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The Book of Clarence (2023)
Loved this!!! Yes
If, like me, you are quirky enough to consider Monty Python's movie "Life of Brian" and the album "Aquemini" by OutKast to both be all time classic artistic expressions, you will love this film!
I think this film may be a bit too nuanced and "out there" for basic film audiences, but if you're tired of standard film tropes and cliched dialog, this film is definitely worth checking out! Has all the elements needed for a long-lasting hood classic.
Will see this a second time and (frankly) in a more urban setting. Totally different performance coming from LaKeith on this one, but as always, nothing short of spellbinding.
The Northman (2022)
Dull and done before
Nothing new here...nothing interesting. Lots of grunting and emoting and long ponderous shots of landscapes in lieu of a meaningful narrative. I wish I had used the time to re-watch old episodes of Law & Order. At least those were ripped straight from the headlines...!
Colin in Black and White (2021)
Brilliant story telling
I thought this was a great story. Great acting and great writing. DuVernay can do no wrong!! Beautiful, evocative, and thoroughly heart wrenching, this series is a stirring portrait of race and business, finding truth, and the American way!
Dad Stop Embarrassing Me (2021)
It gets better as the season progresses
It's almost as though they changed writers after the first 2 episodes. (Apparently they did!)
Treat it as mindless comedy (it's not Shakespeare) and you will be entertained.
Start at eps 3 or 4. I've had belly laughs with each one episode thereafter.
David Allen Grier is a total show stealer.
Kiss the Bride (2010)
Um...no. Don't kiss this bride.
OK - I wanted to walk out 7 minutes into this film. Actually it was the first 2 minutes, but I decided to give it an extra 5 minutes (and then 20 minutes more) to see if I could find any redeeming qualities. Here are the qualities that I could find: * Bad acting (not sure what happened - some of the players have turned in quality performances in other films) * Worse writing * Hackneyed / clichéd dialog (they even managed to work in a few 'chicken eating' jokes) * Even the camera shots and lighting are bad (fluorescent lighting? really?)
Basically someone decided to put the 'church play' on film.
Save 90 precious minutes of your life and go do your taxes or something.
**Some really beautiful women though (although, just like my taxes, they all seem to have extensions).
People we have got to do better.
Gets 3 stars only because they managed to cast Persia White
Pathfinders: In the Company of Strangers (2011)
...you're kidding me right?
*Lousy acting (lots of unnecessary emoting) *Awful sound (muddled in parts, unnaturally sparse in others) *Questionable historical sets/settings (is that even France?) *No directing (everything is in close up!) *Laughable dialog ("Why, you're as ugly as soup!!") *Even the soundtrack is the wrong era (retro big band music??!).
This is just a bad community college play captured on film.
If this movie cost $50, someone spent $40 of it on hookers for the crew.
I understand that this is an Indy film and all, but come on, they made decent war movies in the 50s and 60s with small budgets on the back lot. Why can't these folks (in 2011) come up with at least a watchable film about such an important story?