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Between (2015)
Season 1
Though it is easy to refer to this show as being extremely slow, severely lacking character development, and having an almost non-existent plot... I binge watched the first season in one sitting. This is mostly from the suspense of wanting to know why everyone over the age of 21 dies. But that is the only suspense. After that is discovered there really is no reason to continue watching. Amanda, played by Krystal Nausbaum, was truly the most interesting character on the show. Everyone else, it was the same old story played out over and over again.
The Apartment (2012)
Good show, but awkward
I started watching this show on Netflix and instantly fell in love with it. After just a few short episodes though, I began to notice awkward dialogue between the judges and the women that are apart of the competition. The women considered pretty are the recipients of sly, yet obvious, comments that are sexual in nature. There are also moments of gender biased comments too. I really like the show, just get rid of the pesky, cheesy one liners.
Bird Box (2018)
It's a no from me.
With so much hype, I figured I'd give this movie a shot (and Sandra Bullock has always been one of my favorites). My major beef with this movie comes from direction style. Every single scene was rushed through and short. There was very little room for building a storyline. This would have faired a lot better as a short series, fleshed out over 10 episodes. That way a lot more substance could have been given to the monsters, the characters, and the overall storyline.
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
LOVED IT!
I think those of you against this movie were so set on certain ideals, and when those certain ideals weren't met, it ruined it for you. Surprise, you're not writing the movie. My husband and I absolutely loved the movie and are shocked at the bad ratings. There were a couple inconsistencies in character development, but I'm hoping with JJ Abrams coming back for number #3, that he will tie everything back together. Regardless, the action was great, awesome graphics, and there were genuine funny moments. I usually don't care for funny moments in these types of movies (Guardians of the Galaxy 2 killed me with that), but the jokes in The Last Jedi were actually funny.
Timeless (2016)
Deserves more recognition!
I'll never understand why this show has such poor reviews, and a dismal number of followers. I loved it! I watch a lot of sci-fi (really the only thing I watch) and I put this up there with some of my favorites. I think people miss how fresh this show is. Sci-fi shows with aliens and monsters can only be done so many times. I'm getting tired of vampires and werewolves. This is just people and historical events. And that's what makes it awesome.
Doctor Strange (2016)
Just.... eh
I'm a big time Marvel and Benedict Cumberbatch fan (anyone else catch the "yupp" the same way he says it on Sherlock?) But the writing and directing for the movie didn't live up to those two things. The time line in the beginning was a mess! I understand it was likely hard to come up with another way to fit all of that in, in a short amount of time, but this didn't work. For the first 20 minutes or so of the movie, it was a complete snooze fest. It picked up in the middle and was good for the rest of the movie. The "mirror dimension" looked really neat, but didn't make much sense beyond that. I'm big into sci-fi and science, but this left me scratching my head as to how it actually worked. I view Benedict Cumberbatch as one of the greatest actors of our time, he should of had more opportunities to show case that.
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Timelines!!!
Michael Fassbender and James Mcavoy made this movie! If it wasn't for them... it would of completely tanked. The X-Men franchise is my favorite out of Marvel. But lately, including with X-Men: Apocalypse, the time lines of all of the movies are being severely screwed up. The more movies they come out with, the more it seems to happen. For example (spoiler**) Storm originally meets Nightcrawler in X-Men 2, but all of a sudden meets him for the first time in this movie now!? Huh!? Also, Jean's time line is all screwed up from this movie as well. The action was great, amazing graphics, and I loved the general story line.... the wacky time lines are just killing it for me.