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What Happens Later (2023)
A movie for grown ups
First let me start by thanking Meg for staying realistically pretty. Having seen her my whole life and flowering into this lovely natural person feels right. She's a person we have watched for decades and brought us so many happy memories and good times. So watching her again is like seeing an old friend. Ironically that's what the movie is about.
Same for David Duchovny. Also aging beautifully and gracefully. Like a fine wine these two have gotten better over the years.
This movie a tiny bit chaotic and perhaps at times dissonant if you're patient and let the characters develop it comes together, like a bow, all tied up in knots but makes a nice wrapping.
Well written, it's about two people and their past and what they thought of the "what could have been" among other topics.
The characters are not predictable as you might think. Nice surprises through out. The imperfections of their past and their present is endearing.
If you like good dialogue, subtle acting, and unexpected turns you will enjoy this movie and it will be a treat to see Meg and David once again bringing us entertainment and good memories.
Frasier (2023)
He's back!!
I can't recall a continuance of any show being good. The list of failures is long. But this one THEY HIT OUT OF THE PARK! He's back and he's his beautiful glorious, stuffy self absorbed self. Even the characters are a wonderful addition to his new life.
Frasier is my favorite tv show and my family is forever quoting a Frasier episode. They are comically written, witty, and clever. The acting sublime. And somehow they have managed to recapture this and make Frasier in later years the sweet adorable pain in the funny bone once again. The casting is topknotch. The writing is stellar. Kelsey Grammar is perfection. I have watched the heck out of Frasier and now I hope to do so again with this new season.
Long live Frasier. Hoping to see some of the old characters come back too. I love this show and it's like coming home again to an old friend.
The Bear (2022)
It's the trifecta of tv
1. Fabulously written
2. Beautifully casted and acting is sublime
3. The directing is captivating.
I just watched all 8 of season 1 because I could not stop watching this show.
It's chaotic it's intense it's diverse. I love everything about this show. The story is wonderfully told with each episode peeling back yet another layer.
The gritty realism the chemistry between all the characters and the directing makes you love and hate them all at once. The characters are flawed, relatable, and powerful. Every performance is fresh and believable.
The story carries you along so well I watched the whole season and it felt like it was just two hours. A view into the world of cooking that is "fire." Also visually it's stunning the countless cooking shots make you taste and smell the food. It's the best television I have seen since I don't know when. Episode 8 was a total triumph. I will watch it again. Not sure why they call it a comedy though. And it has Oliver Platt! I love his body of work and he fits perfectly in his role.
7500 (2019)
Hidden gem
Joseph Gordon-Levitt seems to have the Midas touch. This little gem is excellent.
It's a well told, powerfully performed story. You find yourself being sympathetic to all the characters in the end. Prime entertainment. Kind of like Albert Hitchcock, the gore is not openly seen but understood. Your imagination powerfully takes over and you are pulled into the story with compelling characters. Quality film making.
For Love of the Game (1999)
If you love baseball and romance watch this
This movie is solid. It's a tribute to baseball lovers with romantic hearts. Both Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston do a fine job and have chemistry. The story is woven around a baseball game and the backstory of a romance that wasn't perfect but had its moments. Like all compelling sports movies you cheer for protagonist. Tastefully and sweetly directed. Costner always likable, Preston equally so.
It's a story that will satisfy your love of baseball. Not so sappy the men folk won't watch it.