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True Detective: Haunted Houses (2014)
I DO NOT UNDERSTANDDDD
The first season of True Detective, an American anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto, premiered on January 12, 2014, on the premium cable network HBO. The principal cast consisted of Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, and Tory Kittles. The season had eight episodes, and its initial airing concluded on March 9, 2014. As an anthology, each True Detective season has its own self-contained story, following a disparate set of characters in various settings.
Constructed as a nonlinear narrative, season one focuses on Louisiana State Police homicide detectives Rustin "Rust" Cohle (McConaughey) and Martin "Marty" Hart (Harrelson), who investigated the murder of prostitute Dora Lange in 1995. Seventeen years later, they must revisit the investigation, along with several other unsolved crimes. During this time, Hart's infidelity threatens his marriage to Maggie (Monaghan), and Cohle struggles to cope with his troubled past. True Detective's first season explores themes of philosophical pessimism, masculinity, and Christianity; critics have analyzed the show's portrayal of women, its auteurist sensibility, and the influence of comics and weird horror fiction on its narrative.
Pizzolatto initially conceived True Detective as a novel, but felt it was more suitable for television. The episodes, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, were filmed in Louisiana over a three-month period. The series was widely acclaimed by critics and cited as one of the strongest dramas of 2014. It was a candidate for numerous awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film, and won several other honors for writing, cinematography, direction, and acting.
Overall 10/10 would watch again with me friends my man.
The Ron Clark Story (2006)
Biggest suprise of the decade
When the movie started, I had low expectations, especially since i was watching it in math class. However, this movie surprised the hell out of me by being endearing, inspiring, and having the best performance of Matthew Perry's career. It's a shame that this movie was a made-for-tv movie, because if not, Perry would have gotten nominated for an oscar. He sells the role of a teacher trying to do his best in a class full of the toughest students ever to teach. Ron Clark as a character is so likeable and full of effertless charm, but he doesn't come off as corny or preachy, and the fact that he is a real person makes this film more grounded and incredibly inspirational. More underrated are the students of this film, particularly the actors playing Shamika, Badriyah, and especially the actor playing Tayshawn. For the second half, the story develops an incredible emotional core to his character, and it left me in awe and a little misty-eyed. The movie might be a little sudden when it comes to the change in the students' interest in learning, but the act of Perry convincing the students was really solid and gradual. There is also a romantic subplot that was a tad underdeveloped, but it was a minor part of the story. The ending might be typical, but this movie has the proper narrative to make the ending work. Overall, great movie and even better leading role. Light 9/10
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
People Just.. Dont Get It
I know, that title sounds very pretentious, but hear me out. I have never watched a single episode of Black Mirror in my life. And I think that fact makes me really appreciate this movie (or whatever it is) as a stand-alone project. I have played interactive games before. Games like "The Walking Dead" were my entry point, and provided some fascinating choices, but there was always a facade, an "illusion of choice". The reason why it doesnt work for TWD is because it doesn't acknowledge the facade. Bandersnatch, however, acknowledges this fact. I think many reviewers who were disappointed were either: a. Fans of Black Mirror and/or b. Were mad at the repetition of getting that right choice. But that's the whole point. You are choosing this guy's adventure for him. He has no say in his choices. The fact that there is an illusion of choice is due to the set pathway. (MAJOR SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUT)In almost every ending, he kills his father because he ,like his idol, was predestined to make that decision. That is the whole point. This is why every time you make a decision that is not killong your dad, you are either mocked like in the hilarious "Netflix" ending or you are forced to kill him. This shows that, no matter what, you have to commit murder to follow your predestined pathway. The only way to not commit that murder is to take those tablets from Colin Ritman and choose your own pathway. The government will not prevail, the p.a.c.s., but the sense of predestined choices will still linger in the psyche. It's bleak, but it's kind of bittersweet. Every single aspect of this film is a metaphor for choices and illusion of choice. Now the film has problems. The casting of Colin wasnt the best, it is a little pretentious, and one of the endings is confusing, to say the least. But still, highly recommend this film, even for people who havent watched Black Mirror.
Solid 8/10
The Last Skitzo! (2015)
Engaging and hysterical film that i watch on repeat
What i absolutely love about Ryan Higa is that he is an absolute mastermind of writing effective comedy. The comedy in this short is similar to that of all his videos, in that it's a little immature, pun-filled, and banks on the subversion of expectations. That's not band thing, however. Ryan is incredibly versatile in playing many different characters. I have always enjoyed his skitzo series (bring it back please), but he is plaing even more characters than usual. The characters are incredibly funny in their own unique way. Regina is funny in her lack of intelligence, R Dizzle is funny because of his "rapping" and agreeing with the worst of ideas, Hanate is, well, hanate, Tham is funny because of her lisp, Steve is Funny because of his relationship with regina, and Ryan is funny in his relatable normality. Not only are the characters and humour great, but the plot is intriguing. It centers around finding out who is killing each charscter one by one. It is cliche, but that cliche is purposely inserted as a joke. The horror elements are genuinely affective, and the ending is incredible. Let's not forget the directing and visuals. The music and lighting provide a relatively cliche but nice atmosphere, and the movie is directed very in-your-face, being used intentionally ironically to juxtapose the horror cliches with some genuine comedy. Now, this short is nothing more than a little comedy, but it is incredibly affective at its job of captivating and entertaining. No real flaws, as any flaws i can point out are intentional. Not an all time classic short, but it gets the job done in spades.
Extremely light 9/10
A Girl Like Her (2015)
This movie blew me away!!
I saw this movie on Netflix today. I was absolutely taken aback by how well it gets you in the feels. I think that the bully at first is your stereotypical popular girl, but after one particular scene which I will NOT spoil, the layers of her character start showing. Her performance was astonishing. I thought that it played extremely well with the emotions, and nothing felt like this was a movie. Everything felt real. I thought that the best friend was not just some typical supporter. He probably played the biggest role in the movie besides the two main leads. The girl who plays the suicide girl was fantastic. I understood why she gave her own life, and why her suicide attempt caused an uproar. The best scene in the entire movie is the scene mentioned before, where the rawest of emotions is conveyed. It is also a satisfying scene while being extremely sad. I liked the movie more than I thought I would. I went in with the lowest expectations and came out with a fantastic movie- 9.2/10
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Best action film ever
I absolutely was blown away when I first saw this movie. It is so good! While the original terminator was a great movie, this movie vastly improves on it. It has some of the best action sequences I've ever scene, one of the most menacing and persistent villains in the t-1000, a great story of hard decisions and emotion, great performances in that of Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton, and the best Arnold has ever been. This movie is truly a masterpiece and it is near perfect. It is one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever, the sequel that most improved on the original, and, of course, the single greatest action film ever made. Overall:15/15 one of the best films of the 90s.
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Best marvel cinematic universe movie!!
SPOILER FREE!!! For people who say this movie is trash, I can understand why you think that way. But that's not how I think./ Pros + Fantastic direction that is realistic but not too dark (like winter soldier) + fantastic stunts and realistic action + airport scene = best action scene in a marvel movie since the train scene in Spider-man 2 +fantastic introduction and great motivation for black panther + Tom Holland= best version of spider-man and Peter Parker since Spider-man 2 + great motivations for each sides + liked how it was mainly a Captain America movie / Cons - the villain could've been removed, but I understood his motivations / Overall - 14.8/15 or 9.85/10- best comic book movie since Dark Knight