, Brooke Timber, Greta Lee, Elizabeth Ashley, Kate Jennings Grant, Annie Murphy, Charlie Barnett, Chloë Sevigny, Brendan Sexton III, Rebecca Henderson, Ritesh Rajan, Sharlto Copley, Irén Bordán, Ilona McCrea, Athina Papadimitriu, Franciscka Farjas, Ephraim Sykes, Rosie O’Donnell, Waris Ahluwalia, Lillias White, Anoop Desai, Danielle Perez, Max Baker, Sandor Funtek, Balázs Czukor, Gergely Csiby, Piroska Molnár, Phillipp Droste, Tulian Aczel

 

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Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss)

Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others). You can also check out Chris in his videocast, along with Martin Thomas and Danni Danger, that One Of Us does with our friends at Bell of Lost Souls: Crossover Event. He also regularly guests on the video game website Rage Select. Follow Chris on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Amazon Wish List.

 

 

Neil Anderson (Screener Squad)

I first got hooked on movies when I saw Star Wars at a drive-in theater as a kid. Growing up in a small, rural town meant not having access to a lot of movies. In college, that all changed. I couldn’t get enough. I love it all — flicks, films, movies, and cinema.