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This Is Me... Now: A Love Story (2024)
Obvious mental issues
Watched the documentary before watching the movie and in the documentary Lopez slams her mother for being a narcissist, always wanting to be the center of attention (guess we know now where she got her own attention seeking desires).
But this whole movie is based around a story told to her many times by non other than her mother. Go figure.
First off, the songs in this movie are very juvenile. Maybe it's time she starts singing for grown women and not teeny boppers.
I get that Lopez is attempting to have a cathartic moment in making this movie but it's only an hour and five minutes and I still had to fast forward it to put myself out of my misery. Why would she make a movie entirely about herself. Talk about narcissism. If she wants to get into movie producing she should stick to themes that are not all about her. She is a good actress otherwise.
I did not come out of this documentary and movie believing that Lopez is free of her mental issues. In fact, I feel like she will have more mental issues after the fact. She is probably a wonderful person but she misses the mark. Telling a story about yourself before you truly know yourself will surely lead to more depression. And when a person can't be alone for any amount of time, something she admits to in both the documentary and movie, that person will never truly know him or herself. It seems she is working overtime to try to convince the public that she finally has it together. It didn't work.
Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them (2024)
She shot her in the back
Families of murderers need to stop being delusional regarding their criminal loved ones. They all do it, forever trying to make excuses for why their family member killed another. It's no different here in this story. All the high school-like drama that took place between Yolanda, Selena, Selena's father and the doctor in Monterey Mexico does not change the fact that Yolanda murdered Selena by shooting her in the back. Even if there were emotional circumstances between Selena and Yolanda, Yolanda still shot her in the back instead of walking away from Selena and moving on. Yolanda's family said Yolanda had received a job offer and was moving on, so why then did Yolanda keep going to Mexico with Selena? Was Selena using Yolanda for assistance in Mexico to expand her business or to help cover a blooming romance with the investor doctor? Maybe. Did Yolanda shoot Selena in the back? Yes. End of story. Everyone gets used by someone but generally the user doesn't get murdered. Now it is time for Yolanda's family to move on from this theory of there being more to the story. Seems very timely that they are trying to garner sympathy for Yolanda as her first parole hearing is in one year. Oh, and guns just don't go off. Give that one up right now.
John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial (2023)
Defense lawyers need to stick to the innocent; Chapman is a liar & a disgrace.
Legally insane is like legally blind. You are not blind, and you are not insane. Legally insane is how Chapman's lead attorney described him. Listen, any person who commits murder is not rational and is a bit insane but aren't we all?? To this day, to hear one of the defense attorneys, David Suggs, stand by his conviction that Chapman was insane makes Suggs just a liar. Defense attorneys should be there to defend truly innocent people, not make excuses for the actions of premediated murderers.
Also, killers DON'T get well in prison. Chapman tried to say he was well when he went on the Larry King show 12 years after the murder. Chapman going on Larry King was a way to try to prove he should one day get parole. Murderers are LIARS and will say ANYTHING to ANYBODY!
No one should fall for this BS. I know a murderer and he and his fellow murderers are all the same. Manipulative demons. They all snap for one reason or another. They all find God in prison. They all have their reasons, but most truly insane people don't commit murder. Not buying it Suggs. I hope you read this.
'Twas the Fight Before Christmas (2021)
Why didn't he just buy a small church for his event?
This Jeremy is the poster child for the fringe crazies we see on both sides now in this country. It is all about him and no one else matters. He believes it is his right to buy a piece of property in a quiet existing neighborhood with full intentions of turning it into a mockery every December. He of course doesn't care about anyone else's rights; the people who have lived quietly year after year because all he cares about is his expression. And surely all the fake Christians are on his side because they agree with his insanity. They overlook the fact that Jesus was born in a barn, in peace and quiet with some stars overhead. For fake Christians, it is all about principal, that they themselves lack. He should have just bought a small church for his yearly event, where the lights, noise and crowds would not have been a factor. Or even found a house in a neighborhood known to have many homes participating in extreme decorating, which is not a bad thing, but there are places for this type of expression. I would love it if my entire street was decorated, and people drove by or walked by with their families. But only Jeremy wants tour buses clogging up narrow streets and disturbing the peace, which is what this movie is all about. It has nothing to do with discrimination, or at least religious discrimination; perhaps discrimination against dumb idiots. It has everything to do with disturbing the peace. When are disturbed people going to start understanding this concept?
Haul Out the Holly (2022)
Gets a 5 star only because of Lacey
I will watch anything with Lacey in it, but Hallmark no longer pays attention to detail. Let's start with the parents when they are outside before they get into the cab. Not even wearing long sleeves. They are standing outside, supposed to be in snow, and they are not even acting like they are even a bit chilly. Then when Lacey is getting ready to plug the extension cord in to see the lights on the house, you see a shot of the house and the upstairs has two big celling fans going. There is supposed to be snow on the ground and the ceiling fans are on high. Then they have Lacey walking around outside in spike heel boots. C'mon, no one is going to be walking around the neighborhood when there is snow on the street and sidewalks with spike heels. I live in snow country, so I know what it is really like, and this movie is far off the mark. And it is rather boring too with a lot of bad acting. I can only hope Haul out the Holly Lit Up is better than this.
L'amica geniale (2018)
Can't say enough
I can't say enough about My Brilliant Friend. The first of the four books was given to me by my longest known and best friend. I never had a chance to read the book and a few years later I saw that HBO was showing it as a series. It is the one show I am unable to multitask through because of it being in Italian and needing to read the subtitles.
But from the first episode I was absolutely drawn in and hooked. Not only is my father's side of the family from Naples, but the two main characters are a combination of my best friend and me. We are each other's Brilliant Friend. I am still just in season 3 because I savor each episode and I never want them to end.
Unfortunately they will end and then the I will read the books. Thank you HBO for bringing this story to our TV screens and thank you Elena Ferrante for writing it.
Don't Worry Darling (2022)
Really bad
I watched this movie only because a friend was over who likes strange movies and even he said he would give it a bad review. It was not a low budget movie. The production was quality but the story was boring and annoying. There was nothing in the beginning of the movie that gave way to a plot and immediately I felt like I was watching a remake of The Stepford Wives. Can't even imagine this movie getting a four minute standing ovation at the Venice film festival. If I had been alone, I would have turned it off after four minutes. Not one aspect of this movie drew me in. The drama with the cast off-camera was definitely more exciting than the movie itself.
Meet Me at Christmas (2020)
Duck lips
Hallmark movies can be tough enough to watch but has this actress always had filler duck lips? Such an annoying look. Not even the look of snow could keep me watching.