Reviews

No spoilers, but the first five or so minutes of the show was classic Curb. Starting with singing the JG Wentworth song to the scene where Larry destroys Siri over not understanding him properly all the way up to the scene at the restaurant. After that, while there were funny moments, it just seemed a bit forced and just not what I've come to expect from this show. I haven't watched any other episode yet, so the season can still improve, but it just wasn't great. I still gave this episode a 7 because he hit three home runs right off the bat, but after that, it was a 5 or 6 at best. I'm still hopeful as everyone is allowed a dud once in a while. Let's hope he got his out of the way early.

I wanted to like this movie more than I did and while I did give it 6 out of 10 stars (that's basically a D in my book), it had potential to be more. Thankfully, I saw it on DVD which had the deleted scenes on it. I don't know why, but they cut an opening sequence that set the groundwork for the entire movie (it was probably about a 10 minute sequence in a movie that only ran an hour and 30 minutes, so editing it out for time really wasn't the reason). It also had more of Adele Exarchopoulos which is the only reason I checked this out in the first place. Cutting 90 percent of her screen time was a bad choice and totally uncalled for. As far as the rest of it goes, this movie couldn't decide if the focus was on Taryn or the musician parents getting divorced. Also, there seemed to be unnecessarily long music sequences and shots of swimming that were pointless. There honestly is a scene where one of the main characters jumps into the pool, swims off screen, comes back into frame and gets out of the pool? What on earth was the point of that scene? If there was a scene to cut over the opening sequence, that was the one. Minor gripes aside, Deragh Campbell as Taryn definitely stood out above the rest of the main cast (in her first role no less according to this site), although Hannah Gross (who has gone on to much bigger things in the decade since this was released) had a nice supporting role as well. I give this movie 6/10 stars only because the opening deleted scene was on the disc. It would've been 4/10 otherwise. If you want to see this, find the deleted scenes.

This series is absolutely fantastic. The cast was a real who's who from the late 2000s with Michael Imperioli, Gretchen Mol and of course Harvey Keitel. I liked the show during its initial run, but decided to rewatch it this year (2023) to see if it was as good as I remembered. It definitely holds up. It's pretty cool to look back at it with fresh eyes because some of the guest stars, particularly Maggie Siff (Billions) and Dean Winter (the Allstate 'mayhem" guy) have gone on to more fame after their small roles in this series. It does get you thinking throughout what is real and what is his imagination? Would you try to talk to your younger self if you had the chance or would that risk a paradox? I wish this show could've had a full run of at least 3 seasons to tie everything up, but it does at least have an ending, not a cliffhanger. While the ending is a bit of a letdown (it's why this gets 9/10 instead of 10/10), it's not the worst thing they could've done. Currently, it's not showing anywhere for free, but I picked it up through the good ol' Netflix DVD by mail service which will soon be gone. It's worth picking up if you want a nice, quick summer binge.

I'll be quite honest here. I'm a big Rachel McAdams fan and I only started watching the show because I saw she was in season one and the first episode in season two. In that the break between seasons, she became a mega-star following Mean Girls and The Notebook so she left the show. I figured I would "leave this show behind" as well, but it was just too good.

The dialog between Geoffrey and Oliver is some of the most entertaining banter on television. Of course there's the "will they or won't they" relationship with Geoffrey and Ellen throughout that never gets stale either.

I have to say, this show has one of the best final episodes that doesn't let you down like many other series you may follow from beginning to end.

If you like live theater or are a fan of any of the actors in this show, do yourself a favor and watch this series. It's only 18 episodes after all. A fairly easy binge. You won't regret it.

Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams have a steamy affair? Sign me up! In all seriousness though, I went into this movie knowing virtually nothing about it which may have been why I enjoyed it so much. But because of that, it also took me nearly a half hour to figure out what was really going on. Very little is explained and the movie starts very slow. There is a lot of awkwardness when people interact with Ronit (Weisz) and you aren't quite sure why. Was she shunned or did she just decide to leave? Then there is Esti (McAdams) who also acts extremely awkward around Ronit and we realize what why that is about 40 minutes in. That's where the movie really starts to get good. One performance I have to mention is Alessandro Nivola who plays Dovid. He is simply outstanding! He turns a character who could be one dimensional into a very complex man. He steals the scenes he appears in for sure. This movie keeps getting better as it goes along. The final 5 minutes are superb. If you are a fan of either of "the Rachels" you won't be disappointed.

Usually when I'm watching a movie, I wanna care about the main characters and most likely root for their storyline. First off, this movie had way too many characters including one "main" character who really didn't fit in to the main storyline at all. In all honesty, I only watched this movie because Jennifer Lawrence was listed in the cast. She was in one scene that probably lasted 45 seconds in the first 10 minutes of the movie. Somehow her character was given a name even though her name is not mentioned in the scene. Regardless, this movie meandered all over the place. The "garden party" itself was a basically a 5 minute scene focused around the character who barely has any connection at all to the other main characters. I mean honestly, his story is completely unnecessary and he's also not very likable. The only character I actually liked was the real estate agent. She's the only one who actually had a decent story. The rest were super shallow and I just didn't care at all about them. Anyway, if you're like me and saw J-Law was in this, you can stop watching after her scene. This movie goes nowhere. Not sure why the reviews are so positive when this has a fairly low rating.

Everything I was led to believe is that this was a miniseries. A one season and done show like WandaVision. Instead they end it with the most anticlimactic cliffhanger of all-time. Very weak. Every episode had been compelling up til this one. The first episode whet my appetite for this series and the other episodes, while not quite as good, still were a thrill to watch every week. Not only that, but the "twist" (if you can really call it that) in this episode was the most obvious ever. Do better writers! Don't ruin this series for me.

OK, is the Viola Davis lip pursing a tad annoying, sure. But it doesn't distract from the ENTIRE story like some reviews are suggesting. I think she does a fine job portraying Michella Obama, but Gillian Anderson and Michelle Pfeiffer should get Emmy nominations for their roles. This is very well written and I look forward to Sunday nights. My only other slight complaint is the jumping around from year to year. They could've broken it into 3 different mini-series actually, to focus on one at a time. But as it is, still a show I would recommend whole-heartedly.

I love this series and I'm so glad I discovered these mini episodes. Anytime these two share the screen, I'm a huge fan and the fact that they fight (in a "friendly" competition) is fantastic. If I had only watched it on Christmas Eve when it was released, it would've been a bonus present. If you are a fan of The Expanse, do yourself a favor and click on the X-Ray (computer only sadly) of the first 5 episodes to find these hidden gems. They are all good, but this one's my favorite.

You must have a heart of stone to not give this at least 7 stars. It's a lovely story about the joy of Christmas. Is it the best story ever, of course not. But it is a sentimental story about a lost soul and a young soul who find a connection through Christmas and letters to Santa and the joy that it can bring. Any children's story told by Kate Winslet is an uplifting one.

Why is this American writing about a 90s British sitcom? Simply because it was one of Kate Winslet's first regular acting roles. I'm a huge fan of hers and while she isn't the main character, she does play a fairly prominent role in several episodes, with the series finale showing off her acting chops the most. One thing to note, as I am an American, some of the British slang and fast mumbling (especially by the old man) was difficult for me to follow. At the moment (2022), all the episodes are on YouTube although a couple are a bit sketchy especially if you are watching on a TV or large monitor. It took awhile to gain sympathy for these characters because even though they lost everything, they were all pretty bratty in season one. Season two is much better in that regard and even though I think the series was starting to get better, I'm glad it ended when in did because if not, maybe Kate Winslet gets comfortable in TV and never becomes the international star she was meant to be.

This movie at its heart is basically a romantic comedy, but it made me laugh out loud several times and typical rom coms rarely make me do that. Simon Pegg is definitely usually the funny guy in the movie, but Megan Fox steals a ton of the funny lines and even Kirsten Dunst has some moments that are legitimately funny as well. This movie won't win any awards and the idea (even if it is loosely based on a true story) isn't original, but if you want a good laugh I'd say watch it.

Very touching story. At the moment (2022), the video can be seen on YouTube. I love the positive message as that is what the world needs right now. My only complaint is the animation of the people have no faces, just noses. It doesn't take away from the story, but I don't understand why they didn't give the characters eyes and mouths.