I will attempt to criticize something
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues was completely unnecessary. From bringing the band back together to resurrecting Marty DiBergi, it wasn’t worth it. The problem? I did not find it funny at all. The original was a great comedy. This one was meh.
2 of 5 stars.
Superman is the first of DC’s answer to the Marvel’s MCU. I guess it was good. I mean it beats out the Snyder-verse version just because it’s not as serious and grey. It was earnest, approached its world-building with purpose, thoughtful to a fault, and fine entertainment.
Earnest as superman. Closely reminds one of Christopher Reeve’s version. Innocent but interesting.
It’s the start of the DC cinematic universe. Although, I believe the audience is already sick and tired of super heroes. Its a start which is always interesting.
Overall, watching it was exciting, but I’m already not ready for anymore superhero films.
3 of 5 stars.
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning is the culmination and summation of the Mission Impossible franchise of the last thirty years. Thirty years?!?
It has been going on that long. The way this one dragged a bit let’s hope it is truly the final.
The story picks up from the last one — in the hunt for the Entity. Except it feels disjointed. The last had us finish with Ethan Hunt in the wild. This one starts immediate and slow. It takes a bit to get going. And why is every mission have to be stressful? Why can’t it be quick and simple? No rolling nukes!
Anyhow, watch it for the ending.
3 of 5 stars.
God damn Love Hurts isn’t good. It’s serviceable, but you’ll immediately see the flaws. It’s a bite on John Wick except people are in love and there is no dog. It opens in a world that the story has already been going for the last few years, and we’re expected to pick up the finale. If it was better, I am sure it would be a franchise just like John Wick.
I’m sad that this is Ke Huy Quan’s first leading man role. He’s deserving of an action film so much better. I want him to do the action In the Mood for Love. Let this man cook.
Anyhow, it wasn’t very good.
2 of 5
I should’ve enjoyed Paddington in Peru more considering the previous entries in the series were solid fare. Unfortunately, Paddington in Peru missed it’s mark with me. Maybe it was the replacement of Sally Hawkins’s mother with Emily Mortimer that felt off. Perhaps it was the weird final act reveal of the true villain that felt out of place. Anyway, I didn’t fall for it as I had for the previous two. I guess I went in with high hopes for another movie to charm my pants off, but came away disappointed.
3 of 5 stars.
#MangioneMethod
No shop Friday!
To protest against this wack administration, the plan is to not shop large box retailers and fast food conglomerates. Instead look to small, local mom and pop shops. Or even don’t buy anything at all.
Personally, I believe in the Mangione Method. Take dead aim. Take them down.
An important read on what’s happening with Trump, Musk, and their cronies. I would’ve made this a link of the day, but it’s too important to overlook.
We have ceded our country to people who never believed in democracy. We have started the fall of the United States of America. I don’t know where we will be in the future, but what’s certain is a government by the people, for the people is no longer.
“To the Feds, I’ll keep this short, because I do respect what you do for our country. To save you a lengthy investigation, I state plainly that I wasn’t working with anyone. This was fairly trivial: some elementary social engineering, basic CAD, a lot of patience. The spiral notebook, if present, has some straggling notes and To Do lists that illuminate the gist of it. My tech is pretty locked down because I work in engineering so probably not much info there. I do apologize for any strife of traumas but it had to be done. Frankly, these parasites simply had it coming. A reminder: the US has the #1 most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet we rank roughly #42 in life expectancy. United is the [indecipherable] largest company in the US by market cap, behind only Apple, Google, Walmart. It has grown and grown, but as our life expectancy? No the reality is, these [indecipherable] have simply gotten too powerful, and they continue to abuse our country for immense profit because the American public has allwed them to get away with it. Obviously the problem is more complex, but I do not have space, and frankly I do not pretend to be the most qualified person to lay out the full argument. But many have illuminated the corruption and greed (e.g.: Rosenthal, Moore), decades ago and the problems simply remain. It is not an issue of awareness at this point, but clearly power games at play. Evidently I am the first to face it with such brutal honesty.”
Luigi Mangione
Manifesto on United Health
