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Another Life (2019)
Great acting and production
The writing for this series is horrible. The characters are psychologically inconsistent from one episode to another, and in some cases, from scene to scene. This is putting aside that these people would never be allowed in space. Every bad decision that is possible is made. This is actually what moves the plot along. They move from one avoidable catastrophe to another. Having said all this, I still watched the entire series. The acting in it is pretty good. I really enjoyed some of the relationships and the portrayal of the non binary character.
The Mudge Boy (2003)
Interesting
I don't write a lot of reviews, but every once and a while a film will get stuck in my head, and writing about it is the only thing that seems to dislodge it from my daily thoughts. I really liked this film even though I found it disturbing, and hard to watch. Sometimes things are a little to real. This may be a fictional story, but it is something that could be, and that makes all the difference in an age of media that can produce anything.
My worry for the main character,Duncan Mudge (played by Emile Hirsch),was palpable through the whole film. His interaction with Perry Foley (played by Tom Guiry) was tense and destined for disaster from the beginning. Both actors played great roles, but Hirsch's portrayal of Mudge was done especially well. It reminds me of DiCaprio's portrayal of Arnie Grape. I can't think of anything else off the top of my head to compare it to. A lot of people play misfits convincingly, but occasionally you will find a character like Duncan who really sticks out.
I cannot give the credit entirely to the actors in this film. It would not be fair to ignore the writing and directing that the characters are dependent on for their existence. Michael Burke obviously had a vision in his head that he was able to carry from the writing to the screen as both the writer and director. He did a wonderful job creating a movie that made me uncomfortable as hell from beginning to end.