Change Your Image
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Reviews
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
interesting peek into the art world and some fantastic performances
Interesting peek into incestuous relationship between art dealers, critics, museums, artists and art advisers. Hypnotic performances by jake (affected, and mesmerizing and unexpected), Toni (energetic, mercurial), John M always great at that disenchanted, snarky, eccentric. The performance of jon dondon also so great and precise ... just didnt think Josephina lived up to the rest of them. She was one note all throughout and one never understood what really drove her. No depth. The photography is beautiful, the music on point. The central idea is important but there are many running themes which the film explores. I loved it
WAGs (2015)
Everything you expect the cliché to be
Watched this for about 15 minutes and although admittedly there were exceptions, the women on this show seemed without substance, asked about tips for getting "wifed up" (which included advice for women in the 1950s), showed a very submissive attitude towards their partner - and all in all, seemed like what you would expect some of these women to be like.
It's hard to swallow (pun intended!) this kind of portrayal of women in 2016 - it is very demeaning and even the title of the show refers to their relevance solely through the people they have chosen to marry/date. A lot of insecurity is portrayed because at the end of the day, if all you have to bring to the table is your looks ... you're in a flimsy precarious situation, girl!!
All in all, disappointed as a woman to see this show being aired. Not to say that we all have to be CEOs on TV but at least women with some accomplishments of their own (whatever those may be).