The pilot was good.. not great but good. This was better. This was good enough to sell me on the entire season. I'm starting to think I do see though to the plot I just don't connect the dots. I noticed "the character" in Glass Onion and I kept seeing these bits of stupidity I just didn't think anything of it. In the pilot I noticed the cow looked odd but I didn't think anything of it. And here I saw bad logic and just didn't think anything of it. I think a lot of people are quick to call out plot points long before the story has even really decided on them but maybe there's a degree of merit to the proceedings.
But this episode was solid. We learned a bit. People acted a bit and the AI did it's thing a little bit.
This episode has one of the most brilliant lines in the entire series. Captain Stottlemeyer once again checks in with Monk to see if he's ok with another Trudy and he replies something like "Yeah, everyone should have a Trudy in their life." Written out this a powerful testament to his character on par with the many times he's given up love or failed to find love. A normal character might become bitter and resentful but Adrian carries bitterness as a facade. The fact that for him it's not even a consideration that more Trudys is a good thing even if they aren't his Trudy is just genius. It's why we love him.
This movie is way more emotional and well done than even I remember. It's chilling how fair they are to all the women in this movie. It's emotional, it's heart felt, people make mistakes and act out but never for no reason. Columbus never lets you care so much for Isabel that you lose all emotion towards Jackie. And vice versa. All of this is culminated in a single piece of dialog and even hearing that sentence "My fear is she won't" is enough to make you cry. This is how you turn a movie about adversaries into something that shows both sides for what they really are.
Just a beautiful film
This goes up there with one of the best episodes of The Orville. Not necessarily because it was so unique or because it did anything you've never seen before but like New Who with it's terrible CGI but amazing writing it did it well. This is an episode that really shows the potential of the space opera by really giving you fantastically done drama.
It really shows how much of an improvement this season will be over season 1. Hit after hit after hit. The rest of the season basically keeps going. This episode almost makes up for the last Krill focused episode in season 1.
Well that was earned. We say goodby to our "defective detective". The greatest mystery the one about Trudy was.. well somehow rushed at every point. It suddenly pivots in this final season. All of this should be frustrating but it's a testament to how well developed every other aspect of the show is that it's not. Tony Shalhoub and the writers really did a good job of humanizing and showing compassion for Andrian Monk. (Even if they could have used some of that to humanize Trudy earlier than the literal final episode. The end of this two-parter is monk at the top of his game. Pushed literally as far as we've ever seen him before. We've seen Adrian forced to do something he didn't want to do. We've seen him show up when he doesn't want to show up. We've seen him get until this point everything he's ever wanted but now we see him lose it. The garbage strike episode will always be one of my favorites but it has nothing on watching Adrian Monk finally confront the man responsible for the death of his wife Trudy.
Speaking of, it's come way too late but it was nice to finally see Trudy humanized rather than idealized. This show isn't as bad as others but it needed to be done. We get epilogues that really say "Next Chapter" rather than "Happily ever after". It's really been a long time since I saw the series airing but darn if this wasn't one of the best shows on TV at the time and very high quality even now.
Katja is working her scream queen this episode. Another classically disturbing episode. Ordinarily when Andy shows up I don't like him. He interrupts the tension that's been building rather than enhances it. But here it worked. As Kristen has been getting more and more atypical. Andy serves as a barometer in her home life. Not what I expected from him. At one point I thought he was going to be a demonic influence of some sort but that doesn't seem to have panned out.
I also love the nun. Sister Agnes who from what I can tell is everything the church should be. She does the skuttiest of skut work with grace and civility sans any complaint. She's here to fight evil with no holds barred. And I'm here for every minute of her steadfastness.
I never thought I'd see this movie again. I haven't seen it since the 90s when it was on the SciFi channel. It holds up SO WELL. Not just the effect but the characters honestly. With a few issues regarding Andrew Miller's Kazan who is supposed to be a savant autistic person. There's some language regarding that which would be appropriate potentially even in the context.
But this is a movie about tension. Our characters wake up in a cube made up of many smaller cube rooms and some of them have death traps. Even knowing who lived the tension is there and at times I would forget that this character or that character wouldn't survive.
Our characters struggle with each other and with the maze. They develop in utterly fascinating ways as they start out a mostly cohesive group and then tighten into different groups. Then they tighten beyond those groups into individuals who can barely stand to work together. They fight over whether to look up and figure out why they were selected or look downward and try to figure out what to do next. Little do they know in the only micro spoiler I'll give that they need to do both.
It's very reasonably acted and though the low budget affects somethings like minor continuity between rooms. But this is an action that is taken so often that it's easy enough to gloss over. Beyond that this movie is pure character.
Every Single Time. Three times each time I watch it tears fall. A masterpiece in emotional short story telling. I think it's as effective if not more than the opening scene of Up and that was incredible. A well earned Oscar win.
I was unprepared. Even with all the praise it's been getting I was completely unprepared for the excellence that is Watchmen from the very first episode. Lately I've been watching Andromeda season 2 which is cheesy scifi that doesn't pretend to be anything else. I've been toggling between Evil and Prodigal Son neither of which in the maybe 13 episodes I've seen of them total can match what Watchmen has done in one episode.
I've read that this takes place after the events of the comics and although I have read the comics, I'm not comics-nerd enough to have memorized enough to be able to really confirm that in this single episode. I'm sure there are all sorts of Easter eggs that I'm missing. What I do see is an alternate history that does the same world building that Watchmen did. For all the talk about the Black Wall street scene it didn't feel as big as I expected it to be which is fine because it does give me an anchor point historically.
The jump to the present is when things really start to kick off though. The police wear masks. Some of these are uniform and some of them are customized giving some of them the appearance of being superheroes. But there's not a lot said about them. Squid rain from the sky regularly which was the 2nd strongest hint I saw linking the timeline to the narrative of the Moore books. The other of course being a multipart documentary the final part of which is about to air in the timeline of the show.
Regina King ... wow. I liked Regina King. I've liked her since 227. I've loved her in other roles Boyz in the Hood, Miss Congeniality 2, Jerry Maguire and plenty of other roles. All over the place in terms of character and she's a delight in all of them. Andrew Howard as Red Scare was equally surprising. I recognize him as the Russian gangster from the many roles in which he plays a Russian gangster including Limitless. Louis Gossett Jr is barely recognizable but I'm glad to see him. Don Johnson was pretty solid as the police chief. There's a great scene in The Legend of Korra where Korra is falling from an airship and rather than find a way to land safely Lin Beifong grabs her and uses her momentum to launch Korra back into the fight. It's a small scene that show Korra can be trusted and is valuable in a fight. There's also a scene where Angela has to go meet someone dangerous and she gives a gun to her husband to shoot anyone who isn't her and he accept it and her leaving alone without challenge and it's also an interesting scene that shows Angela is not to be played with.
The action is actually relatively light in this episode but you don't miss it because the narrative is so compelling. Just trying to figure out what's going on and how we got here is enough to ride for at least 3 episodes but I doubt Watchmen will keep us waiting this long.
I picked this up on a whim and the first episode was hilarious. Rachael Bloom has had a bit of a TV-style "glow up" since her F Me Ray Bradbury days. As the first season came on it showed it wasn't just going to be a fun musical ala Galavant (which I sincerely loved) but something that played with more than the tropes of musical theatre but also the tropes of it's namesake. The Crazy Ex. First it was with the perspective and then it was with the characters.
Further seasons just managed to get better. Unlike Glee they didn't sacrificed what we loved about the story in Season 1 to just improve the music in further seasons. They kinda did both. With quotable lyrics and songs you'll never get out of your head. Rebecca grew to be someone we empathized with even more as we watched her we rooted for her and there are twists and pitfalls and all along you can look back and see the story was about Rebecca who she is and why and how that affects her ability to navigate her life. The aspects of the show I didn't like are so minor they're not even worth mentioning in a series review.
Easily recommend this to anyone who wants a good time and more importantly you'll know in three episodes (if not one) whether this show is for you. If you loved what you see you're gonna have a great time for four seasons of content that has pretty study legs.
This season starts off with Harry coming back to earth and taking up a new mission. It ends after much revelations and much humor with a shift in every major character towards the otherworldly. And a few new characters as well.
The season has great flow well worth the watch.
Holy wow I forgot how good this movie is. Chiwetel Ejiofor was in tip top acting shape here. David Mamet knocked it out of the park here in this very low scale focused film about a man who teaches survival through the medium of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He wants to maintain honor and integrity but the world is at odds with him. He doesn't see the struggle but the struggle finds him anyway. A conspiracy targets him until he's forced, for survival, to fight for competition.
This isn't an action heavy fighting film like Never Back Down instead this is a well written drama. There are jaded promoters who don't care who they screw over for a buck and there are loyal members of Mike's little family of martial arts who have deeper motivations that you might expect in a movie about a fighter. It all boils over to an emotionally effecting ending that had me at the edge of my seat metaphorically.. again.
it's been 10 years and this episode still gives me frission like the first time I watched it. No one should ever make this episode their first episode because it's what was built up to over the previous season and 9 episodes. It's such a great climax. A return of our f avorite high school student. Great musical acting. I love the scene where Hannah sews on the show tongue onto her mouth. Every song hits an emotional high as well as injecting pure Crowley High comedy into your veins (and ball veins)
Monk is such an excellent show. Nearly perfect in almost every way. Specific episodes go up and down but the show is amazing and this is such an emotional episode. How can you not feel for Monk as he hits rock bottom in his loss of control. Monk feeling guilty for being useless. Seeking anything to help me not feel this way anymore. Such a soul crushing episode. Farewell Sharona
The most consistently laugh out loud comedy series I've ever seen. Every episode has had me bust out in full laughter. It's an utter delight of watching actors miss cues or forget lines or have props trigger incorrectly or often collapse. Something that successfully managed to never overstay it's welcome.
The pacing in this movie is so tight you could set your watch by it. IT's very well filmed. A great love story that blooms well and Meryl Streep is unrecognizable for half the movie which is fun.
Rewatching Series 1 yet again it's just a standout season filled with characters and situations. It's a theme that will repeat itself throughout the show but these kids aren't heroes. They don't make good decisions. Whether it's Nathan antagonizing everyone with his lack of impulse control or poor broken Simon who will do literally anything for a friend. It's a top notch series with a unexpected ending.
An excellent kid's film. Lots of fun. Exaggerated film work that keeps it grounded in Matilda's reality while at the same time making anything seem possible. Great characters and excellent acting.
The Good Place is a great show. Well worth watching. There are twists and turns of a major and minor sort but the show had incredible steam through those twists managing to keep a cool head on it's shoulders and still keep fighting even after it's strongest punch. The characters are lovable. Our four primary humans are a small cast but we get to know them well. We get to see them in all sorts of alternate versions as they pretend to be other people and actually become other people. And as much as I like symmetry I like that the show takes a few chances with the balance and doesn't waffle back and forth on it. I didn't approve of all of them but they are consistent and the relationships do feel real even if some of them are unbelievable. The cast is diverse as befitting the theme and the stories are thematic. There's not a lot of variety but there is a central focus. It doesn't meander very much which is awesome. There's very few episodes which one could call filler. Even if there are arcs and entire seasons you might not like.
And last but not least the humor never stops. It's a sitcom about moral philosophy and while that's played for laughs in Season 1, it's still played for laughs in Season 4. Just now with some heart. It's a great show that doesn't stick the landing at the end but had such a strong performance it never needed to.
Another EPIC children's movie. The CGI holds up pretty darn good for how old the movie is. The ship and creature design is excellent and for the most part the story works except for the 80s montage which moves the plot well, doesn't take up too much time but logically stretches the bounces of the imagination. Paul Reubens aka Pee-Wee Herman was a perfect choice for a wacky space ship in the 80s. He bloody nailed it.
There are parts of my life that only make sense if I've seen The Wizard. I can't recall going to the movies to see this movie. But I must have. The way I remember it only works that way. The way I play Super Mario Bros 3 only works that way. This movie was darn near formative for me not just as a person but as a video game player. It's just about everything you could want in a kids movie from the late 80s. Fred Savage, Nintendos, the BLOODY POWER GLOVE. Heck Christian Slater too. And at the time I lived in California so I related to this weird kid saying California the way people relate to Ludacris' Area Codes. It's the hypest movie of all video game history. I'd argue it's more hype than Super Mario Bros and for all it's flaws the one thing SMB the movie had was hype so much hype.
The movie holds up fairly well. Better than the power glove IRL which I did see as a kid so I have that going for me. It's a story about a kid achieving his dreams and it's a story about family both the ones you start with and the ones you make along the way. All wrapped up in the excitement of the Nintendo Entertainment System. They could not have produced a better vehicle for themselves. It's got solid acting. You may not be getting Oscar material here but everyone is in for the cause. They're putting forth effort. This wasn't a throwaway film. The plot of easy enough for kids to follow and yet not annoying for adults to watch unlike the aforementioned Super Mario Bros. It's bombastic and fun and everything you kinda wanted a Nintendo movie to be.
Scary Movie is an excellent parody. It's so good it got ripped off badly all over the place. But the first one remains an awesome movie
So many good things to like about this movie it's easier to list the things I didn't like. 1) still not that big a fan of the out of nowhere Awkwafina. I don't get her. 2) There's joke in the movie where the locals mock Rachel for having small breasts. Which is a super weird insult considering that while there's a variety in the breast size of the actresses in the movie most of them skew towards smaller. 3) There's a scene where Rachel spills wine on Nick's shirt which serves primarily as a reason for him to remove his shirt. I'm not offended by it i just think it's cheesy and transparent.
That's about it honestly. Everything else in the movie is fantastic. The soundtrack is compelling. The performances are chilling and hilarious when they need to be. I do have trouble telling some of the third tier characters apart because everyone is a wealthy socialite wearing the same designer clothing. But most of the characters do dress, look and act different. The relationships were a fun ride and I left satisfied and eager to see the inevitable sequel.
An excellent balance of action and character. I swore this dude looked and sounded like a younger Sam Elliott and darn it, he was. It's got just enough gratuitous nudity to barely cross over into the gratuitous side. It's got just enough violence to really satisfy your blood lust. Patrick Swayze is bloody charming. Kelly Lynch and Julie Michaels are both good in their roles, their roles just aren't written that strong.
Ben Gazzara is just :chefskiss: as the villain.
It deserves it's accolades. I can see why this is a favorite.
A great season as previously. Honestly the only thing that's really unbelievable in this show, is that in a world where everyone gets powers, that Jen is the only one who is trauma blocked. So many people get traumatized by the big and small challenges of life. The idea that no one figured out it was trauma until now is unlikely.
That's honestly my only nitpick with the season. It's a great season. I've read this is one of the best superhero shows and I'd disagree with that. It's not a superhero show. It's a comedy that takes place in a superhero environment at best and even that would be overstating it imo. Unlike say Boko No Hero Academia or Powers there's really no superheroing to be found.
I didn't like all the changes but they're all reasonable. They're all within character and they're all funny. It's eight episodes of great television. I'll see you next year for the third series.
One episode in I thought it was a pretty good show. Two episodes in I was hooked. The cast is great. Idris is of course legendary from the jump. Indira Varma I kinda love in everything. Ruth Wilson wasn't that interesting in the first episode but honestly I was very surprised to see her come back in episode 2. She grew on me rather quickly.
It ends with a pretty strong gutpunch. It knocks Luther back even harder and what a thing it is to see.
I think Bloodlines was a more ambitious show. Bloodlines is a show that took fantasy creatures like Vampires and elevated them in a way that you just don't see.
Color me cheesy. This is everything I wanted. Especially after that Rick and Morty episode and good lord so I hate when Rick and Morty "tackle popular culture" because they ruin it in the most hypocritical way possible.
But yeah it's a heist film and it's 100% what I wanted from a heist film. It's not the best I've ever seen but it maximized everything I like about the genre. If you're looking for original or fresh or new. You knew from the trailer this wasn't going to deliver. You knew from the trailer every beat this movie would take every double cross. Every surprise skill. Every fake out. You can see them coming a mile away.
For me. That's exactly why I loved this movie. As one of my favorite show creators calls it.. .Competency Porn. I'm not a fan of the "pornification" of linguistics but conceptually it does work.
A great season. It has a lot of things you'd love in any show. Honestly the weakest point is Chuck himself which is strange because he's also a great protagonist. But he's forever unable to stop himself from jumping in whether or not it makes sense for him to do so. He let's Sarah and go because he's tired of heartache and then he gets super jealous when someone shows attention. Literally five minutes later. It's very boyish. Still his earnestness is what we love and hate about him. Season 2 holds up fairly well all things considered. The sexy scenes aren't too gross. No one is too aggressively "sexist for that time period". Not even the pervert characters. The B-plot narrative of the Buy More was fun and the season's Jeffster track is in my top three. I think it peaks at Chuck vs the Best Friend. It felt like the production just amped up at that point. Great soundtrack. Introduced me to Chromeo's Mamma's Boy. Interesting filmwork. The final arc guest start was perfect. Seeing them again just reminded me of how awesome it was when it was airing.
It all comes together in a way that makes you thankful for Subway randomly having the pull to keep Chuck alive. I'd want two more seasons just based on what happened here. Easily.
I think this might be one of my favorite episodes of Chuck. It's a very Chuck episode. I think it's started to turn a production course. The music really was different.
I don't know what the flying toaster MTV was doing when they made this. But it made me laugh. It's so quotable. I wish it had gotten two more seasons because too long and they would have tried to reach into the lore of the show but with two more seasons would really could have had more fun exploring the premise and the wackiness of the characters.
