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Freak Show (2017)
Great Movie; not true to the book
The movie is good. I enjoyed Bette Midler as Muv as Alex Lawther as Billy Bloom. The movie does a good job showing how Billy's arrival in a conservative school turns things upside down. And how the students react to him. The boys physically attacking him and the girls emotionally abusing him. Flip befriends him and they become close friends but nothing more which seemed a little odd. Then I read the book and it made more sense; Billy is struggling to accept himself and at the same time so is Flip. The two boys are victims of the same expectations placed on them by society. When Billy finally stands up for himself to mega bully Bernie (briefly shown in the movie buy so much more epic in the book) and he lets flip know he's not playing his game anymore , Flip finally accepts himself and professes his love for Billy. It's powerful and I'm still puzzled why the producers didn't capture that. Why keep them just friends? Needless to say I liked the movie but the book is better. Way funnier too.
May December (2023)
Grooming a kid is a comedy?
I don't know how this is a comedy. This is the story of a woman who met a boy when he was in second grade and she groomed him to become her lover then father of her 3 kids by the time he was 15. I kept going back to this fact while i watched this cringe movie. You know there's something wrong in Hollywood when they wrap up a horrifying story in shiny wrapping paper and sell it to us as a dark comedy. I kept thinking what if the main character was a man and the boy was a girl? Would the movie still be considered a comedy? Wouldn't ppl be outraged ? They should be about this.
Beyond that this is a dull and depressing movie. Portman is the quasi detective trying to understand why Benning is the way she is. Benning portrays Gracie as a quirky oddball rather than a predator. Melton is a non entity who in one moment seems to grasp his childhood was stolen away as he talks to his son after smoking weed. There's a cast of creepy family and neighbors (who were told at one point love the Gracie ( the predator--keep in mind ) so much! What???!! Is this the village from children of the corn?). The movie ends looking like a bad porno. Boring. Awful. And sad to see a movie portray a sexual predator with kid gloves.
One True Loves (2023)
Cringe at best
The opening scene was great but it was downhill from there. I can't believe I paid for it. First of all the acting was awful and these are all very good actors. Low energy was what i called it. Like they were either in between better gigs are not really into the job. It came across. The music was terrible and didn't fit the type of movie. I think it was a drama but the music was for a kids movie. The actual cinematography was bad. The scene splices were pure lifetime movie. And the decorating was awful. They tossed in fake fall foliage here and there to make it seem like fall but trees change colors not bushes. Overall a total waste of time. Save your money or wait until it comes on lifetime and you have nothing better to do.
Glamorous (2023)
Love & Hate
What I love about Glamorous: Kim Cattrall, she's her usual, bright airy self. The queer and BIPOC cast. Strong female characters. Beautiful sets and clothes. An updated Devil Wears Prada in the world of cosmetics.
What I hate: the lead cant act and is carried by the others. The plot is non existent- he was brought on the bring a fresh perspective to the brand-but he spends his time skulking around in stilletos adoring the attention of all the guys who are smitten with him. He seems like a caricature of a gay man. Each episode is two long (could be 30 mins) and ten episodes is exhausting.
That said i can't stop watching knowing red hat folks are losing their minds and because it's just sorta fun to escape into this world.
Abandoned (2022)
Time I'll never get back.
Probably the most boring movie I've ever seen. And yes the baby crying makes this movie cringe. I'm watching it now. So awful. The main characters have no chemistry and emma Robert's is as lifeless as Kristen Stewart. Save me.
Dramarama (2020)
Hidden Gem
This movie is a hidden gem. Heartwarming story of a group of drama nerds (I was just like them !) getting together at the end of summer befire going their separate ways. Funny, sad, heartwarming. Really enjoyable. I totally related to the characters. Great acting. Great production value and entertaining. Highly recommend.
Straight Up (2019)
Sorta depressing.
I understand what the writer/director/star was trying to do with the movie and i loved the witty dialogue and wonderful cinematography but in the end the movie just left me depressed. A gay guy settling for a girl. His father even said he was proud of him for bringing a gf home (father was also racist, the Mexican slander wasn't funny ). Not for me.
Jump, Darling (2020)
Cloris Leachman was best part of the movie.
This movie didn't really pull me in. I was confused by a lot of the actions of the main character and there seemed to be no clear resolution or growth on his part. He didn't get up to perform at a drag show then for some reason left his husband to take a train from Toronto to the country to take his grandmas car (did he really need a car in Toronto? He wanted to be an actor not a salesperson or contractor). He decides to stay with his granma (which i hoped would turn into an exploration of their relationship. Nope.). He decides he wants to do drag so he goes to a bar where he's warmly received by the owner trying to create a little queer space in the middle of nowhere. They agree to him doing shows in exchange for drinks. Great. He's going to grow into a great drag performer. No. For some reason he stalks (cringe) the bar back then corners him until he agrees to go with him to the beach. A bit later we find out the bar back has a gf so he decides to embarrass him for no reason. It's not like he was tricked into something. But okay. Moving on we see scenes of a man at a window in nyc. Not sure what happened with that man. He lived in nyc then moved to Toronto? Moving on mom comes and we find out he's been "borrowing" money from granma to decorate and drink. Cringe. Again this would be the point where we delved into this more to see him grow. Nope. He move onto him deciding to leave grandma to go back to Toronto and beg for a job. He's always wanted to be an actor. Or drag queen. We wrap with him on stage with a cut away of granma with a glass of whiskey and a bunch of pills going to sleep. Please. I really don't think that she would do that ? Cringe if so.
On the other hand Cloris Leachman was amazing. She stole the show with her jokes and performances!
I love lgbt cinema but this one really missed the mark.
Heartstopper (2022)
A moving coming of age series.
Wow. This series really moved me!!! It's such a beautiful story of coming of age, friendship and coming to term with one's sexuality. The cast had amazing chemistry! And i really loved the music and artistic flourishes such as hearts and birds. Also Olivia Colman is the mom we all want to come out to. Meanwhile Harry and Ben are perfect villains. Harry is arrogant and clearly has self esteem issues and talks like he has rocks in his mouth. Ben is headed to becoming a closet case lawmaker who gets caught with a rent boy someday.
The Lost Daughter (2021)
Slow burn great ending.
The story meanders a lot and I kept wondering if I couldn't relate since I'm not a mother but the ending reslly brought it all together. Beautiful story of love, loss, struggle, alienation and the bond of family. Great debut work by Maggie Gyllenhall.
CODA (2021)
Starts out sorta run of the mill but then omg wow.
This movie is beautiful!! Plain and simple. Starts out like a usual coming of age story but develops and grows into a heartrending story of love, acceptance and letting go, taking risks and reaching for one's dreams. A great movie to remind us of our shared humanity it these dark times.
Swan Song (2021)
Beautiful, emotional film about letting go.
Beautiful-and long-movie about learning to let go. Wonderful cinematography, stylized and polished film asking the viewer what we'd do to shield our loved ones from loss. The cast are exceptional with Awkwafina highlighting her dramatic skills. Only minor inconsistency is the fact that twins Andre and Poppy-she has a posh British accent he doesn't. Still this movie will tug in your heartstrings without leaving yoU heartbroken.
Servant (2019)
Strange but addicting
This series is strange-is it horror is it psychological thriller or is it about simply crazy ppl living in a cool but creepy townhouse in Philly? I have no idea. It's addicting though. And the star of the show is Rupert Grint as the wise guy, no nonsense booze loving brother.
Gossip Girl (2021)
Ridiculous but engrossing
What can I say other than you have twenty somethings acting like thirty somethings skulking around with cocktails in a bar , doing lines and other stuff on school nights with abandon and plotting to destroy each other while wearing awful clothes and pretending to be teenagers. When Zoya said she was "14!" I laughed out loud. She looks 25! Just take them out of high school and set the show in the world of fashion or advertising or fashion tech and be done with it. Also Aki and Max's deer in headlights relationship annoys. Figure out who you are boys!
And yet I can't stop watching !!