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Reviews
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Blackface?
Yuck. Meandering and pointless execrable exercise in bad Hollywood film making. Wonderful Ingrid Bergman wasted and Flora Robson in black face. Nuff said. Wonderful supporting cast has nothing to support.
Lady Bird (2017)
I really wanted to love this movie, but not so much.
Please allow me to explain my rating system. If it is an independent film I give it five stars to start. If it is directed by a woman I add a star. If it is directed by a woman of color or written by women of color I add a star. If it is directed by a woman I add a star. If it Is directed by or by a written by a woman of color I add another star. Content matters. Anything concerning class,race, gender discrimination, trans gender discrimination , class discrimination, social issues discussed in a meaningful way, anything that passes the Bechtel test I give another star or two. Unfortunately this film was disappointing to me but I can see its appeal to others who have never seen a movie or a film that addresses anything meaningful. I have been watching independent films for decades. So this is a generous seven. Unfortunately in the previews I saw the funniest scene, talk about a spoiler, given away in the first two minutes of the film. The rest was a snooze fest. Still, congrats to everyone. No insults intended to anyone.