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Toni Lynn Donald (1997 KP) rated Chilling Adventures of Sabrina in TV
Jul 17, 2020 (Updated Jul 17, 2020)
Jeff Bridges recommended The Last Picture Show (1971) in Movies (curated)
Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Orange is the New Black - Season 1 in TV
Aug 3, 2017
The range of different characters (2 more)
The cast are all great
The writing is sharp and witty
Life on the inside is different
My girlfriend was actually the one to talk me into trying this show and I am so glad she did. This first season is great. The storyline is engaging, the characters are instantly memorable and the writing is fast and razor sharp. This is another high quality show produced by Netflix and at this point their track record shows more hits than misses. The strange thing though, and the only thing that stops me from scoring this show a 10, is the main character, Piper Chapman.
She is obnoxious, self absorbed and consistently dislikeable and I don't get why. The show is based on a book written by real life prison inmate Piper Kerman. Why would she show herself to be an insensitive, irritating idiot? This isn't the actors fault though, Taylor Schilling does a good job with what she is given, but Piper as a character is genuinely the worst thing about the show.
She is obnoxious, self absorbed and consistently dislikeable and I don't get why. The show is based on a book written by real life prison inmate Piper Kerman. Why would she show herself to be an insensitive, irritating idiot? This isn't the actors fault though, Taylor Schilling does a good job with what she is given, but Piper as a character is genuinely the worst thing about the show.
Bob Mann (459 KP) rated Late Night (2019) in Movies
Jun 16, 2019
Emma Thompson (naturally) and John Lithgow on screen together (1 more)
Mindy Kaling's whipsmart script
The Pretty Woman wears Prada.
A cracking script lifts this tale of a caustic Late Night talk show host above the ordinary. Full review on One Mann's Movies is here - https://bob-the-movie-man.com/2019/06/16/one-manns-movies-film-review-late-night-2019/
Tom Brady recommended The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom in Books (curated)
Character portrayal and development (2 more)
Griitty realism
Great plot developments
Probably the best TV show to ever exist (and that's not an overstatement)
The Wire is the one TV show I will recommend to anyone who will give me five minutes to talk about TV shows. The show's take on the issues affecting the slums of Baltimore is outstanding and cleverly developed into a complex but always engaging narrative. David Simon's real-life experience with the issue he portrays shows through and the use of actors - sometimes non-actors picked off the street - really heightens the realism. Absolutely mesmerising.
Jacob Wilding (39 KP) rated King Falls AM in Podcasts
Jun 16, 2020
King Falls AM is an excellent podcast. It has humor, suspense, horror and a bunch of other stuff in between. The friendship between the two main characters feels genuine and helps keep the audience glued to their seat. I dont want to give any more away. Go give it a listen. I doubt you'll regret it.
Veronica Pena (690 KP) rated Garfield - The Movie (2004) in Movies
May 7, 2020
I forgot how bad this movie's CGI is. I think it's super funny to watch now, as an adult, because you can see how a kid was so easily mesmerized by this film. I definitely think this is a must-see for kids, especially kids now to show them what we watched when we were kids - I'm sure I'll show it to mine someday. I'm not unhappy that I watched this film and I'm definitely watching the second one. The only thing that really made me angry in this film is that Odie doesn't talk but literally every other animal does? That doesn't make sense.
AquaWoman (37 KP) rated The Big Bang Theory in TV
Jun 11, 2019
Great casting (2 more)
Good Writing
Special Guest Stars
The Elevator is Whatttt??
The Big Bang Theory is one of my favorite shows. I discovered this show later than most, I think about 5 years ago. I thought being called Big Bang Theory that they would talk about evolution a lot, and others. But I was surprised that they didnt really at all. I love the partnership between all of the guys, and the teasing back and forth amongst friends.
Nickg24 (492 KP) rated Joker (2019) in Movies
Dec 20, 2019
Phoenix for best actor oscar
Contains spoilers, click to show
Wow,what a film.I will admit I was very sceptical when this announced and though for me heath ledger will always be the greatest joker ever,phoenix has given us a much different one but one that is still incredibly brilliant and should win him the best actor oscar.
The film focuses on arthur flecks descent into madness as society slowly crumbles around him and he finds out his mother is not what he thought she was.As he begins to become the clown prince of crime be sees that his actions are inspiring the people of gotham to go out dressed as clowns and riot in the city.
A mention must go to robert de niro as well,following on from his immense performance in the Irishman he gives us yet another as talk show host murray franklin.That grisly ending that sees joker shoot and kill franklin live on his talk show has to be seen to be believed.
An incredible piece of film making.
The film focuses on arthur flecks descent into madness as society slowly crumbles around him and he finds out his mother is not what he thought she was.As he begins to become the clown prince of crime be sees that his actions are inspiring the people of gotham to go out dressed as clowns and riot in the city.
A mention must go to robert de niro as well,following on from his immense performance in the Irishman he gives us yet another as talk show host murray franklin.That grisly ending that sees joker shoot and kill franklin live on his talk show has to be seen to be believed.
An incredible piece of film making.
BookishWoo (317 KP) Jul 17, 2020