Veron The Reviewer

The Nest is a drama film starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon. Set in the 1980s, the film centers on the O'Hara family, consisting of father Rory (Jude Law), mother Allison (Carrie Coon), daughter Sam (Oona Roche), and young son Ben (Charlie Shotwell). The film starts with Rory deciding that his work prospects as a trader in American are limited and so he brings his American family back to his native England, upending their entire lives in a split-second decision. Allison, Sam, and Ben so realize they have a very hard time adjusting to the different culture of the UK. Not helping matters is Rory's overconfidence in getting the big break he believes he deserves, constantly spending big and making impulsive decisions all while his wealth dwindles, constantly reassuring Allison that he will soon make a lot of money and make a good life in England for himself and the family. Due to the nature of the film's events, I would like to go into some spoiler territory for this review, so ...

The Americans is a spy thriller television series created by Joe Weisberg and starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, who appear to be ordinary American citizens and travel agents but are in fact Soviet spies working for the KGB. Set in the 80s, the series explores Elizabeth and Philip's lives as they perform missions for their KGB superiors, struggle with the morality of their work, and raise their two children Paige and Henry, who don't know the true identities and occupation of their parents, all while their next door neighbor Stan, an FBI agent, attempts to stop the activities of Soviet spies. The series is very engaging thanks to the great performances, the multilayered characters and the morally complex storylines. The acting is phenomenal. Every single emotion the characters are feeling translates perfectly to the screen, and the portrayals of every character makes all of them sympathetic to some degree, yes, even the ones who are murder...