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Pink Collar Crimes (2018)
The Ultimate Spoof of Reality Crime Shows?
At first I thought this was just another bad reality crime show until it hit me that this was actually a spoof of the genre done just close enough to not being totally obvious that it even fooled another reviewer here. It's comedic genius and worthy of at least 3 stars. It was so good I made it almost half way through!
Station 19 (2018)
From bad to worse
This has got to be some of the worst TV I have ever seen. Bad acting on top of lousy writing creates a show that goes up in smoke (yes, pun intended...)
For starters the people of Seattle are sick and tired of the Hollyweird types coming to the beautiful Northwest for two days of filming outdoor scenery so they can say the show is in Seattle. That blows. There is NOTHING about this show that is Seattleish at all.
Station 19 makes TV as habitable as Trump makes the White House. I say kill the show now rather than later...
One of Us (2017)
A poor excuse for a "Documentary"
It will be difficult for me to find the right words to express my anger and dismay at Grady & Ewing and the message they sent with this film. While everything in the film is 100% truth, the lens through which these facts are presented was so narrow that it completely skews the realities of life and relationships in the many and varied Ultra Orthodox communities.
For starters, what exactly does "ultra" Orthodox mean? There are so many unique and different movements within the general category of Hasidim, yet none of that is explained in the film. Satmar, Bostoner, Haredi, Chabad...the list goes on. Some ostracize members who leave or stop leading a halachic life, but most do not and to use so few examples, like the story of Etty, whose husband was undoubtedly mentally ill, as an implied baseline of "this is what to expect" is just irresponsible.
I was shocked to find that almost 100% of the court paperwork and appearances were not here. The decision from the judge (as presented in the film) flies in the face of almost all New York State Court decisions. Something weird that was not in the film must have occurred for her to not get custody. This was completely cut.
I personally have at least a dozen friends who have abandoned their Hasidic upbringing with none of the issues brought up in the film and most still quite close to their families. As a Jew that was brought up Reform, has lived in Israel and New York and now aligns with the "ultra-orthodox" Chabad movement, (the largest of all the Hasidic groups,) I can tell you quite matter of factly that the ostracization and evil behaviors portrayed in this film are not anything you will find in 95% of orthodox communities. I am not saying it does not happen, but compared to lets say Catholics or Mormons, there are a much greater percentage of happy families.
I've made my point. Thanks.
Jason Bourne (2016)
As stupid as they get...
The bike chase scene was ludicrous. It was unbelievable. It was poorly produced. It was as hokey as I've ever witnessed. They had little tiny fires over miles of the city? Crazy! I walked out right there.
Believe me folks, this movie is so bad it isn't worth going to a theater to see. Heck, it's not even worth downloading for free... I guess if you have some young teen kids that like gratuitous violence it would be okay... On second thought...NOT!
Peace out.
Ben Jammin.
They want me to make the review longer. They want 10 lines. It is not worth 10 lines...but it's published!
Red Widow (2013)
Ho hum...
Yet another TV show that is supposed to be taking place somewhere other than in beautiful British Columbia Canada where this series is apparently filmed.
It's starting to get ridiculous how many shows are filming up there. At least they don't have to bring in the potted plastic palm trees like they do in Psych (which is supposed to be in Santa Barbara) as Red Widow is supposed to be in San Francisco.
It seems like Red Widow is devoid of any good acting or character building and doesn't seen to have a plot worth staying awake for.
I watched the first 50 minutes and decided there wasn't anything worth spending any more time on.
I'd say this show will be a one and done...if it even makes it through the first season. This is not ABC's winner.