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Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016)
Informative, but
The actual beliefs of Scientology are only minimally touched on. L Ron Hubbard was an incredibly bad writer (try reading his work - impossible) who created a religion with nutty beliefs. South Park did an episode (I believe that it's on YouTube) that clearly explains the bizarre beliefs of this cult - aliens, volcanos, airplane spaceships, etc. Ms. Remini should have focused more on the beliefs of this "religion." That said, given Scientology's past history of abusive behavior towards those who criticize it, Ms Remini was very brave for doing the series. I think most people had/have no idea what Scientology is all about.
North Shore (1987)
Dude! This is sooooo... gnarly!
One of the worse surfing movies I've ever seen. This movie is so bad I don't know where to begin-- Okay, let's start with the premise - some dude from the mainland who barely knows how to surf travels to Hawaii and enters a big wave contest which he more or less expects to win. A good analogy for those who don't surf would be a that of a grossly overweight chain smoker slapping on a pairs of running shoes and entering the LA Marathon with expectations of winning. No way! And, the contest is held on The North Shore which conjures up images of 15+ foot waves, but contest day the waves are maybe 6 foot. The acting? What acting? If you must see this woof see it on TV, don't waste your money renting it. If you want to see a pretty good surfing movie - granted it is flawed, but that's another story - rent Big Wednesday.