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Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Simplification Of Complexity
We were really hoping for a gem here and was disappointed. Love Melissa McArthy but we really did not see a deep enough dive on her acting to carry this role - not trying to be cruel but she was a bit out of her lane in this role . To the contrary her costar, Richard Grant really delivers a great performance. The screenplay really suffers as their is no development of Lee Israel's persona to play off as the story progress's - an exploration of Lee's early work on her defining Killagallon biography (which is a Movie in itself) would of been more interesting than her agent interactions that all fall flat as they have presented Lee as nothing more than a lifelong alcoholic. I think the day when an actual documentary on Lee is made the subject will fully be explored and this move will be nothing more than, there once a movie made about Lee Israel that wasn't that good.
Andrew Santino: Cheeseburger (2023)
Killing Obama?
This guy is a viewers nightmare as he is lazy and delivers his audience a clamshell full of cancel cultlure let me fit it with the woke crowd to be accepted antics - complete leftists nonsense wrapped up as comedy.....in one of his "observations" he advocates for killing a president - If you simply replace the word Trump with Obama would this have caused any sort of outrage in the media on advocating to kill a president? Does that really pass as a joke? I really feel that we no longer have comedians they only want to be accepted by what they perceive as the in the crowd - do yourself a favor skip this and go back in time to find actual stand up comedy.
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
Waves crashes near shore
This one drew me in, it was interesting and it explored a chronological order of the full sounds utilized in movies from days of yore to present, a lot of people weighed in so you were never bolted down to one point of view, but then just when the final chapter started it began with the social justice messaging, how people are oppressed still today and sound is not gender specific and it shouldn't be just a man doing it. They just couldn't help themselves it's what makes this type of storytelling forgettable - if I knew it was going there I would have stayed away - it was done well and again interesting till the additional nonsense was laced into it - rather than just let it be they need it to make into something not needed or enhancing the documentary.
The Father (2020)
Emotional investment
No spoilers here so I will stay on the surface - the director, the acting, the scene movement from the perspective of the subject is all as good as it gets - if you have ever known, been a part of or lived with someone per this subject matter you will relate to this movie and be in tears. This is one of the greatest roles of Anthony Hopkins career, but even as great as he was along with his fantastic costar, Olivia Coleman it's Director Florian Zeller who is the real star. Florian superbly co-wrote this film Christopher Hampton and they completely captured the topic in a heartbreaking realistic fashion.
Inventing Anna (2022)
Pick Your Poison - Same Result
It appeared on the surface to have the right female lead in Julie Garner, who is fantastic in Ozarks and The Assistant, but the accent she utilized was not believable at all in this farce and In fact you will likely even find it unbearable. The writing of this story is even worse, writer Shonda Rhymes should have focused on the story I think she wanted to tell vs her very slanted social justice views, unless I got it wrong and this was the story she wanted to tell, either way both are unwatchable. Ultimately it's unfortunate that this tripe keeps getting made again and again, it has become more of an exercise in diversity and inclusion over quality content - I couldn't watch past the first episode.
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021)
Beware Not A True Music Documentary
There is a lot to unpack here but upfront this is more of a social documentary than a music documentary, its very easy to see the no so subtle slants when Bill Ayers audio is being used to illustrate reasoning, Under the correct heading of "Social Documentary"at its best this series is very good at showing what was going with the youth in the US and England during these times and illustrates this very well. At its worst it tries to justify that radical left thinking is a morally higher ground and the right thing, all voices and sides should be heard and understood in a "Documentary" to allow the viewer to feel and think with their own mind. As a music documentary it has some good cut footage and at times lightly explores the subjects but veers off just as it starts to get going as a deeper dive into music.
Mayor Pete (2021)
Fluff & Stuff
This is more of an advertisement than a documentary, it explores no balance or opposing side of its subjects so as a viewer your led down a path of how the main subject wants to be perceived vs a look at who this person may really be. I am more let down by the director Jesse Moss than the subjects, he was obviously influenced and maybe a bit buddy struck in his attraction to the main subject - expected more and got a lot less than even somewhat a true document of this unsuccessful presidential candidate.
Red Notice (2021)
If your in the mood
Buddy comedy/action modern day Lethal Weapon style flick with a lot of digital special effects. What's good about this movie is you know what your getting with some humorous quips and lines and a slight twist you I'll likely see coming. What's great about this movie is that it is free from any politics, social agendas or casting diversity, there is no virtual signaling/messaging and it's refreshing! Ryan Reynolds is the driving force in this movie and the cast plays beautifully with him - its well acted and directed which is needed in these type of stories with far fetched premises...
The Starling (2021)
Great Movie & We Need More Of Them!
Thank You Thank You Thank You - this movie was a heartwarming story with superb acting and it is so much what Hollywood needs to get back to - there was no political agenda or opinions intertwined in the story whatsoever and it was much appreciated. Melissa Mcarthy was so inspiring in her performance and Chris Dowd was a perfect partner in his characters nuance, then add in a superb supporting role by Kevin Klein done masterfully. Netflix I hope you can embrace this type of movie and produce many more of them - no more political opinions, narratives or agendas in the scripts of movies please - these types of films are what will keep people coming back and it's a much higher mark to aspire to.
Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
School is Out
Save yourself and skip this one think it certainly was not Big Little Lies quality (which was great). Kerry Washington's acting alone makes this unbearable but it misses the mark on plot development and real character depth, a bit depressing also with hidden and not so hidden intertwined messages on how they are directing fabricated racism, wether it's in the book or not the messaging is off putting, there is a lot better choices to spend your binging time on than this miss.
Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words (2020)
Don't Cry Uncle
Outstanding - this documentary shows the experience, depth and character of a man who possesses the spectrum of life and wisdom to be a Supreme Court justice. As Clarence Thomas relays in this concise documentary we need so much more of this to thrive and support the true diversity of thought. Judge Thomas illustrates and shows from his own real life treatment that the real injustice America struggles with is the manipulating and control of thought by the media and liberal think-tanks. He stands tall and survived it all - he is a true American success story that didn't succumb to the left mob or "cow tail" as he put its - he overcame.
The Village in the Woods (2019)
Good Spooky Watch
This is a good horror movie if you like a creepy place with strange people - I won't give any spoilers but if you like drive in horror from the 1970's this will draw you in. The story itself will remind you of a classic horror film but Is still worth the watch. Another bonus is this film is 81 minutes in length which is nice as it flows relatively well. There are a few so so actors and a few decent ones the script is genre fair - if you are looking for a late night fright this will work.
The Last Days (1998)
A 2021 Must Watch
"Things didn't happen at once things happen slowly - each time a new law came out we said it will blow over" this is a gripping documentary that serves as a grim reminder of what happens when you allow a government to divide its people into sects, strip its citizens of their rights, censor them, disarm them and provide constant propaganda to turn them on one another. The stories shared in this extremely well done documentary are heart wrenching of how the Holocaust occurred and how terrifying and eerily similar to the ongoings of our today are.
The Lady and the Dale (2021)
Not what you think
A remarkable story of a crafty criminal who even changed genders to keep up his crimes. The problem is it goes of the rails and it becomes about trans gender social justice. I applaud Dick Carlson for his relentless reporting on this criminal, further in the story there are clips of his son Tucker Carlson asking questions - the acorn didn't fall far from the tree thank goodness. This would have gotten a higher ranking if they could have stayed more on his Crimes than the personal opinions on transgender the speaker for what he perceives to be how things should be is Susan Stryker who is very off base praising the criminal.