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Unsolved Mysteries: The Ghost in Apartment 14 (2022)
Ruined by paranormal con woman!
Unsolved mysteries needs to leave opportunist hocus pocus fame mongers out of it's true crime documentaries! Jodi Foster made an utter joke out of what is a very disturbing crime. I had heard of Colleen's nightmare ordeal at the hands of these two freaks of nature but until this documentary at no time was this young woman Marliz ever mentioned as part of this monster's criminal history! Yet her disappearance, torture & murder are very much worth mentioning! Sadly Unsolved Mysteries had to go and throw in some quack telling made up paranormal stories for what reason? Would have been a much higher rating otherwise!
August: Osage County (2013)
I know this family well!
What can I say about Meryl that hasn't already been said?! Never cared for Julia Robert's acting but she played this role very well. ALL the actors were completely convincing and GREAT in this movie! I have always LOVED Sam Shepard and it was a shame that his time in this movie was so short lived but what little screen time he had certainly made its impact.
Now on to the movie...
A very accurate depiction of family dysfunction at its finest! Everyone either dancing around the narcissist or walking on eggshells, doing their best to not confront the elephant in the room. Everyone except Julia Robert's character that is. Julia is that one person in such a family that confronts the elephant (there's always one and it's usually the scapegoat), which sets off a chain of truth's that ultimately rip this family completely apart. This is sadly what happens when ugly truths are finally exposed. I have never viewed a more accurate depiction of this very ill family dynamic. It brought me to tears because I have sadly lived it!
Blonde (2022)
TRASH
Absolute garbage and a huge INSULT to Marilyn Monroe!!! I can't believe Netflix aired this. I couldn't even stomache one whole episode. I watched until the made up threesome but was so turned off by it that I could not watch a minute more! Talk about taking licence to make an absolute horror film out of Marilyn's life!!! To call this faux film of Marilyn "Art" is an insult to anyone's intelligence! It's a horrific exploitation of not only her but her life & her trauma. An unnecessary and brutal slap in the face is what it is. Unlike the recently released (and great) Elvis movie, this film simply leaves a bad taste in your mouth, nothing more. Certainly NOT how Marilyn would want to be perceived or remembered, no matter how poignant her life was!
Elvis (2022)
Austin NAILED it!
As a lifelong Elvis fan, I didn't think Austin could pull off portraying Elvis because I just couldn't see a resemblance. I was so wrong! Austin captured the spirit and essence of Elvis so well that I could have sworn it was Elvis I was looking at in many scenes. Austin was amazing as Elvis! I also LOVE how Baz not only depicted Elvis's life from beginning to end but highlighted Elvis's early musical influences, which is so significant. Austin and Baz deserve awards for this very entertaining, brilliant movie! When it comes out on DVD, I will purchase it, as it is a keeper! Never liked the "Colonel" but I found the voice and dialect that Hanks adopted to portray his character a bit much and rather cringe. Then again, never been much of a Tom Hanks fan. It takes a special movie to get me into a theatre these days and THIS movie was well worth it!! As a matter of fact seen it twice. Once with my young adult children and then with my Elvis loving Aunt, who grew up in that era. We all loved it!!
The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (2020)
More common than we think
Dear God how can any little body and mind endure such pain!!! My heart ached the whole time watching this and brought me to tears throughout! It will also anger you to no end at HOW on earth soooo many adults failed this beautiful boy!! I wanted to reach through my screen to get at that "mother". I don't care about her childhood woes! I was abused as a child and grew up to only love and protect and advocate for all vulnerable people. There is no excuse, only evil...PURE EVIL!