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Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
In my opinion Tarantino's best film, mild spoilers(nothing too plot specific).
While yes that might be controversial to say, I still rank Pulp Fiction above it because of the amount of cultural significance it holds. I would 100% say this is his best modern film, and also his modern masterpiece.
The film is heavily layered with references, and symbolism. Especially during the first act, to someone who doesn't understand the references and homages it might be boring. But I was completely engaged. I can only review this as a fan of the director, the medium and the actors in the film.
Each shot was carefully chosen, from westerns to horror. I honestly believe he saw the original Hills Have Eyes while writing the screenplay. The cinematography was beautiful, I tried my best to carefully analyze each scene.
Brad Pitt played his role beautifully, representing an alpha male. As Cliff the stuntman, Leo's stunt man to be exact.
While it might be cliche' it truly is his love letter to Hollywood, with Sharon Tate representing everything "pure" about Hollywood. The real life tragedy add's a lot of emotional weight to the film. Every scene is filled with dread, knowing what happened to Sharon in real life.
Leonardo Dicaprio, is an aging actor who in my opinion represents Quentin Tarantino himself. An aging man who is fighting to stay relevant and great while the critics tear him apart. There are particularly touching scenes between him and a young actress, where Dicaprio's acting chops make you believe every second of it.
The antagonists are Manson's disciples and fill every scene with tension, like an 80's slasher film. And in my opinion they represent everything Tarantino hates about the modern film industry and everyone in it.
The film is a great arthouse film, a great homage film, a great spaghetti western, a great comedy, a great gore-fest, a great Tarantino flick and a beautiful tribute to not only Hollywood's great era in the 60's. But also the symbol of it all, Sharon Tate(R.I.P.) who Margot Robbie played with great nuance.
This film is worth every penny, watch it in theaters before it's too late.
It will be considered one his top 3 films in 10 years.
This film will stick with you, the more you think about it. The more you unravel.
Claws (2017)
If Jackie Brown met Pulp Fiction.
A very underrated series, that honestly deserves a higher rating.
The plot is super entertaining, I never found myself bored watching this show.
There is a lot of sex, but it also makes a lot of witty subtle references.
The setting is unique taking place in central Florida instead of typical Miami.
All of the sub plots are entertaining as well, the first episode is gripping.
Niecey Nash does a great job being the protagonist of the story, while all other co stars do we as well. Even Karruche Tran surprised me with her acting ability, while I must admit is beautifu eye candy.
Dean Norris is a polarizing villain, who can be super entertaining or super scary.
I think people who enjoyed will definitely enjoy this show.
If you don't like sexual content, drug references and usage, and occasional bloody violence you will enjoy this.
Reminds me of an Elmore Leonard novel with a modern Breaking Bad twist.
I'd recommend this to anyone who isn't afraid of of R rated content.
The Chi (2018)
good series
I think the plot was well written. And some of the characters were rather compelling, my personal favorites were Jake, Brandon and Emmett.
The only thing I will say, is that if you're looking for a gritty crime story. This isn't it. While it does contain crime and murder, I believe the more slice of life type stuff takes center stage.
My main critique is that the crime elements weren't as true to life as i'd like. Coming from the streets, and being locked up... I know that gang politics arent the way they're portrayed in the show.
Another critique is that Ronnie's story got stale after a while, his story just dragged on and wasn't interesting after the coogi situation ended with a gunshot. Even though he got locked up in the end and I'm presuming their gonna focus on his prison time next season.