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The Manchurian Candidate
A great remake of a classic film. Liev Shreiber, Denzel Washington, and Meryl Streep team up and make a thriller about mind control intriguing. Shreiber is the to be President and the scenes whilst they have "the dreams" accurately describe a psychosis. It is a must see movie for everyone.
By Sid Aaron Hirji2 years ago in Critique
The New Human Resources
Netflix is a streaming service that provides its customers with an abundance of original content. Under the "adult animation" tab is a show: Human Resources. Once you get past the grossness, the situations are relatable. The first few episodes touch on post-partum depression, infidelity and alcoholism. Worth a watch...18+
By Latoya Giles 2 years ago in Critique
(Mostly) Good Omens: the show
A delight to watch the characters interact, their reluctance to admit genuine care for each other’s well-being, amidst a humorous struggle to handle a world on the verge of cosmically falling apart. However, my appreciation of it relies too much on what it promises, not entirely upon how it delivers.
By Ellen Stedfeld2 years ago in Critique
An Analysis of Ant-man (and Other Avengers)
Ant-Man, a thief reformed. A second chance—a recurring melody sung by the Avengers. Some rose from an injury or an accident (Iron Man, Hulk). Others were thought dead (Captain America, Black Panther) or grew from childhood trauma (Black Widow, Hawkeye). But they all became great heroes from that second chance.
By Risen Writing2 years ago in Critique
Frasier
What do you get when you send an intelligent but egoistic man to live with his blue-collar, curmudgeon father and eccentric live-in physical therapist? Throw in an equally neurotic and clinically competitive brother, and you get a superb exemplification of the phrase "Do as I say, not as I do."
By Merrie Sanders2 years ago in Critique
Roman Holiday
Vicariously travel and tour Rome, through the romantic adventures of an American reporter Joe Bradley, Gregory Peck. Serendipitously, Princess Ann, Audrey Hepburn, who fell asleep on a park bench in Rome, meets the American reporter. Reminiscent of the iconic story Sleeping Beauty.
By Babs Iverson2 years ago in Critique
Great Expectations
"Great Expectations" weaves Dickens' characters rich and deep, Victorian society's secrets it vividly keeps. Plot's twists and turns, modern reader’s patience it seeks. Contrived coincidences, some critics critique. Themes of self-find along with society's twisted beliefs. A true classic's aura, yet still a mystique. Exploring its pages, past's echoes speak.
By Tanya N.D.2 years ago in Critique
Seinfeld
A goofy, observational show that breaks down the mundane minutiae of 90's life in New York City. The characters are relatable yet inscrutable caricatures of real people. We all know a Jerry, an Elaine, someone who bafflingly floats by like Kramer, and we're all a little George--aggrieved, petty, and misanthropic.
By Merrie Sanders2 years ago in Critique
Justin Bieber's Purpose Album
Dressed up as an album charting personal growth, 'Purpose' instead unfolds as a cautionary tale of stunted artistic evolution. Its tracks, replete with feigned regret and borrowed platitudes, perform a hollow charade of faux maturity. The result is not a harmonious symphony, but a jarring, disappointing cacophony of missed opportunities.
By Abnoan Muniz2 years ago in Critique
