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I Care a Lot
(2020)

Bad vs Ugly
Rosamund Pike as Marla Grayson a court appointed legal guardian for elderly people who are wealthy enough to stay at old age homes where she could drain their money as their legal guardian through the loophole she found in the law.

She with the help of her partner Fran, a doctor and an old age home manager runs this scam which is interrupted by one of the elderly ward who they scammed recently.

The movie follows the mystery behind the elderly ward who seems like an easy target for Marla but brings trouble in the process and intiates a rivalry between something that is bad and something that is ugly.

'I care a lot' was a great watch for me. A Anti-Heroine who scams elderly people without any regrets was actually a bit uncomfortable to watch but it has that satirical and comedic tone to cool down that feeling so it stopped bothering me after a bit of time. I was really satisfied with the climax.

Overall it's a great movie.

Perfect Days
(2023)

"Now is Now"
"Perfect Days" is basically about a person who just does his job as a janitor in Japan,who listens to music in the break time and reads books when he is at home.

His character is revealed through the uninvited people or obstacles which he come across in his life.

This movie can be different to different people for me it's just about a simple man who found a peaceful life, finds happiness in what he does and who is trying to forget a life which he had in order to find his inner peace.

Watch it if you really love movies about character study or movies which are just like a slice of life that you can relate to.

Drive-Away Dolls
(2024)

Not a road trip movie
Margaret Qualley as Jamie who breakups with her girlfriend plans a roadtrip with her bestfriend Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan) from Pennsylvania to Tallahassee for a fresh start and Jamie trying to help Marian to hook up in the way.

It's a raunchy comedy movie ,other things like road trip ,action and mystery where there but were irrelevant because they didn't gave these things a space to work because of the small runtime of this movie. So some cameos appeared didn't gave any big impact.

One thing that was annoying is the editing and which overall was good but at some points when we get invested in the story they started playing some weird dreamy shots between them which i didn't got whatever they meant by those .They should have limited it and should have put it only when one of the cameos shows up which would have made it better to watch i guess.

Overall this is one of those movies which we should not take seriously ,which is established from the beginning itself.

Watch it if you like Smiley Face (2007) kind of movies.

Watching the Detectives
(2007)

Lovable one
Neil a movie lover who owns a movie rental store meets a woman named Violet which changes his life for good.

Movie talks about how we as a person should enjoy life rather than constantly distracting ourselves by our entertainment mediums.

"Watching the detectives" shows the range of Cillian Murphy and Lucy Liu. Both of them can do comedy and should do more comedy flicks.

They are really funny and the movie worked for me because of their chemistry. Cillian as a movie geek and Lucy as a pixie girl is really worth watching and it's really funny.

It's released in 2007 so the story is a bit old ,so you may feel it a bit cliche but it's still lovable.

Folks who like Scott Pilgrim vs. The world(2010) and 500 days of Summer (2009) should definitely check it out. You guys will enjoy it.

The Gentlemen
(2024)

Good But Not Great
Spin-off series of the movie "The Gentlemen (2019) " tells the story about an army officer Eddie Horniman who inherits his family wealth after his father's death and becomes the Duke of Halstead.

Series revolves around the underground weed production and business below the Duke's farm which Eddie's father gave it to the mafia for a good amount of money.

Show is about Eddie's attempt to remove the weed production from his land,so in order to get out of it he agrees to do some messy, unthinkable things for the mafia for his family.

It's Guy Ritchie 's work , so he knows how to tell a gangster story in a quirky and witty way.

The dialogues,action set pieces,techinical aspects were more similar to his gangster movies which is a good thing and I enjoyed these things in all the 8 episodes.

Overall it's good but not great watch for me because Guy Ritchie could do a lot better.

Waiting for the next season if they won't cancel it.

The Beekeeper
(2024)

It's good
Typical Jason Statham one man army flick.

I can't say anything specific about the story, all i can say that it's simple.

Action set pieces were good and more like what we watch in indian movies but with some better technics.

CGI in one of the scene could have been better, that is some thing that bothered me but overall it's an action flick which showcases Jason Statham's swag.

It's a fine movie that you could watch without any worries about the plots and the characters which we are used to see in any one man army flicks in recent times.

Overall it could have been better but they did a good work with what they got.

The Holdovers
(2023)

Gem of a movie.
Film begins with a strict teacher (Paul) and a rebellious student (Angus) spending the entire Christmas vacation at school , accompanied with the cook (Mary) and the cleaner (Danny).

The film deals Angus, who is alone at a point in life, Paul, who has spent more than half of his life in school and continues to live as a teacher, and Mary, who lost her son in the war. We understand their sorrows and crisis and how they tries to move forward during this Christmas and after.

Movie which is set in the early 70s , developed all these issues through light and dark funny elements ,with realistic emotional and enough relatable incidents which makes this movie as one of the best film released this year 2023.

Awesome work from the technicians and performances from the cast.

Some frames kinda reminds the Wes Anderson filmography at some points.

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
(2023)

Good one
The film revolves around the friendship of three friends, John, Martin and Ben, their life and the treasure hunt they go on.

The film begins by narrating and sets a comedy comic book like logic and its funny. However, there were some jokes that were forced in some parts but it's still ok.

A fun movie with some good physical comedy and dark comedy. It felt more like some skteches we see on social media and tv sitcoms which gives good laughs.

Give it a watch if you like sitcoms and sketches in youTube it won't disappoint you. It's has some good quirky laughable moments which is worth checking out.

It's a good movie.

Chithha
(2023)

One of the best must watch movie of 2023
The film proceeds through Eeaswaran's search for the disappearance of his brother's daughter, whom he raised as his own daughter, and the mystery surrounding it.

The film, which started as a family drama, changes the genre in a great way and sets the incidents to change the movie to crime and mystery. It is very haunting and engaging until the climax, and the film ends with an open ending for the audience.

Movie deals with sexual assault,trauma and how these things continue in our present society and the backlash of not providing proper education, guidance and awareness of these issues.

A must watch movie.

One of the greatest movie released in 2023.

Anatomie d'une chute
(2023)

Courtroom drama with a lot of emotions.
Sandra trying to prove that she is not the cause of her husband's death and the statement of her visually impaired son Daniel who is an eye witness to all this is the summary of this movie.

A film that takes death as it's base and completely depends on the simple but effective technical aspects, characters and the way it is presented.

Story deals with existential crisis, ego, depression, trauma and survival which get's perfectly blended with the parallel emotions, which is done brilliantly with the perfomances.

It's is a good courtroom drama movie that acknowledges mental health issues with a lot of emotions with great performances from the cast.

The Fall of the House of Usher
(2023)

More family drama than horror.
This is a series that can be in the family drama genre rather than in horror and mystery genres. It's a good drama series that used only enough violence and nudity the story demands.

The fall of an evil pharmaceutical family company known as Usher Family, the death of each of the heirs of that company and the mystery of their deaths is the summary of the series.

The heart of this series is the characters and the actors performances. It really hooks the audience rather than the horror elements of the scenarios.

A binge worthy series created by Mike Flanagan, inspired from the gothic short stories written by the American writer and poet Edgar Allen Poe in the 1800's which Flanagan developed in a way that it is related to the things happening in the present world.

Sprung
(2022)

Fun Ride
This show is a fun ride, more like reading a funny comic book.

Due to Covid Jack, Rooster, Gloria(Jack's jail girlfriend )get out of the prison for their good behavior stays with Rooster's mom Barb.

Jack has been in prison for last 26 years for possession of weed (which was illegal at that time),learns some skills from the prisoners whom he met during these years.

These skills comes in handy with the plans of Rooster, Barb and Gloria made for the small to big heists to become flawless.

Do watch if you like super dumb,light-hearted but with pinch of dark witty kind of comedy shows.

By the way outstanding performace of the cast to make it work,it really worked for me.

Dumb Money
(2023)

Outsmarting the 1%
Keith, who gaves tips in social media about the stock market. Especially a specific stock named GameStop, which is an old company with less value and is overlooked by the major buyers and wall street.

Because of his advices in his social media post, some of his followers starts to buy GameStop 's stock and it's value increases. The people who bought stock get richer and this affects billionaires and millionaires.

Movie talks about how the 1 percentage, who takes the ordinary people 's money as silly/dumb money and how the ordinary people outsmarts them legally.

Must-watch engaging light hearted movie based on true events with an awesome acast and technicians.

The Killer
(2023)

Expect a good crime thriller. Nothing else.
It's is about the revenge taken by a contract killer for the backlash he faces because of the job he failed.

Everything is narrated by the killer from his perspective so we can see how his brain works, how he thinks and processes before doing the cold things and how he takes advantage of the advanced technologies to get his job done.

A movie with David Fincher 's signature technical quality/style and an engaging story but with no suspenses or twists which is what was missed and didn't met the expectations for this movie.

A good flick and a must watch movie for people who like David Fincher filmography.

Rub
(2023)

Loved it.
Neal, who is lonely and has no love life, goes to a brothel run by in the name of a massage parlor on the suggestion of his office colleague and meets Perla there and changes Neal's life completely in a single night.

Neal and Perla gets a second chance in life to live the life that they wanted but get's stuck and encounters with problems and people beacuse of the damage they done to survive their past.

Movie deals with Work-Life Balance, Bullying at Work, Social Life and Sex trafficking in a very simple and subtle way.

It's a good movie and you should give it a watch if you like small indie crime dramas.

Talk to Me
(2022)

Worked Horror
A few teenagers, who summon the spirits through a small ritual with a prosthetic hand and agree with the spirit to enter the body of the host who brought them to take videos of everything the spirit does within the body of the host and upload it on social media as fun.

As an after effect,Some of the spirits doesn't leave after these sessions and starts to haunt and hurt these children and what these children does to survive is all in this movie.

Horror through violence and gore and not through jumpscares is what worked in this movie and it scares at points.

Do check it if you are a fan of horror movies.

Gen V
(2023)

Guardians of Godolkin
In the universe of The Boys , the story revolves around Godolkin University, where teenagers with super powers attend.

Undergrads there try to get into Vought's team Seven, which manage the superheroes through their good performance in the highly competitive college.

The series is trying to unravel the fishy things going on inside this college campus and how these kids will survive it.

Being in the universe of The Boys, the first season ends with a mystery in a storyline that has been seen a lot, with good performance and good quality making and without reducing the violence and profanity with some dark comedy comic reliefs.

A good dark, violent,thriller series that will surely be liked by those who liked The boys.

Bridge to Terabithia
(2007)

Really Heart-Warming
Terebhitia is a fantasy land created by Jess and Leslie who have no friends, a world of their own where they are free to do anything and give life to their imaginations. They tries to escape from reality and live a life full of adventures.

The performance of Joss Hutcherson and Anna Sophia Robb as Jess and Leslie are the factors that hooked me in this movie more than the story. Their emotions and chemistry is well written and executed. Those scenes were so subtle and felt really real because of their performance.

A good feel good movie with enough realism added to fantasy which is not just for children.

Numb
(2007)

Loved it.
Hudson Milbank, who is a screen writer, gets knows that he has depersonalization disorder, tries to change his isolated lifestyle and starts to socialize to cure it, and the decisions that Hudson takes, whether as part of the treatment or not is all about the movie.

Having someone who loves and accepts the way that you are without proving or without showing any gimmicks to be attractive is the soul of this movie.

A small movie about accpetance, whether it's good or bad.

Good movie which mostly driven by Mathew Perry's performance as Hudson which is the main postive of this.

It's highly recommended.

Loudermilk
(2017)

It's so funny and thought provoking.
This is a series about the lives of addicts who participate in meetings with former drug addict Sam Loudermilk, who holds addicts anonymous meetings that try to change people from drugs and other types of addictions.

Loudermilk, who was a music critic with essential contacts in the music album industry where the use of drugs is severe, is now working as a cleaner in a bank for being sober and trying to find his new aim in life.

Trying to channel the frustration of not being able to use any drugs and the mistakes made from it pave the way for comedy in the series. The creators have managed to bring realism in it. There is a freshness to each episode where all these frustrations are said, joked and cried, which is present throughout the series. Similarly, woke culture pros and cons are well said.

A series about Addiction, Accepting who you are, Making Amends, Forgiveness and Good Musics with a pinch of dark humour, All blended with perfection.

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