Lenard

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The Kid Detective (2020)

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A once-celebrated kid detective, now 32, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between...

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Mr. Soul! (2020)

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Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL. Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be...

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No. 7 Cherry Lane (2021)

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Ziming, a University undergraduate, is entangled between his amorous feelings for a self-exiled...

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Agnes Joy (2021)

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Rannveig is experiencing burnout in all aspects of her mundane suburban life. She's stuck with a job...

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Vitalina Varela (2020)

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Vitalina Varela takes its title from the name of its lead actress, a Cape Verdean woman who, as per...

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Nafi's Father (Baamum Nafi) (2020)

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A fight between an Imam and his powerful brother over their children's marriage. At stake: how a...

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The Dissident (2021)

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When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents...

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Babenco: Alguém Tem que Ouvir o Coração e Dizer Parou (2019)

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"I have already lived my death and now all that is left is to make a film about it." So said the...

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American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself (2020)

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Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi travels across the United States chronicling the unprecedented social and...

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The Milkmaid (2020)

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A Fulani milkmaid confronts religious extremists in rural Sub-Saharan Africa in a quest to locate...

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Lenard (726 KP) rated Good Joe Bell (2020) in Movies

Aug 1, 2021

Good Joe Bell (2020)

2020 | Biography, Drama

3.0

(1 Ratings)

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The film has a great premise. An alpha male walks from his home in La Grange, Oregon to New York to tell the story of his gay son who was bullied so badly he committed suicide. Sounds interesting until you realize that it is nearly impossible to adapt into a cinematic story. It is one man traveling on the road. He is not rich; he is stubborn; he is kind of a jerk to other people. Mark Wahlberg is good as Joe Bell, but there is not much of a character to play. So you have to give him the spirit of his son, but the son would be his version of the son and not the real son so the actor playing him would need to distinguish the two versions. This never happens. Another huge problem is the ending. It comes too quickly and is extremely shocking (and not in a way a filmmaker would want). Yes, the event is foreshadowed in the first act and it would fit with the character, but there needed to be more story in order to achieve the desired effect of the event. The whole film has a problem by staying true to life instead of adding texture to the characters and story.

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Lenard (726 KP) rated Pig (2021) in Movies

Aug 1, 2021

Pig (2021)

2021 | Drama, Thriller

7.8

(6 Ratings)

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One could look at the film as Nicolas Cage's "Ransom" ("Give me back my pig!"), "John Wick" (if the dog had survived the original attack), or "Taken" ("I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you're looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money but what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my pig go now, that will be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you and I will kill you."). Ten years ago, Rob left the civilized world behind and chose an isolated life in the mountains, just him and his highly talented truffle pig. Once a week, twentysomething Alex Wolff comes to buy his "finds." That is the lone connection to humanity after tragedy left him broken. Then, in the middle of the night, a couple break in to steal the pig and leave him physically scarred. Rob must now return to the old life he left behind in order to get back his pig. Along for the ride is his young benefactor who has his own tragic backstory. Similar to "John Wick," there is a powerful puppetmaster behind all the tragedy. But that is where the similarities end as no one is a highly skilled assassin or underworld boss. Both Rob and his antagonist are just men with skills, connections, and money not guns and muscles. In fact, there is a running joke where people ask Rob if his face hurts or he needs medical attention for his wounds. This is a film for your heart and your mind to absorb starring two of the greatest shouters in Hollywood giving quiet performances. I highly recommend the film.