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A Family Affair
(2024)

Unrecognizable and cliche
Zac Efron ruined his face and good looks with his fake made up story on why he had a face lift.

Zac Efron ruined his face and good looks with his fake made up story on why he had a face lift.

Zac Efron ruined his face and good looks with his fake made up story on why he had a face lift.

Zac Efron ruined his face and good looks with his fake made up story on why he had a face lift.

Also all thr steroids and testosterone have made his skin look old and wrinkled. It's gross and he isn't that good of an actor to begin with.

The woman playing the part of Nicole Kidman looks like she is wearing a mask. No movement in facial muscles whatsoever.

The opening scene with the bimbo with a large chest is beyond cliche but expected with shallow Zac. The scene of him working out is lame too like every film he is in... ugh.

Joey King is the only redeeming factor for acting but her character name, Zara, is beyond annoying and doesn't fit her. Horrible film.

1.7 / 10.0.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
(2024)

Awards show worthy
Not many sequels these days Hollywood puts out are original much less worth two hours of your time; Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is that exception.

Jenny Ortega is brilliant and has a long and successful career ahead of her. The characters are very well developed throughout the film so it's possible for the next generation to see this film as a stand alone.

Katherine O'Hara is fantastic. She is truly one of quirkiest ladies of the golden screens with Helena Bonham-Carter and Glenn Close. She brings back her characters role with proper justice.

Winona Ryder as a co-lead is so good. She plays the matriarch very well and the 2 hrs run time goes very smoothly during all her primary scenes.

Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe and Justin Theriouc all bring such unique roles to a wonderful supporting cast. Awards shows should consider casting director as a new category to honor brilliant minds as Sophia Holland.

Lastly and certainly not least pencil in Michael Keaton for a Golden Globe for Best Actor in Comedy. He is truly one of the most talented and underrated actors of his generation. Playing the role of Beetlejuice he brings back the magic to the big screen.

Ironically the films sequel being made so far after the original is a very proper idea and tribute. Take the entire family and enjoy. Positively brilliant.

8.5 / 10.0 stars.

Twisters
(2024)

Boring
Where to start with this sloppy mess. Casting was weak. Could have done better. The score was good. I like the country bumpkin songs. Glen Powell is mostly overrated but charming surprisingly in the film. They could have done better. The special effects were blah and closely resembling the original. I wish they had gone a different route instead of the same science driven script. Some shots were identical to the original. So predictable. The film was half over and. Nothing had happened. So boring. I bought the film and want my money back. Do better Hollywood and be original!

Glen Powell is a great leading guy on film.

King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch
(2023)

His botox varies from each episode.
This series is painful to watch. His college aged daughter looks in her 40s and is entitled as any other semi rich brat. The entire team seems like a group of wannabe.jersey shore rejects. The episodes are actually hard to gwt through. All the fake golden private jets mean nothing to the viewer but the botox face filled Goldin he makes his claim as some claim jumper sports dealer.

I have nothing else to say about this lame netflix series. I hope they canceled it.

I have nothing else to say about this lame netflix series. I hope they canceled it.

I have nothing else to say about this lame netflix series. I hope they canceled it.

Megalopolis
(2024)

You should refuse this offer.
FFC is an egomaniac to the force he spent his own personal millions to make this jumble of a film. I got to screen it and I am still trying to process it. It's like 1/4 of four different films rolled into one. The all star cast does the film no favors. Sadly, Adam Driver is a tortured soul and barely delivers. Shia LeBouf character is refreshing only in the sense he is a very good actor. Otherwise the ponytailed guy in pleather is annoying to the third degree. I am still trying to process what the point of the film and ending was. I won't spoil anything but it seems like its FFC attempt to sum up his movie career in some grandiose film. It's all very confusing and the run time consumes you. I had to pause it and come back 3 different times. Did he find a distributor? I guess so. The film won't make back the budget plus marketing. In closing the film and what it is makes me sad - this shouldn't be how FFC ends his legendary film career.

2.5 / 10.0 stars.

A Man in Full
(2024)

Unrealistic presentation of characters
So i wanted to love this show. Its barely entertaining.

Jeff Daniels character is too over the top and doesn't accurately portray a residential land baron.

All the side stories need to add to the show plot to support it but fall short.

Great supporting cast that are failed by the writing. Havent seen anything David E. Kelly has done in 20 years that was any good.

Its on in the background while I am busy with work, the kids and dog. The musical score is over the top and sort of fits the show but I am still turned off.

Want to watch a limited series with Jeff Daniels in lead that'll blow your mind go watch - Looming Towers on Hulu.

Masters of the Air
(2024)

Close to perfection.
I got to screen the series early being a SAG member. It comes close to delivering perfection like Band of Brothers & the Pacific.

Casting is great, the love story didn't need to be included and the inclusion of Tuskegee pilots was amazing.

My grandad was a combat fighter pilot in WW2 and flew 39 missions being shot down on his day off in another pilots plane. After rescuing his crew chief & gunner he declined being sent home to attend West Point. Instead he got well and flew another 25 missions. Greatest generation ever and this series accurately portrays the young men that volunteered to go to war.

I highly recommend this series.

Beckham
(2023)

Brilliant mostly
My parents moved to Portugal the summer of 2000 and left me and my twin at their home back in Austin Texas still attending high school and they fell in love with football.

Fisher Stevens does this story proper and I have new found respect for Mr Beckham. Very well done series.

Tbh could have been less Posh and 6-8 eps.i wish they would have spent more time on his National Team caps particularly the Olympics and more WC. Overall it was a fun watch. His kids are still worthless and I wish they didnt make the final 2 mins of the last episode.

It was still a very enjoyable watch. I binged it. A proper watch and i highly recommend.

Unbroken
(2014)

Brilliant
My Grandad was my best friend. He passed last summer at age 99. He was a combat fighter pilot in the 5th AF, 312th bomb group & 387th attack squadron.

He was shot down on his day off on mission 47. He turned down an appointment to West Point to stay in the South Pacific and flew another 21 missions.

This was and is the greatest generation ever.

Absolute brilliant film. Casting and direction.

My Grandad tome me once in his 99 years the day he got shot down. "Bank right crash in the jungle and die or bank left over the water and the enemy will kill me."

He saved his gunners life after slamming his head and lacerating his eye. He was about to become a POW & prayed for the first time. Last minute his wingman swung around and strafed the boat coming to get him.

A Navy PBY picked him up 8 hrs later.

This film is amazing.

I fly a jet at United now & my Grandad died 6 days shy of 100 last summer.

Miss you sir.

Lopez vs. Lopez
(2022)

Can't fix stupid...
This guy isn't funny. He has been and never will be. He's a terrible golfer too and tries so hard. It's cute he is trying to parle his weak acting career to boost his equally terrible acting daughter. Is she the spawn of the woman he stole a kidney from and divorced? I think so.

The jokes aren't funny. The language is disgusting. I don't want my kids channel surfing the already unwatchable network tv channels and finding this rubbish on DoneBC.

If I am being honest this guy's stand up comedy is bad too. Throughout his career accused of steal jokes.

The writers for this show are laughable. Did SNL lend their talents to write the scrip?

It'll be cancelled and replaced with another rubbish reality series to CPR the already dead network.

I'd give it zero stars if I could.

The Contractor
(2022)

Quit comparing to Bourne.
Hell of High Water brothers, Chris Pine & Ben Foster team up again. Their on screen chemistry is brilliant.

Truly hope they continue to make films together.

Film is awesome. Nice back story. Good amount of action. Seeing Kiefer in cameo role was great. Great ending to film.

Please quit comparing every spy thriller genre film to Bourne. Its very silly and you cant judge a book by its cover. I like this director of The Contractor.

Chris Pine is excellent. His old man learned him well. Take this film for what it is. I did and thoroughly enjoyed it. Is it non stop action blood & violence? Nope. Script is well written.

I approve.

The Whale
(2022)

Absolute gold...
I got to screen this film for awards season purposes.

It was very hard not to cry during several scenes.

Branden Fraser is simply amazing. Under direction of Aronofsky it's probably the best dramatic film of the year.

Fraser portrays the role to perfection. You feel sorrow for his character. The lady from Stranger Things that plays his daughter he is trying to reconnect with is going to be a huge star.

There is nothing unlikable about this film. Fraser tugs at your heart strings with the struggles his character goes through.

It's almost hard to watch at certain points in film; I had to take several breaks it's very emotional.

Fraser is a very genuine guy in real life I have met him twice a decade apart and he was the same amazing guy.

I hope this film does very well and ushers back a long awaited revival for Mr Fraser in Hollywood.

Brilliant actor & film.

10/10.

Jurassic World Dominion
(2022)

Lost World 2.0
Didn't think they could make a Jurassic film worse than Lost World: mission accomplished!

Trying to bring back all the old cast for nostalgia to allure the 90s generation sounded good but was a fail.

This Colin Trevmoron directed ruined this franchise. Just another example of Hollywood trying to capitalize repeatedly on one good film.

This film is awful. I'd like my 2+ hrs back.

Bullet Train
(2022)

Boy farm working OT
This was was worst Pitt film ever. 7.5 rating? Gtfo.

Terrible script not fun to watch zero character development and the action scenes are stupid.

Whoever paid to see this film I'd ask for refund.

Pitt getting desperate for a paycheck a la Bruce Willis, I suppose.

I'm a ATJ fan and his character was boring.

Hollyweird is either puking up remakes, comic films or terrible scripts like this.

Direct to a Walmart dvd bin near you!

Westworld
(2016)

More woke crap
Season 1 was excellent! Id be ashamed if I was the Nolan bro and still associated with the series.

Lost interest after season 2. I still prefer the film version with screen legend Yul Brynner.

Ed Harris was fantastic in season 1. Probably my favorite actor to never win a major award.

Peaky Blinders: Episode #2.1
(2014)
Episode 1, Season 2

Unbelievable acting and writing.
Steven Knight is a genius. This show is amazing. I love period pieces. I've been to Birmingham UK many times for work. This history of this series is superb. The character development is outstanding. The only terrible part is the short seasons and Mr. Knight chose to end the series with full feature film(s).

Cillian Murphy is one of the most underrated screen actors I've had the pleasure of seeing on tv.

I'm binge watching the series for the first time. Give it a try if you haven't. Absolutely bloody brilliant.

The Gray Man
(2022)

Another Netflix flop
$200 million dollar budget to cast Evans (he can't act) the female lead that got a nose job and can't act and Gosling who use to be very selective about the roles he took now it just seems like he will do anything for a paycheck.

I read the novels before and got to screen this rubbish. Casting is all wrong. Don't understand it. Billy Bob steals every scene he's in.

I do like the Bro directors but they seems to bet headed in the direction of the other Netflix Bro directors (Duffers) and just wanna produce crap.

Not a memorable cast or script. It'll be forgotten.

Hard pass.

Animal Kingdom
(2016)

What happened?!
I guess I recall some dispute with Ellen Barkin and the show runner. Well; they should have paid her what she wanted.

This series could have should have died three seasons ago. Completely uninspiring and the same premise every episode. The show won't be missed.

Casual
(2015)

The writing makes this show.
Michela. Watkins is gorgeous and witty in this somewhat modern telling of a extended family dichotomy.

Episode story lines vary which is nice. I can't watch network sitcoms anymore.

The creator of this show should be proud. It was the perfect amount of time for the show run.

Mayor of Kingstown
(2021)

Taylor Sheridan original works
One of the best shows on tv along with his creations Yellowstone & 1883.

The writing is second to none. The acting is incredible. Jeremy Renner is brilliant.

I'd put this series up there with the Wire. Sheridan continues to take risks and write what he wants and it's paying off.

Paramount + got him signed for a long time of original programs.

Hard to not binge the first season.

1883
(2021)

Best Show on Tv
I can't find anything not likable about this series.

Casting - McGraw & Hill beautiful chemistry for obvious reasons

Writing - Sheridan is fantastic; Hell or High Water, Wind River, Yellowstone

Everything about this series is exceeds. Production budget must be tens of millions.

Sam Elliott for President.

Super Bowl LVI
(2022)

Woke Hollywood meets NFL
Who thought it was a good idea to pitch Hollywood film clips associated with sports for the pre game?

No one can stand hollyweird so whoever produced it should be fired.

I turned off the pre game after 4 minutes. I don't want a see Halle Berry and her woke Hollyweird friends talk about something they no nothing about.

Way to contours to alienate the primary demographic.

Billions
(2016)

Last season fail.
Cory Stall is insanely likable and the best looking bald man on tv.

He can't hold a candle to Damien Lewis; sorry.

I understand the need to wrap up a mostly great series but come on man.

The Kate Sacker play for congress should have been written two seasons a go.

Ms Rashad is brilliant on screen and she is gorgeous.

I'd happily watch a spin off with her transitioning from AUSA Sacker to Congresswoman Sacker.

The pop ups identifying what actors are wearing on episode 4 of the last season is annoying and cheap.

Looking forward to the next big series from Andrew Ross Sorken.

I've got a great script for a series on crypto.

Call Me Kat
(2021)

The show it terrible
It gets awful reviews and is terrible so why did it get renewed? Some rubbish. The acting is terrible and the story isn't much better. Don't waste your time.

NCIS: Hawai'i
(2021)

Don't waste your time.
You won't get it back.

I can't believe cbs cancelled ncis New Orleans for this woke load of rubbish!

The lead actress is awful. I didn't make it past the second episode.

Hawaii 5-0 reboot crushes this series. Don't waste your time.

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