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Disenchantment: Last Splash (2021)
Sweet look at Bean
This episode looked a little deeper into who Bean is as a person and I think it was great. We've never really delved into how Bean feels about romance or about not having a romantic life and this was a really sweet episode where she is able to open up and be honest about her insecurities and fears. I hope this opens more doors for Bean's storylines and we see more character development in the future. Great writing and it was really funny, too.
Us (2019)
Layers on layers on layers
I walked into this film thinking it was going to be a stereotypical cheesy horror film that was going to be all jump scares and no substance. Even though I love Jordan Peele I thought there was no way he could top "Get Out". The truth: it was a fantastic film that played the tight games with the audience. Peele is amazing at trusting the audience to play along with his story telling g and the result is a wild ride filled with cinema-nerd Easter eggs, dark humor that's somehow relatable, and layers that make you go: wait, can I rewind that part?
My advice is watch is once then watch it again and you see from the beginning that Peele and N'yongo are in on this story together. Her acting is telling you everything you need to know about the ending from the first scene. What makes this movie so great is it's not just scary in the typical horror movie "What the hell" sense. It makes you question everything you've just watched and makes you question "was I rooting for the wrong person?"
I give this movie an A and I rank it up there as one of the greats. No it isn't "The Shining" or "night of the Living Dead" but it mixes elements of real life fears (the past coming back to haunt you, intruders invading your home, etc.) And Peele then goes "Maybe they can handle that fear at a different level."