I personally feel that this dumb big budget vanity project does live up to its potential as a true good-bad movie (the kind that's only good to watch drunk, in a group) - but don't for a second forget that it's really pretty bad.
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I personally feel that this dumb big budget vanity project does live up to its potential as a true good-bad movie (the kind that's only good to watch drunk, in a group) - but don't for a second forget that it's really pretty bad.
Though occasionally quite smart or funny, I found this short poetic cataloguing of a marriage in trouble to be alternatingly simplistic and overwrought, and I’d highly recommend you to read Maggie Nelson instead.
Jack Black and Joan Cusack still hold up with their pitch perfect comedic acting in this light hearted musical story - the only sour note is drummer Kevin Clark’s recent and entirely preventable death near my house.
I liked the first season of this show but by midway through season 2 I was annoyed at the irrational decisions the two male main characters were making - and considering that the main draw of this show, for me, was smart people doing brilliant stuff to succeed in high society, I was not interested in the cheap plotting of less-than-brilliant writers.
If you love Luc Besson this cold war spy thriller will probably thrill you, but it is overly long and twisty and ridiculous.
Although it was a fun read, and although I appreciated how different the plot was from the movie, this book was also uneven in tone and pacing, and the action sequences were hard to follow - for once I can say with confidence that the movie is better.
Yes it’s a little childish getting off the ground, but thus far I’ve discovered that if you stick with this animated gem (no pun intended), you’ll enter a cute, relaxing universe (no pun) of wonderful, very queer characters not quite like anything you’ve ever experienced.
I was disappointed with all of the new season 5 episodes up until this one, but finally here at episode 7 is a R+M worthy of the good ole days.
Although I was still enthralled by this story overall, especially since I just inhaled it from start to book 3 in a single week, I will say that it's harder to follow than the previous two, with a bit of navel-gaziness and a less cohesive and satisfying plot - here's hoping book 4 comes around.
Book 2 of Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastard series is just as exciting and engaging as the last one, as long as you don't absolutely hate pirate stuff - which I sort of do, so for me it wasn't quite as engaging, but it was still a total page-turner, which is a testament to Lynch's storytelling abilities.
I think a lot of people remember the first half of this early 90s classic (you know, with the steamy pottery scene and the short-haired Demi Moore & etc) a lot more than the ghosty shenanigans of the second half, but Whoopi is hilarious as always and I really liked the ghosty shenanigans.
Book 1 of Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastard series is a romp-and-a-half, and though I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to the average non-nerd, it is packed with fun worldbuilding, attention-grabbing action, and lovable characters.
I cannot stress enough how enthralled I was by this 6 hour BBC miniseries remake of a Le Carre novel - if you like thrillers, spy stuff, intrigue, great acting, or Dr House MD, you owe it to yourself to check this out.
This is a heady, complex show about finance and ethics, with a lot of characters and high drama, and even though that's almost the opposite of things I usually watch, I did enjoy it quite a bit - chiefly because the writing and acting is really solid.