candacemartin-69748 Reviews

Crazy Love (I) (2007)

Old school racism... but still gave it a look

[6/10 · 28 June 2022]

This documentary was an oddly strange "love" story. However I did get distracted from the story by the overt racism. It was a bit much.

Pugach was completely insane.

Workin' Moms (2017–2023)

Sneak attack of likability

[7/10 · 1 March 2019]

I'm sorry, but IMBD the ratings of this show is all wrong. I actually chuckled out loud at this show, like literally caught the giggles. It's utterly relatable and very close to what life can be like as a working mom. Yes, some of it is exaggerated hyperbole, but I think that's what resonates with me. Because real life motherhood can be extremely humorous and overly dramatic .... just like this show. I totally get it. I'll continue to watch.

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

Disconnected and slow.beautiful scenes

[4/10 · 12 January 2019]

I wanted to fall in love with this movie, for so many reasons. Mainly because I enjoy seeing black love in cinema, and I love seeing it evolve into a norm for American mainstream consumption. But this movie fell short! Well not actually short on black love, because there was plenty of that... almost every scene (which was annoying btw). I really wanted to know more about the back story to the characters. I do not understand why the movie was so fragmented, it didn't flow although a good portion of it was done in flashbacks. I didn't see enough of Regina King,..to truly say that her performance was Golden Globe worthy. I mean seriously, how did she win an award for a performance that had so little screen time? I was baffled. I left the theater with so many unanswered questions about this film. I was underwhelmed. Each scene dragged on relentlessly, to the point of frustration. I kept waiting for something to happen...and nothing did. This movie was a letdown.