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Siesta (1987)
Quit thinking and just enjoy the ride...
Having read many of the other reviews on here, I am amused and bewildered that this films core narrative has escaped them, somehow. Without regurgitating the storyline one more time... just take this lil' beauty for what it is - A lovely fever dream of a film, meant to distract and entertain, with the notion of making one consider some of the Bigger Questions of our short existence on this little rock. Know that this was made in the Before Time, so it lacks any CGI that would likely be administered liberally were it to be made in the Now Time...
be grateful for this, very grateful. Enjoy the people who inhabit this brief filmic moment and know that Life will never, ever, be this simple again. Now, go take your Siesta!
The Skipper Chuck Show (1958)
Who remembers this show, I do!
Quite surprised that I am the first to write about this little show, as it was kind of a big deal if you were a kid growing up in South Florida in the 60's & 70's. Most of us were "on it" during that time at least once, as there was a live audience, comprised of local kids.
I remember going as part of someones birthday party and it was pretty cool to see yourself the next morning on TV, Black & White for us at the time. Skipper Chuck had a sidekick named Scrubby, who was eerily similar to one "Gilligan", of Gilligan's Island fame, as that show was pretty big at the time. It was fun for the kids, as it was meant to be, and Skipper Chuck was a Good Guy and a positive role model (remember those?!) so we all benefited from this show and it's local influence.
That is all, carry on!
Super 8 (2011)
Sure, whatever you say...
Two things right off the bat, a normal size truck DERAILS an entire long train traveling at full
speed, simply impossible. And second, the driver of said truck, survives said crash, yeah right... whatever you say. Suspension of disbelief is one thing, but come on!
Reservation Dogs (2021)
Too early to LOVE it...nah, I do!
Yup, only one ep in and I'm already usin' the L word!
I know, I know... it's waaay too soon to be sure, but it just feels so right. I laughed out loud and shed real tears (for Daniel), thereby fulfilling all my requirements for a great show... so yeah, we'll see how it goes, down the line, but right now I'm feelin' pretty damn good and that's enough for this old fart.
Ex Machina (2014)
Not without it's flaws...
... but then who isn't. A bit pretentious and solipsistic, but then who isn't. Any hunchbacked programmer's wet dream,
or coder's nightmare, but then who isn't.
These so called computer geniuses excel at one thing, but fail at so many others, their unmitigated arrogance belies their true fear, that they are not worthy of our admiration but rather our unerring judgement... so yeah, I guess I found the male characters annoying and worthy of a good beatdown... but then, who isn't.
Show me the door, I'm done!
Ad Astra (2019)
They built an escalator on the Moon...
You read that right, they bothered to build an escalator on the Moon, where gravity is 1/6th that of Earth's and the cost of said escalator would be astronomical (pun intended). This flick had aspirations to be something far greater than where it landed, but oh well, at the end of the day, he's still frickin' Brad Pitt and we're not! See it if you are truly bored or if you don't care about actual science, but you've been warned Sunshine.
Sacred (2016)
Should be required viewing...
This little doc should be shown in classrooms the world over, it would do wonders for tolerance and understanding. It exposes, with great clarity, all that binds us in common rather than what separates us. The world would be a much more peaceful and happy place if the message of this film was universally dispersed. As I grow older, it is very sad to me that we find every reason to disagree and fight, rather than see the Family of Man as just that, a family and one to be cherished, with Love. I know that I'm a Dreamer, but I'm not the only one...
Die Antwoord: Fatty Boom Boom (2012)
Die Antwoord begs the question... WTAF?!
The first time I viewed this music video I was floored. The music is infectious, the beat delicious and the visuals rapacious. It will change how you look at music videos, no doubt. It is subversive, as you may recognize a certain someone, who supposedly initially rejected their offer to tour with her, until she saw that they might be the next Big Thing...
let's just say that they get even with her for that faux pas. Watch this creation with the volume turned to 11 and the shades drawn... because I guarantee that you will be shaking your tail feathers. Enjoy!
Southland Tales (2006)
Do not watch while high... or do!
This inverted rabbit hole of a film is one weird trip through an Escher drawing. Having said that, upon watching it again recently, I can honestly say that it is not as far fetched as I had originally thought it to be. Just look around at the state of things, and who is in charge of them, it's not a big leap per se.