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I will be frank and say that there are episodes in here that are truly hard to swallow. Don't come into the series thinking this is "light-hearted" - by the 3rd (and especially the 4th) episode, it takes an EXTREMELY dark turn. You almost don't even see it coming.

Throughout the series, you will continue to question all of the decisions made by the main protagonist, Donny Dunn. However, despite many of his bad decisions, there's an achy sadness that doesn't go away. You want to pity him so badly, but at the same time, you are screaming in your head that he'll regret those decisions. And that's what makes this so riveting, mind-boggling, crazy, yet addictive. Like a scab you keep picking at, even though you know you'll bleed and scar if you do.

Many claim that episode 4 is the climax of the series - so please be prepared for that roller coaster. When it peaks, it takes a steep and dark turn, and it's very hard to get off. The series is less about the stalker and more about the buried trauma of sexual abuse Donny uncovers. And in episode 6, his breakdown during his comedy standup has you nearly wanting to run down the aisle and embrace him to tell him you're sorry for all the mess and craziness he's been through. You want him to love himself, because after all, isn't that what his whole breakdown was about?

I took off one star only because it's A LOT. But it's also very well-written and all the actors did SUCH a remarkable job in their roles. You almost hate every single one of them (except the parents of course), but above all, you just feel like these are REAL people with secrets hidden and that maybe we really don't know people the way we think we do. It was definitely worth the watch.

This series is not only grotesque and macabre, but like Ligodone, you will find yourself intrigued and addicted. It's very hard to watch the first two episodes without binging onto the third (and as I type this, I am nearly finishing up the series, which I only started 2 days ago).

The Fall of the House of Usher series pays tribute to one of Edgar Allan Poe's best works, modernized and retold from Roderick Usher's point of view. All characters, most particularly the children, play a vital (then non-vital...as their murders imply) role in the discovery behind Roderick and Madeline's past secrets.

The characters were very well portrayed. I was surprised at Mark Hamill's excellent portrayal of a stoic, stern, yet ambitious lawyer, Arthur Gordon Pym. And the actress playing "many faces"; the disguises of Verna, is not only well-ranged - she gives the audience exactly what they crave yet fear - death at the doorstep.

I am on episode 7 of 8, but I guarantee that these episodes thus far have not disappointed. This series will be well talked about and is excellent for those craving the macabre during Halloween!!!

Fair warning: super raunchy but also...I could not stop laughing. This is like a female, Asian-American version of "The Hangover". You never know what's around the corner - whether it's some subtle jab at stereotypes, drunken stupor, or crazy sexual innuendos. Stephanie Hsu adds to the quirkiness by bringing a lot of the same overt eccentricity she displayed in "Everything Everywhere All At Once".

The plot twist was amazing, and calms the chaos of the narrative by adding subtle tenderness and compassion (and yes, aside from laughing my ass off, I did indeed cry during the plot twist). It was so absolutely and beautifully executed, and Ashley Park did an amazing job at the delivery.

The loud, hysterical cackles I made were emitted throughout the theatre and my sister and I (whom I watched with) have absolutely no regrets.

I'll admit that the story line is both cute but predictable. Two friends that inevitably fall in love? Yup, super saw that coming.

As much as I love love love both actors, it might just be the direction, but...the lines didn't land well. Like, I see how it's supposed to be received, but the acting didn't deliver.

It's a cute love story if you're in the mood for something romantic and don't have anything else to watch. But the acting wasn't too great.

And Duncan's character? Too predictable. Hot guy that pines for a girl whose mind is on someone else. Sorry, but he played the EXACT same character in Sisterhood of Traveling Pants. Still hot, but too predictable.

I'd watch again, but only if there isn't anything else on TV.

I swear, I thought Taika Waititi directed this movie. It's as if he directed Kill Bill and put all these different assassins on a speeding train in Japan. The acting was EXCELLENT. Punchlines even funnier. Found out it was the same director as Deadpool, which makes sense given the humor, graphic violence, and cameo of Ryan Reynolds as Carver.

Joey King...you're brilliant. You can pass as a young, sweet, innocent looking girl with an appetite to kill. Brad Pitt - no joke, he eats a snack in every single action movie I've seen - and the director made sure he did so here. I was fascinated with your "Ladybug" alias and cracked up when the Elder explained that the lady bug is "not so lucky" because the black spots indicate the seven sorrows of the world. Your response? (Typical one would be fascination and intrigue, but no...not you). "I don't want to carry all that sorrow!" 😂 Such awesome delivery.

Everyone else was just awesome. Especially the Twins and the stupid Thomas the Train analogies. Love you, Lemon. And RIP Tangerine.

And the deaths of the Wolf and the Son were just hilarious. Hornet's death? IRONIC.

Brilliant writing, acting, and delivery. My teens, husband, and I were all cracking up while screaming during the fight scenes. And that slow-mo train wreck? (LITERALLY a train wreck!) That was a masterpiece!

The movie takes you through the tragic and devastating life of Kya, aka the Marsh Girl, and legally known as Catherine Danielle Clark. As an adult, and in present current events of the movie, she is accused of the murder of Chase Andrews.

Abandoned by her mother and siblings because of an abusive father, Kya is torn between leaving or staying. Eventually setting a rhythm of hiding from her father, then learning to live peacefully with him, the father decided to leave Kya after receiving and cruelly burning a letter he received from the mother after she left.

Kya continues to fend for herself. Her only saving Grace are her drawings, the grocery owners, and Tate, a new friend she discovers who teaches her how to read. Everyone else in the town rejects her, so she continues to isolate herself in her marsh home - a dilapidated, broken home that shelters her and her beautiful drawings.

Tate and Kya fall in love, but eventually drift apart as Tate confides in Kya that he is ready to leave for college. He promises to return to Kya, setting the date of the 4th of July. When he breaks that promise, Kya is devastated yet again, feeling abandoned and heartbroken.

Fast forward five years later, and she meets Chase Andrews, an attractive young playboy who, despite his upbringing, fancies this Marsh Girl. It is apparent that he is a polar opposite of Tate's caring, compassionate being - Chase is lustful and wants to be with Kya only to benefit himself. He shows her the dangerous fire tower, and she is overwhelmed with emotions at seeing the beautiful marsh land below. It is revealed there is a dangerous, open grate at the top floor of the fire tower.

Tate then returns the following year, but having broken his promise to Kya, she is unwilling to see him and upset with having encountered him. Tate only wants to warn Kya of Chase. It is then revealed that while attempting to be with Kya, he was engaged the whole time to one of his "friends", Pearl.

Kya again, is devastated and feels abandoned. Eventually she decides to warm back up to Tate, as they both realize he never should have left her. He confesses that he made a huge mistake at being too career-driven, because none of it meant anything if he didn't have Kya to share that life with.

Then fast forward a bit to present time, and we are back to the murder trail. Kya is acquitted for the murder, as there is not enough evidence supporting that claim. But one huge question remains - if she didn't do it, who did? And where is the shell necklace she made Chase?

Tate and Kya, happy at the results of the trial, fall into bliss with one another, eventually marrying and starting their lives together. In a twist ending, it is then revealed that Kya indeed murdered Chase, as his shell necklace was found buried in one of her books. After Kya's passing, Tate is shown finding the shell necklace. Terrified of the truth, he then takes the shell necklace and ensures the marsh engulfs it, never to be found again.

Very cute movie that cuts in and out of two parallel lives - one that starts with pregnancy, and the other that doesn't. Her life is about to change shortly after college graduation...

Lili does a beautiful job playing the role of Natalie. As a planner, she is faced with the unexpected in both a pregnant and non-pregnant life. And the most poignant, beautiful thing about both lives they show is this: life is messy, you're handed unexpected events happen, and you just have to deal.

I love that the lives show messy, unplanned, unexpected things. But I also love that in that mess, she owns it. I love that both lives show the audience that being pregnant and non-pregnant doesn't mean that life stops or starts - it is a pendulum that swings back and forth between all good and bad things that happen in our relationships with others.

The best part was when Nat "finds" herself. She was so invested in others that even in her 5 year plan, she didn't plan for who she is. What happens when the plans go amuck?

I truly enjoyed this movie.

Don't expect anything too deep when watching this movie. It literally feels like cracking open a beer and letting oneself unwind/unravel.

There's no captivating plot, but as an older woman (I'm going on 45), it was fun to see gorgeous French women in the same age group as I am having non-commital relationships and enjoying themselves. They do touch (very briefly) on how society looks at relationships strangely - ok for older men to be with younger females, but not accepting of older women with younger males.

It was cute and funny. Don't expect everlasting love. That was never the point of the plot or movie. Go in with a carefree, open-minded mentality and you'll enjoy the movie better that way.

I am giving this movie a solid 8 to help boost up the ratings. I honestly loved this movie not only for the A-list superhero actors, but for the plot (which of course is the main ingredient to a good story line and movie), and the depths at which emotions are conveyed and the complexities of life that are weaved both into the acting and plot itself.

We first meet a character who is constantly challenged in life - a father who passed and was a very busy scientist from the start, leading a small and vulnerable little boy to be a constant target of bullying. Later on, he realizes he meets a future version of himself. How can you not be excited and enthralled at meeting a future version of yourself?

However, the future self is not thrilled to be in the year he jumped to. With a mixture of sadness and anger, a hint of resentment, and regrets, he coaches his past 12 year old self on the mistakes he often thought about and the fact that he misses his father. The bar scene with his mom put me in all the feels. Future Adam has realized that even in the future, he continues to be a constant target of challenges he wishes weren't thrown at him - a cruel, self serving friend of his father along with the two time death of his wife leaves him wishing to jump to the correct year to prevent the unraveling of unfortunate events.

And then he jumps to the correct year, with his former self by his side. The year Future Adam and young Adam meet with his father again puts me in all the feels. He is determined to stop time travel, which his father invented, in order to stop his father's untimely death, and his father's friend's manipulation of time travel to fulfill her own needs - all at the risk of never meeting the love of his life again. (Do you see the layers of complexity here? And how true to life these emotions can be? Can we say deep in the feels? Lol).

I will leave you with these thoughts. But yes, I loved this movie. I laughed and cried, and I also got a little mad and irritated. That's a good, damn solid plot. Reynolds, you did it again. You're freaking awesome and this movie is nothing short of the complex emotions it elicited in the less than 2 hours it took to show the movie. Solid 8. Loved the movie.

I really loved this movie. I'll admit, there's a lot left to be explained (where the rings came from, who the mom is, etc), but the director and producers definitely got the chemistry, humor, and acting right.

The movie is just so jam packed with action. Even with a complex story line, it had a lot of action (usually complex story lines have a lot of lead in and are slow to warm up, but this definitely was not the case). And after watching Michelle Yeong be Miss Mean Mom-in-law in Crazy Rich Asians, it was so beautiful and wonderful to see her as nurturing auntie and just a complete bad-ass with her martial arts (I missed her days of Crouching Tiger, I'll admit).

Simu Liu was beyond amazing. His chemistry, humor, and not to mention the way he kicked ass on screen, was so damn entertaining. And finally, a movie where AAPI are the heroes. What else could I ask for? The cherry on top was Awkwafina's blunt ass humor and the way she broke uncomfortable silences with her awkwardness. Gotta love it.

I'd definitely see this movie again. One of the best Marvel movies I've seen thus far. I can't wait to see where the story line goes, what's up with the sister, and I mean...with Wong being there, Dr. Strange's future appearance is inevitable. I can't wait!!! Such a great cliffhanger.

I truly don't see what all the negative reviews were about. Honestly, I thought this was very well done, well acted, and was a great way of tying in the first movie. Most sequels don't even "take you back" to the previous movie, so I enjoyed the first bit where it leads into how the monsters arrived there in the first place.

And let me just say...not many movies feature a deaf actor. As a hard of hearing person (I wear bilateral over the ear hearing aids), it was great to see diversity in a movie. Moreover, to see this genre of horror/thriller flicks that break the typical mold of gore, handsome jock, and clueless friends who aimlessly attract and invite death to their doorstep. For those that rated low for this movie, perhaps they were expecting something that typical and uncreative. I loved the uniqueness of the plot, the acting, and diversity the film brought.

The only thing I didn't understand, and why I took off two stars was the fact that it wasn't explained why the people at the docking area/pier were different. They just were. I didn't understand what made them aggressive and zombie-like. But escaping on the boats and getting to the island were the primary objectives, so I let that kind of slide.

Overall, I was impressed and happy with the outcome. I screamed, cried (I couldn't, just COULD NOT stand Marcus being in pain when his leg got caught in the near trap...and the fact that he couldn't scream was just UNBEARABLE...as a mom, this was heart-wrenching), and cheered the characters on when those vicious monsters were finally put to an end. Great play on emotions, great ending, great plot. I was very pleased.

I'll admit that I watched Love, Simon several times to ensure that I don't miss anything and to see if there is any continuity from that prequel.

The characters, drama, and interweaving stories are well-thought out. As the characters grow into their own separate relationships and how to navigate their sexuality, all of it is believable, heartbreaking, sometimes intense, but all compassionate and warm.

Victor is amazing. I love the way he is so NEW to exploring and confiding in Simon for help has you are continually rooting him on, forgiving him for his mistakes, shaking your head, and wondering (many, many times) how he'll stick things out. All of this while wondering secretly to yourself (if you've seen the prequel), when do we get to see Simon and/or Bram? And indeed you do!

Victor, without a doubt, is incredibly and undeniably handsome. He is kind, confused about how to navigate relationships, but always willing to be brave. If anything, you root him on after some of his mistakes because he is unquestionably courageous and strong. And through his bravado and courage, his experiences even help him guide others who themselves were just as lost as he was, as you see when he meets Rahim (even while trying to work things out with Benji).

Victor's friends try to navigate their own relationships. I found myself rooting on Mia, Felix, Lake, Andrew, and (yes, even though she was mostly angry) Pilar. You also understand (as a 40 something year old myself) the complexities of married life and trying to figure out your own kids as Isabel and Armando try to work out and navigate their separation.

Truly a brilliant, thought provoking series. I can't wait for the third season!

I had truly looked forward to watching this 3rd one in the hopes that it would wrap things up from the prequels of 1 and 2.

Mid-movie, as the plot is building momentum, you find yourself undeniably rooting for either college (Harvard versus UC Berkeley) and love interest (Noah versus Marco). All this build up, with the intent that hopefully Elle will make the right choice in both endeavors.

And then...she chooses herself. Ok, I get it. I do. That whole speech with Molly Ringwald actually made sense - because nobody wants to choose a college based on making a boy happy; you have to choose what interests YOU. So odd one out, she chooses to go to USC. The college bit made total sense to me. But no love interest? So poorly written! What was the whole point if she didn't wind up with anyone? And what was the point of confiding in Marco, Marco pursuing her, Elle choosing Noah, and then not even winding up with Noah? Seriously. It made no sense at all and was completely disjointed. If you can't satisfy the audience with the college bit, at least satisfy the fans with Elle choosing a love interest. If Elle wasn't going to either UC Berkeley or Harvard, wouldn't it have made more sense for her to take a gap year to "find herself" and coincidentally bump into Marco (who mentioned he himself is taking a gap year) and pursuing that route? Or Marco winding up coincidentally at USC at some point? In any case, the lack of an end relationship was extremely disappointing.

And don't get me started on the end. How in the hell can they suddenly appear as college graduates? Now all of a sudden Lee and Rachel are back together and planning their wedding? And Elle is with nobody? Did she really spend all that time soul-searching? There was a huge disconnect with all those missing years and even their "aged look" was not believable.

I wanted to like this last one. I truly did. But please don't waste your time. Enjoy the first and second movie and leave it at that.