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The Insurrectionist Next Door (2023)
Fascinating
Very well done and informative. What surprised me was the genuine compassion Ms. Pelosi has for these people, even the ones who expressed no remorse for their actions. I don't think I would be as generous to people who wished harm to my mother. Letting them speak for themselves was the correct approach, and it helped me understand a little better why they did what they did. It's heartbreaking to see how damaged people were manipulated into doing terrible things. Maybe understanding how powerful people dupe their followers will help us avoid repeating this kind of violence. I wish I were more confident of that.
The Bear: Fishes (2023)
Intense
I can't believe the people that are saying this wasn't a realistic episode, as if families don't behave that way. We immediately thought of our first Christmas after we got married, which consisted of my mother-in-law screaming nonstop for 2 hours, my two sisters-in-law crying, and my father-in-law hiding out in the bathroom. It all resolved itself to seething near-total silence for 2 days.
That out of the way, the writing was top-notch, the scene construction excellent, and the acting as good as it gets, especially Jamie Lee Curtis. Oddly enough, I found John Mullaney touching and believable as the one guy trying to hold the mess together. Yeah, some families are intense, and holidays bring out the worst in them.