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New Amsterdam: Maybe Tomorrow (2022)
Review to explain
Some of the reviews are blatantly lying. This is not leftist propaganda nor is the show saying that the rights of women in New York have been stripped away. Max is trying to help a friend in Texas, last I looked Texas wasn't new York.
The best part of this entire episode was Iggys day dream. His words and those of Martin, hit home the absolute truth about the revoking of a woman's right. It is not just a woman's rights. The overturning of Roe v Wade is a threat to gay rights, to the right to vote and even to the rights guaranteed by the constitution and it's amendments. Justice Thomas said as much in his ruling.
The second best sequence was when Dr. Bloom explained to the kids about her abortions. The right to choose is dying. This show gave us a glimpse into that death.
Secret Chef: Teamwork (2023)
Cartoon chef
The idea is rock solid. The execution not so much.
One of the challenges was to work together. But did they? The basic premise of the challenge was chefs need to be able to work together. In a kitchen this is imperative. So in order to show that they can work together they didn't. They never even saw one another. Communication was via notes that got scrubbed out last minute. There was no planning not discussing strengths and weaknesses. This is not working together. It almost feels like it is working against your partner.
Another bit of a blunder the talking hat said "And like a team if you do not make the best dish, you will be asked to leave together." The best dish is a singular, of the 10 people who started 8nshould have left. Only one team (2 people) can make the best dish.
I'll try and episode or 2 more just to give it an honest shot.
But give up the talking chefs hat.
American History X (1998)
Great movie, great acting great writing
Do you want to hear all praise for Edward Nortons acting and the writing? I did too read the other reviews. They say it all.
I am here to tell you this movie is truth. I am a skinhead. A true skinhead. No white power crap no swastikas none of that. We called ourselves S. H. A. R. P. I lived on the other side of this world but we saw it day by day. We had to fight it. The boneheads are depicted perfectly in this film. The blind hatred the anger at things unknown. The devotion to leaders who don't care for you. Even the prison scenes are spot on. White power buying drugs from minorities to sell to white power makes no sense but it is what happens.
Watch this movie to understand. Watch it with your kids to educate. Watch it with your POC friends to learn from them.
And it's ok to cry at the end.
Bomb City (2017)
Punks not dead. I know it's not.
I'm a punk. An older one. Older than Brian would have been had he not been butchered. I've read a lot of the reviews and I agree with some more than others. Yes at times this film drags a bit. Yes the fight and murder should have been filmed in real time.
One review pointed out that the murderer was later imprisoned for probation (parole is after being let out of jail/prison) violations. He spent 5 years in Texas prison for murder. Not justice not karma not fair.
The music was great. The acting iffy at times but not the worst I've seen. But the story is what this was about. Framing a punk how was run down and murdered as being the reason for his murder. Making the rich white privileged preppie/jock into the victim. Nobody deserves to be killed for the music they listen to, the clothing they wear or the number of swear words they shout at cops.
Good movie, great story, tragic end to a young life and a lesson that still isn't being learned.
The Cotton Pickin Truth Still on the Plantation (2020)
The sad truth we don't know.
This is the sad truth that is still hidden from us. The prison slave trade is alive and well in the US.
The version I watched has "bonus footage" that really should have been part of the documentary. The interview with former slave, Mae Louise Miller, is one I want to see in it's totality.
My cheif complaint is with the sound engineering the volume levels are horribly off. Other than that it is a wonderful, if too short, look at some of the most reprehensible American history.
Carrie (2013)
Did we need this?
The remake was good but not really needed. The original was more then good enough. The biggest problem I had was with the casting. Chloë Grace Moretz is a fantastic actor. And even as Carrie she is strong and shines as bright as ever but Carrie is described by Stephen King as somewhat overweight, a bit ugly with pimples on her back, buttocks and face. As good of an actor as she is she is not able to be ugly.
The Kids in the Hall (2022)
Older not wiser.
The Kids are alright. They still have it. These guys have aged well. The humour is still the same. The stupid, slapstick with a dash of nudity. (Homophobes be warned it is full frontal.)
The tribute to Dallas Good made us smile.
The Kids in the Hall get better with age.