Frank Carrizo Zirit
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The Ministry of Time

It's been a long time since I haven't been hooked on a Spanish show like I'm with this one. Very well produced with a great script and actors.

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Veneno
Sound of Freedom

I need to take something out of the way first: Eduardo Verastegui and Mel Gibson (producers) are definitely NOT on my nice list. Their religious agenda will always be too obvious, and quite honestly, I was expecting it in this film.

That said, I must admit that this film is very well done! They kept the religious bullsh*t to the bare minimum. What matters here is the story and the performances, which I can say are STELLAR! The movie was made to BREAK… YOUR… HEART.

It’s sad yet full of hope. And the kids did an amazing job. My kudos to them! Seeing their eyes filled with such innocence and sadness was gut wrenching.

Seriously, everyone must go to the theater and see this film.

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The Boys: 3x06 Herogasm

I already liked Anthony Starr from Banshee (if you haven’t seen it, you’re wasting your time) and I liked Karl Urban from… well, pick any role… I don’t f:asterisk_symbol:&€:pound_symbol: care. They’re a match made in heaven for our “watchgasm”. This show is 10x better than ANYTHING Marvel has released for Disney+ and if you push it a bit further, better than 90% of the MCU films.

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Hawkeye

The show’s ok. As a stand-alone series, it isn’t very strong, but just because it’s connected to the MCU, it automatically becomes better. By the way, I truly hope that the musical stays in this series… good lord! It’s cringeworthy!

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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: 1x01 A Normal Amount of Rage

Seriously, I can’t understand why people complain about this show. I thought the pilot was cool. Quite fun and entertaining, in the best spirit of the original comic.

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Bright

I think it’s quite an enjoyable film. Despite its downs, it fulfills its purpose, which is to entertain, and it’s definitely NOT the worst movie of the year, as I read somewhere. I guess the movie is centered in the relationship between Daryl and Nick and the story develops from then on. I wish Ayer had delved a bit more in the mythology of the film, but if Netflix decides to give this film a sequel, it can be the main attractive.

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

This movie is so much fun! If you love Sam Raimi, you're in for a feast! Marvel has opened so many doors, this way establishing new characters and stories to tell... and I'm not talking only about America Chavez. I definitely need to see it again. Also, for those complaining about the length... the movie delivers everything you were expecting, and more!

My only qualm with the movie is Stephen's third eye, it looks so fake. I saw it in the trailer and I was hoping they'd fix it in the final product. But no... it looks just as tacky and fake as you can imagine.

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The Equalizer 3
The Matrix Resurrections

It’s not that bad when get inside the story. I had low expectations but I was happy to see how Lana managed to make sense of how things evolved. I feel, in general, the story advanced and even opened new ways in which the story can continue. They even made fun of the studio and themselves. I like it when moviemakers don’t take themselves so seriously. They knew it was difficult to continue with the old plots and characters, so the had to make do with what they had. I did enjoy it.

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The Suicide Squad

I saw this in a private screening thanks to Warner Spain. I believe this is an improvement to the previous installment of the franchise. Just so everybody knows, it has all the elements and characters to give you the feel that it’s a sequel without being a sequel. James Gunn took what worked in SQ and gave it more color. Think of this film as the over-the-top violence that you’ve always wanted to see in Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s got comedy, blood, jokes, and the chemistry between the characters is fantastic. Each one has their moment to shine and show their skills.

My least favorite character was Harley, maybe because there wasn’t much development or that her scenes were a bit shoehorned. The music was quite inconsistent, I know it’s a Gunn trademark but with Guardians there’s more consistency and coherence.

John Cena’s Peacemaker has some hilarious moments, as well as King Shark… they were my favorites.

The movie is quite enjoyable and the action is a visual feast with all the graphic violence you’d expect from the Suicide Squad.

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The People Upstairs

You'll see that it's definitely a movie based on a play: 4 characters in a single space (an apartment) and a lot of verbal exchanges. And that's my only qualm, I believe that a film gives you much more to play with, meaning that's free of all the limitations of a play with a live audience. I haven't seen the play, so I can't compare which one is better. That aside, I think it's a clever story with lots of things that may resonate with many couples, whether gay or straight. What I do appreciate is the level of maturity in which the topics were handled. The comedic moments do stand out, and the actors' performances are a delight.

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Paradise
Black Adam

Just coming out of the Madrid premiere. Mmm… I really wanted to like it, but I’m afraid it’s messy at times and many lines are cringeworthy. There’s way too much exposition in the first act. It’s supposed to be brutal but they make the constant joke that Adam kills indiscriminately and in the end the joke gets kinda tiring. But it’s true that Dwayne Johnson was born to play Black Adam. My favorite was Doctor Fate and even Hawkman, despite his obnoxious black and white view of heroes and villains. I don’t even know why he’s the leader of the JSA. But his wings are something else!

Cyclone and Atom Smasher… a bit forgettable.

The post credit scene… it’ll make everything worthwhile.

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All of Us Strangers
Morbius

I honestly thought it was going to be way worse… better than Venom 2 it is… I wouldn’t watch it again but at least the effects are good. It reminded me of the way Alex Mercer flies in Prototype… if a Morbius game came out, I’d play it!

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HIT: Season 2

The second season starts off well. The group of teens poses a bigger challenge than the first season, but… there’s always a but. The episodes go from bad to worse. By the end of the season, the story loses its course and the writers even include earthquakes. Dunno, I almost didn’t even care how it ended.

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Eternals

I thought it was gonna be worse than I had expected. That alone deserves a 5, the extra point comes from some character development and their moral dilemmas. The rest is just boring stuff… there were quite a few things that bothered me… silly things like why create an Eternal with hearing impairment, I wish they’d included her impairment as part of the story. Don’t know… something like… she decided to go silent because of… whatever. Some of them had pretty useless powers… creating illusions? Really? Ajak’s healing factor was ok, but her death happened so stupidly. It’s also very slow… I did enjoy some of the battles and a little more.

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The Sea Beast
Ballerina

Just wrapped up watching "Ballerina (2023)," and I've got some mixed vibes. The film hooked me in with its action sequences - they're tight, brutal, and every punch lands with a crunch that's oddly satisfying. The protagonist is a petite powerhouse who holds nothing back, reminding me of a more human Jane Wick. Her quest for vengeance, fueled by a heart-wrenching backstory with her ballerina friend, adds a touch of emotional gravitas to the bullet ballet.

However, the pace hits a slow-mo button in-between the action, making me wish for a fast-forward option. I craved more insight into her past life as a bodyguard or hired gun. Despite a 90-minute runtime, it felt like there was room for some character depth that went unexplored.

The flashbacks create a nice rhythm between the past and present, but I found myself wanting more from the non-action scenes. I'm landing on a 7 out of 10 for this one - the fight choreography is a show-stealer, but the slower sequences could use a kick of adrenaline.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Just finished the first season. With all the time they’ll take to bring season 2, and the mixed feelings I got from the season finale, I’m not sure if I’ll continue. I gave it a 6/10 because there are things that can be salvaged. But despite knowing very little about what happened during the first half of the Second Age, meaning that writers had quite a leeway to take their licenses, they decidedly wanted to screw up the timeline we already know. I wasn’t expecting the creation of the 3 elven rings of power so soon. Where is the storyline with Annatar? I sincerely felt robbed of seeing Sauron act as The Lord of Gifts in a possible second season. Then the destruction of Numenor in the third season, the creation of Angmar and the fall of Minas Ithil in the fourth season to finish with the Last Alliance battle in the fifth one. Dunno… I feel cheated.

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Split

Creo que mi gran problema con esta película es que Shyamalan ha escogido un trastorno mental para contar una historia. Particularmente pienso que por muy atractivo que parezca, las enfermedades mentales no deberían ser usadas para asustar a la gente. Creo que la psiquiatría tiene mejores historias que contar. Lamentablemente se perpetúan mentiras como la de que usamos el 10% de nuestro cerebro. Shyamalan en esta película nos dice que es posible que la mente altere la química de nuestros cuerpos hasta el punto de tener superpoderes. Una buena premisa malgastada en un guión bastante mediocre que medio se salva con las actuaciones de McAvoy y Anya Taylor-Joy.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

This move should’ve been called: Janet Van Dyne’s Adventures in Star Warsmania.

Quantum Physics has so many incredible theories and hypothesis that could be explored and Marvel decided to take us to some random Star Wars planet / galaxy.

The jokes weren’t even that funny.

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Moon Knight: Season 1
John Wick: Chapter 4
Barbie
The Little Mermaid
Chaos Walking
No One Will Save You
Road House
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