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The Equalizer: Blowback (2022) Season 3, Episode 5

Finally Robin got it

[10/10 · 4 April 2023]

This was one of the better episodes so far in season 3, I didn't trust Griffin from season 2 especially with how he was the only point of contact relaying information back to her that couldn't be verified. With all the twists it made for a great build up. Also it's about time that Mel and Harry get to lnow her family considering she has not explained any contingency details on what they should do when trouble arises.

Maybe she doesn't even have one which is even worse since there is always a threat of danger in the work Robyn chooses to do. They don't even have "go" bags ready in the event of emergency. Aunt Vi couldn't even convince Deliah go leave under a bomb threat she had to call her Dad, so really Robyn at the cery least could train her daughter to defend herself and listen to her Aunt.

The new Fisk wrinkle is interesting becasue it shows how quickly agreements and contracts are made null, even for an ex-asset...or is there ever a such thing?

Love Is Love Is Love (2020)

Best part was the tap dance

[5/10 · 3 April 2023]

The best part was the tap dance because that was the long time coming end. A lot of heavy yet dry dialogs between friends and the daughter. It could have done better either with a revalation or something to sink your teeth into. Maybe it would have been better suited for a short film due to how drawn out the stories and reminiscing was. To be honest of it wasn't for the fact that one of my favorite actors was in the film I literally would have stopped watching ten minutes in. This is a very slow burn with flat characters all taking turns reliving subtle and precious yet very uninteresting details. There probably should have been some character tie in or flashback to make it actually strike a chord...no connection to the story. I felt like I crashed a wake of a funeral, very out of place.

Truth Be Told: From My Hand the Poisoned Apple (2023) Season 3, Episode 6

Could have done more in order for characters to be sympathized with

[4/10 · 16 March 2023]

Now having said that I can completely understand that when a victim comes out of trauma there is an adjustment time-frame and the person is now different. However Trini is back at home with parents happy to see her, her "boyfriend" isn't answering any of her texts because his job was done, she wont talk to her parents, she still wants to escape from her room through the window that is locked, her parents had to deal with CPS and get cleared to have their daughter back who made the choice to follow her boyfriend and not leave when she had the chance in order to prove her live to him.

Okay, she misses the gifts and attention from her boyfriend but that's done, does Trini actually want to go back to being a mute prostitute that is beaten and she is not allowed to have a voice? Attitude for her parents and not even glad to be back home.

There either needed to be more background for why she has such low self esteem all of a sudden and would rather be assaulted every day than with her parents. After a while her lack of reaction to being home is just coming acriss as ungrateful and maybe she didn't want to be "saved".

Truth Be Told: Freedom Is Never Given; It Is Won (2023) Season 3, Episode 5

What happens when you don't appreciate what you have

[5/10 · 16 March 2023]

That not only goes for Trini but also Poppy, who has a Dad that stepped up and has alwats protected her knowing she was not his from the start. Whenever she calls and asks for help he does.

Somewhat an unrealistic episode with Poppy being able to get away with using the high profile missing girl's name in order to get police respone, they would have locked her away because of her "tip" from her podcast. Also the police would not have been arresting wealthy men with underage prostitutes....they were donating to the to-be-mayor campaign then they also would have been paying into the police department as well. Yes they may have searched the house for Emily but not arrested wealthy high profile men especially considering they weite off underage teenage girls that are being trafficked.

Trini had a two parent home, nice surroundings, and only had school to worry about but makes Andre her focus and ends up puting on the outfits and get assaulted by men in order to prove her live to him. She'd rather do that than be in her warm home...that is tragic.

It was realistic how CPS is always so overburdened but they wasted no time rounding the girls up and taking them to foster care even with parents right there that want their child back. On one hand they are seen as adults because of being trafficked but then seen as children all of a sudden for their "safety".

The politicians get their cut off the girls, the johns get their aggression out, the "boyfriends" get their gold chains and job well done for baiting them, and social services get their cut. But the girls lose.

The Preacher's Son (2017)

Could gave been a lot better.

[5/10 · 13 March 2023]

So basically this was full of stereotypes,Tanisha is a stripper from the projects with her crack head mother and taking care of her little brother. Dante the preacher's son was sleeping with a woman in the congregation 15 years older who then gets married and he's still sleeping with her and of course she gets jealous. The stripper of course is supposed to be so tough from the projects but yet won't cover up more going into the Bishop and First Lady's home and then is so surprised at the mother's comments.

Come on you knew where you who you were going to meet and even Dante's best friend who was from the same projects as her was judgemental so technically she should be accustomed to being judged for how she acts and what she chooses to do. When she went to court for her brother she was sure to dress presentable so clearly she did know how to present herself differently.

The daughter of the preacher of course is wild, gets pregnant sleeping with a married man, and somehow surprised her Bishop for a father and first lady for a mother would be upset so she hides in her room with an oversized teddy bear.

So then the sawed off short pint-sized best friend of Dante now she gives him some attention and of course he wants to marry her and she accepts just to piss off Rev Reynolds who is actually who she's pregnant by. The wedding looks comical and it's looks like she's marring an jr high student. For some reason Dante is upset at his best friend however he wasn't upset when his best friend was hitting on his sister relentlessly and Donna said it bothered her. Of course he's the one to wait until he's married to Dante's sister to tell that Tanishis a stripper. It's so typical too, people love to go to strip clubs and take pictures and videos like Shorty did but then still judge them as Dante did yet he's fine sleeping with her before marriage. Selective morals.

The First Lady of course is beautiful, judgemental and uptight...similar to the married woman Dante was with smh and the Bishop took all the cake with the twist at the end. Didn't take care of his own child out of wedlock which happens to be Tanisha and yet his campaign was family values.

And to add insult, the very man that comes down on the Bishop and want him fired over the scandal was sleeping with Donna and the father of her childp. I can't, I won't, and I shan't.

Basically a movie of hypocritical money-hungry "Christians".

Walker, Texas Ranger: Angel (1998) Season 6, Episode 21

A lot of Ways to look at it, Fantastic Episode

[10/10 · 3 March 2023]

Bad West Indies accents aside, this is one of my favorite episodes. Trivette had quite a few close calls and from the most unlikely source because Angel seemed to well-meaning and he was conflicted but still determined. The flashback montage of if people can change and go back and the fact she saved him and he saved her but it still was inevitable that it would end the way that it did. I had seen this episode years ago as a kid and ended up catching a rerun and it was just as good. I felt for Trivette and Angel too, but she really needed to quit while she was ahead and leave that business alone. Great episode.

The Reading (I) (2023)

When the scammers get hoodwinked

[4/10 · 23 February 2023]

Hard to feel sorry for any of them, a group of friends that don't believe in Skye's power to connect to spirits in the afterlife that grieving people want closure from scam people out of money. Main character boyfriend wants her to keep going after she says she wants to stop and then guilts her because her family needs the money. First of all with all the scammming they are finessing people out of their money they shouldn't be pillar to post anyway. But regardless they got greedy and took a booking for a woman whose family was killed in exchange for an on camera reading to connect with her husband and kids. Apparently Emma did not care for her family & wanted money just as the four friends only cared about money. This was a senseless movie but I watched for Monique since she's making a comeback and all...but goodness what was this mess?

The Carrier (2015)

Half of what happened was so avoidable

[7/10 · 30 January 2023]

First off the Eric character did not make sense, they are technically safe in a 747 where there was plenty room to close them off from the three other infected people. There was no need for Eric to pull coolant lines ect so that Tobias would have to land. The co pilot dropped from the airplane so why not drop the infected? Is it terrible? Yes but so is terrorizing people who are infected but not a threat whatsoever. That would have solved a lot.

The infected that hijack the other plane and ready to send hundreds after them is crazy because what are they going to do when none of them are pilots? Also the other infected that were on the plane weren't violent and were tired and weak yet the ones at the airport are full of energy and hard to kill.

The married woman who keeps trying to be a hero then decides once her husband is practically beat to death to just stay on the runway with him but as a woman thats a terrible idea as there are more infected men coming out from everywhere...she will have a worse fate than her husband. Same for the other woman that stays...they may as well have stayed on the plane.

I was nearly yelling for Craig to hurry up and head for the plane once he saw the lights come on the tarmac and the plane lit up...why stay and argue with Eric? He clearly couldn't overpower him and he knew that Eric sabotaged the plane so no need to trust anything that comes from him.

Tobias definitely could have waited for the co pilot's son at the very least to get on the plane. Technically his wife was infected and Eric definitely would have taken off the gloves and kill her. Tobias leaving him left him without a co pilot and playing radio footsie with another pilot who seemed almost shady but ended up in a sad predicament.

All in all tho outside of the plot holes and ridiculous decisions this movie did make me think especially in light of present day...I can unfortunately see something similar unfolding. Wouldn't watch again but it was okay.

Sliders: Asylum (1998) Season 4, Episode 10

The dr was done wrong

[9/10 · 20 January 2023]

Great episode I enjoyed it but the British detective had been watching the dr for two years and hadn't captured her until Maggie was so eager to cut of Remmy's action lol. So she turns her in even though shes been helping people, including them and forgot that Quinn still was in dire need, like come on. So they go to delay her capture for her to use what she learned from the enemy to save Quinn. I get she couldn't just go with them but not even help her escape considering she saved Quinn...goodness. I love the show though and up to the middle of season four it just went down hill but this is one of my favorite episodes.

The Dempsey Sisters (2013)

When one door closes, another one opens

[7/10 · 15 January 2023]

Look at the movie just as you would any lifetime movie, don't expect stellar acting but the story is about revisiting what makes you happy and family dynamics with siblings that are very different. I mainly watched because Lynn Whitfield was in it and her character had a nice twist to it at the end. MC Lyte basically plays an extention of the character from Half & half when it comes to recording artists. I do think the dad's character could have used a different actor maybe older because he could have passed for an older brother. Long story short it's an okay movie and was a decent watch on a Sunday afternoon.

Being Mary Jane (2013–2019)

Mildly realistic but also a mini train wreck

[6/10 · 9 January 2023]

I watched the show to the end of season four but it did not stop being insufferable. I can appreciate that it shows mistakes and day to day realities that don't always have happy endings but this pushes the envelope. The only normalcy featured are her parents. Nicey is draining and just seems to be a glutton of punishment and Mary Jane continuously fumbles the ball when she could actually get the happiness she claims to want. And the way she was gung ho to knock her "idol" Ronda off air but kept rolling over and getting kicked out of her own office to beat the pavement for a story all because Justin told her so was embarrassing.

The Rookie: Feds (2022–2023)

Enjoying so far, it's Entertainment what can I say?

[9/10 · 8 January 2023]

I like the episodes get right into the action and most of the comedy is well timed. The personal relationships between the characters and how it is the seasoned and rookies bumping heads but save the day is entertaining. Sure some plots are unrealistic but life is unrealistic too sometimes.

Honestly I am laughing at the reviews...since when are people opposed to cleavage? Considering most shows now have female topless nudity you would think people wouldn't still be upset over cleavage considering the majority alternatives are much more explicit.

I say at least watch the first four and make your conclusions then.

Hello (2022 TV Movie)

Should have got a cat

[5/10 · 2 December 2022]

I love Eva which is why I watched however it's hard to feel connection or sympathy to her characher Alicia who is a flight attendant with a supposed salary of over 70k and a really expensive apartment yet has a roommate. Alicia has everything but doesn't value her surroundings and any guy that is normal and sane she turns down.

She meets a man on a plane after passing up a business man, tells her life story, gets stood up, then wants to take him to her place for a sex...well guess what he's been plotting against her over some diamonds from her ex-boyfriend who she also told all her business too.

The extra plot with Ms. Valetine, the Chief, and her nephew was kind of random but helped to break up some of the dragged out portions of her being "hostage".

Turns out couldn't trust her one night stand spider senses or the "bestie" and all of that just to prove she really is holding on to more than just letters from the boyfriend.

She really should have just got that cat.

The Silent Twins (2022)

In order to fully understand need to look at documentary

[8/10 · 9 November 2022]

This is a film that deserves the screen time however it leaves you with too many questions if you aren't already familiar with the real life tradgedy that this was. The identical twin sisters had a heavy accent from there culture that they were shunned and made out to be a circus act in a predominantly white school. They basically could not fit in and in the middle and end so many people were able to study, dissect, and write books based on them to profit off the fact that if they had just been treated with an ounce of dignity for speech classes as children their entire lives would have been different.

Kiss of Death (1995)

Great movie about not knowing when to quit.

[5/10 · 7 September 2022]

I don't know who was more disillusioned the ex-con or the sister who decides to marry her brother-in law thinking that life will be different for her. If only he had just stayed on the couch with his daughter but no instead he opens the door and keeps talking to his bad news cousin who really was not in nearly the danger he said. It's like he can't stay away from being used, boosted, and a police informant. If there had been some other back story to tell why he just continously made poor decisions despite seeing how everyone around him was ending up even with him getting a second chance he blew it. Just doesn't make sense but its an okay movie.

Flight (I) (2012)

Don't watch before a trip

[5/10 · 27 August 2022]

Despite the downfall which is the whole center of the movie I have tremendous respect for flight crew and pilots, it's their job but its a crucial life affecting one. At some point if you need to go any far distance or oversees you'll definitely be taking a flight and you never know who is flying the plane. Even with the faulty character of the pilot and the fact that he probably was about to get away with it and given the opportunity would have done it again to fly inebriated, I had to keep wondering about the crew and the co-pilot that seemed to all know before the flight that he reeked of gin....why let the plane take off? Report it so another pilot can step in especially since it wasn't just passengers but their life on the line as well.

Industry (2020– )

Mildly interesting, made it through first season

[3/10 · 2 August 2022]

A number of the other characters dont have enough background and just seem shallow and sex crazed. The one that takes the cake for being insufferable is Harper who while she has some well-themed ideas and pitches is very much a fraud. She liteally faked transcripts, allowed herself to be Daria's doormat and whistleblower ( to get rid of Eric because Daria never had the balls & Harper shouldn't have fallen into that trap because Daria never would have hired a black female like her or cover her mistakes). Promising start that began to fall flat.

Carbon Copy (1981)

Watched for Denzel, but otherwise its a flop

[3/10 · 18 July 2022]

Case in point this was one of Denzel's early movies and he does a good job. The movie is offensive but unfortunately truthful. In the movies if a black man has had relations with a white woman its a love story & he is defying the odds, and reached the height of whatever. The opposite is shown here where a white man has had relations with a black woman but convinced once his career takes off he wont make it and when its foundout her has a son, now everyone around him is appalled, he gets shamed, and loses all his money, credit cards, job, house ect all because he had a child with a black woman. If you feel like watching hypocrisy feel free and unfortunately even still there are still people with this mindset.

The Sisterhood (2019 TV Movie)

Bad plot and ending, pretty much a movie about greed

[2/10 · 5 July 2022]

So managed to make it to the end of the movie however it left a lot to be desired even for lifetime movies. The Ashley character was completely fine when things were going her way but then all of a sudden develops morals after agreeing to launder money as payment for all of her breaks. Her sister Jasmine probably would not have saved her or said no to beating her a second time if Ashley hadn't given her the inheritance she wanted. Basically every character was greedy, Desiree, Ashley, Jasmine, the ex husband. And its ironic too that Ashley turned so fast on the sisterhood that she didn't even have to join meanwhile she was more than fine with being a doormat for her boss and not turning him in for his advances. Ashley would have happily laundered money for a male boss and the promotion she wanted....again greedy.

The Lincoln Lawyer (2022– )

Some glaring character flaws but a really solid series

[8/10 · 30 May 2022]

So I loved the movie which is a big reason why I wanted to watch the series. However there are a few things that really didn't make sense: Mickey getting such a huge case and even after being in that line of work there's no way he would not have known there would be danger and crooked money involved. How on one hand he had all these morals but then continued with that case against all the glaring evidence and his better judgment? Also Maggie really became unlikable she was willing to risk both her witnesses lives just for the sake of her case because her name was attached. She pushed the first witness who didn't want to despite his family, then he gets killed by Soto and then resorts to blackmail of Soto's pregnant girlfriend for a confession and only wanted to allow her one month of relocation? Unreal. Then to add insult even to herself she acts as of she tows the line but was more than willing to roll over on her boss in favor of a suit with a grin because she wants someone to pat her on the head saying good job & all he did was play on her weakness and resentment of her boss Janelle. Better the devil you know because it literally caused her to walk out with her whole life in a box and no one said a word. Maybe she'll take that sign out of her yard. Lastly the second wife who took issue with the driver based on her past without even getting to know her while she is engaged to a criminal herself. Why would Izzy of all people even be on her radar? Weird and biased. Lastly there's no way that the judge & her husband were the only operators in that scheme. Haller has now effectively made himself a target with most likely the governor and any other higher up elected official that gave that judge the green light and looked the other way.

Pieces of Her (2022)

I had already wasted 4 episodes and I'm ashamed that I finished it

[3/10 · 30 April 2022]

Honestly I agree with some other reviews that this would have been better as a movie. I really thought it was going to get better and was just a slow burn series but having to sit through Andy and her eyes and mouth open looking gullible and haphazard for the majority of episodes and seeing how easily Laura/Jane was willing to give up her multimillionaire lifestyle for 8 mile knock off Jim Jones to basically assassinate her father was such a let down. Then to boot she's been under witness protection with a cushy life no matter where she goes, didn't prepare her daughter for anything in life harder than microwaving a hotpocket to where she's bumbling in a new town walking with a suitcase with $500k in it. And how is it that the daughter was able to steal a woman's license and wear a disguise but then keeps going around everywhere else where she could easily be recognized? I don't even have any more interest to read the book. Save your time or watch it folding laundry.