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Father Stu (2022)
Stunning, moving, incredible performances
Mark Wahlberg deserves an Oscar for his moving portrayal of a man who is lost, and finds his calling in the priesthood. Based on a true story, this movie brought me to tears. Father Stu was an amazing man, and Mark Wahlberg puts it all out there to honor this man. The supporting cast were all amazing, and Mel Gibson did an incredible job of showing the power of asking for redemption. This movie is appealing to all audiences, even though the plot revolves around a man who finds God in the Catholic Church, it is not a religious movie so much as it is a movie about inner strength and finding ones purpose. I just loved this movie.
I'm a Virgo (2023)
Just awful
I'm an Oakland native. This show was truly horrible. Boots Riley is a very talented man, but this was a mess. His political message was great, loved the Jones character, but aside from that, just garbage.
The storyline was bad, a much stronger movie would not have needed the super hero/ villain set-up. Walter Goggins is always fun to watch, but the lead waa a rterrible, uninteresting character. His friends were cool. Also, glorifying sideshows, which terrorize neighborhoods, my flatland neighborhood included, was pathetic. Try again, the message was good, the rest was just unwatchable and boring.
Swiss Army Man (2016)
Unwatchable
Just awful. Truly. I tried, I really did, but after 35 minutes of this nonsense, I stopped. I normally don't quit on a movie, but this is juvenile, self-indulgent garbage. It seems to be going nowhere.
It starts off with a desperate ship-wrecked man, about to give up and hang himself. But he finds a corpse (played by Daniel Ratcliffe) washed up on the beach. After discovering that he can use the farting corpse as a macabre jetski, he escapes his tiny island and lands on a beach. He treks into the forest, corpse strapped to his back. The corpse can act as a drinking fountain, and get boners by looking at Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. I am not kidding. By now, the corpse can speak. I gave up when they were discussing masturbation. Maybe 13 year old boys might like this nonsense. Don't waste your time.
La casa de papel (2017)
Like, not love this show.
Fun series, some fairly annoying characters, but worth watching, as it had a great ending. I was disappointed though when I realized it is a complete rip-off of Spike Lee's 2006 movie Inside Man. Can't stand plagiarism, so lost respect for the creators of this show. Shame on them.
The Power of the Dog (2021)
Worth watching for lots of reasons
The ending... wow. Just a fantastic ending. The movie is beautifully shot, in a magnificent landscape. The acting is terrific. It drags, but is so worth it, as the ending is great.
The Lower Bottoms (2021)
Just awful
I'm from Oaklannd, 54 years. This show is dreck. The writing is awful, the acting is worse. What a pile of garbage.
Clickbait (2021)
The Finale angered me
SPOILERS!!!
So I wish I'd watched the first 7 episodes, and just made up my own ending. Matt should have been the killer. But no, the show writers were desperate to add in an unexpected twist, but it was lazy, stupid, and the killers were uninteresting bland old people, one of whom had not even appeared until the last episode. There was literally no character development of the old woman who was the catalyst for everything. Literally none. So the ending sucked. Next, there was some good acting, but also some terrible acting, particularly in the Detective episode. And whoever decided to put that ugly blond wig should be ashamed, it was distractingl ugly. Watch the first 7 epusodes, but skip the finale, it's a real let down and ruined the entire series.