:asterisk_symbol:not vibing with this season at all
This ending was goofy as hell!
Very pleased to see Carly Chaikin !
This episode is probably my favorite from this show, it definitely has flaws (first half is pretty boring) but I liked the idea of turning the self-help, health-enthusiast and positive affirmation user into this kind of super denial. Dark turn on « my best self/life » way of thinking.
Cringey all the way. This is bad in every way possible. The subject was interesting but it’s so badly executed, it’s a shame.
The documentary doesn’t know what it wants to be: reenacted scenes, experts testimonies, fictionalised scenes, narration... they use everything.
Editing is real bad. The intro was a pain, I had to fast-forward it as it was a repetitive static speech of 8 minutes.
I could go on about what was terrible about it but nobody’s watching this documentary anyway and I’m tired.
Wow, the intro is PAINFUL ! A repetitive speech of 9 minutes, that can’t be good.
The real horror is the terrible pacing and lack of focus in this movie.
This show is a must watch.
It's absolutely perfect and makes you think about the current state of things about how rape victims are being treated. It makes you think about the stigmas we have around trauma, the reactions it should induce but also the functioning of social systems. Are we on auto-pilot or are we really trying to connect and understand the people we say we want to help ?
I still have to finish season 2 but here's my review so far:
I found myself kind of addicted to this show when I first stumbled upon it, it's great family drama.
I had difficulties understanding what time period it was all happening at first, though. The main couple just seemed very modern and it turns out their story was happening in the 70s and 80s, I guess I wasn't paying attention to the visual clues at first cause I got a bit confused by that. ANYWAY.
I was hooked when they started introducing plot twists and cliffhangers which surprised the hell out of me and I loved that in the first season. Like for example when it's revealed that Jack and Rebecca aren't together at present time and she got remarried with fucking Miguel.
Second season felt more cheesy (how many times can you hear Rebecca say that Jack is literally a perfect man ?), maybe a bit pretentious (?) and the surprises I liked so much in season 1, started to feel gimmicky. Overall even if I feel like the writers managed to keep the characters relatable and human (Jack, as a matter of fact, wasn't perfect and that's great. I started to grow tired of seeing the Pearson family whine about their troubles and trauma for a time that seemed to be extended to match the number of episodes the network signed for. I'm taking a break from the show right now because I feel like the first season had great potential but it's starting to fall into the Bold & the Beautiful territory.
So, it's a great spin on the family drama show, it's very entertaining but it's definitely not perfect and I'm afraid it could go sour rather quickly.
I'm a sucker for relationship-centric tv shows. Kind of like Easy on Netflix, another show I've really liked.
The cast here is stellar. Anne Hathaway's episode is particularly well-written and played, obviously, and reminded me of a short and more serious version of Crazy Ex Girlfriend.
So, the subject isn't really that original but the writing and casting really make it quality tv in my opinion. It kinda restores your faith in love and humanity without falling into an overly corny tone.
I have loved everything I've seen Bo Burnham in ever since I've discovered his stand-up comedy and Zach Stone. So, I went to watch Eighth Grade with a total trust in whatever was going to happen but I sure did not expect the movie to be like this.
It's different from his previous work, but at the same time you can find the same endearing honesty. This movie touches on subjects like anxiety, social media, social expectations, teenage awkwardness, and more, with incredible accuracy.
I never realised how much I don't miss these years of my life until I watched Eighth Grade. The pool party was particularly funny because of how much I could relate to the horror.
The movie made me remember my own social awkwardness, my own difficulties to make friends, my uneasiness in front of the popular girls, my own hopes for the future, my refusal to communicate with my parents because "they just don't understand"...etc it really took me back and I was amazed that a movie could do that so well. It really is, for me, the best movie about adolescence and I would definitely recommend it.
Cinematography is beautiful and the soundtrack was surprising but in the best way. I've heard Anna Meredith's work again recently in Living With Yourself on Netflix and that made me happy.
Not a bad movie at all and, I think like many others, I was glad to see Jesse Pinkman again. But I feel like the whole movie didn’t really take us further ?
At the end of BB we see Jesse finally breaking free and driving away, it was left to our imagination and hopes what would happen to him. This movie shows us where he goes right after everything in the series finale goes down but ends on a similar note: him on the road with a promising future, finally free and completely serene this time. Grateful this movie was made but I can’t help but compare it to Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul: to me, El Camino is not on the same level. So, I guess I’m a bit disappointed by El Camino and what makes it slightly worse is that I didn’t even ask for it nor was I expecting it.
Pretty messy movie that could have been good.
Some things are ridiculous though like the immunologist being a nun or the religious mom making a pact with the devil to have a child because apparently that’s a thing.
Overall I liked the concept but it wasn’t really well written in my opinion, there are a lot of clichés horror scenes that don’t really land. Seems like they tried to mix different genres together which makes it confusing and I have many questions still. Like, why did the kid think his parents made him believe he was sick when we saw his first « reaction » happened when he was alone ? How was Eli conceived ? Was it like an immaculate conception or did she meet the Devil (the fact that she said he lied to her implies that they met, but...)? How did she even think about praying to the Devil for a child ? I don’t understand how gene therapy just transformed into a full on exorcism session with holy water and shit ? What was the purpose of the bone drill during the first treatment ?? Is it a ghost movie or an exorcism movie or a claustrophobia movie or a conspiracy movie ??
I’m a simple woman: I see Paul Rudd, I click « Play ».
Edit: Alright ! I wasn't disappointed, this show is very enjoyable ! Absolutely binge-worthy. It has dark humor, it's pretty clever, never boring (it even has a dancing scene) and if you've ever thought you needed to double your Paul-Rudd-dosage then this show is for you.
Plus, the soundtrack was composed by Anna Meredith (whom I discovered on Eighth Grade by Bo Burnham) and it's great.
Okay, I don’t think I like the tone of the show too much because of the artsy/pretentiousness (might be on purpose too, but I don't know) BUT I found it has very interesting points and raises a lot of subjects I haven’t seen in other TV Shows.
I loved episode 5 with the women of Marfa talking about the history of their desire. It just... I mean, as a woman, it talked to me.
Interesting show.
The show is written in a pretty clever way in the sense that it gets away with grotesque situations and characters. We all love Matt LeBlanc, and I think his role in Episodes is quite ballsy and clashes with the "Joey image". Still a very fun role, but he's clearly the star of the show. The rest of the cast, to me, failed to truly shine even though they had good scenes.
Overall the satirical show about Hollywood isn't that original and the season finales "twists" are expected from the start.
This show is kind of interesting. It is not a mediocre show, but I wouldn't call it a good one either. I usually love what Judd Apatow produces, but if Lena Dunham is "the voice of [her] generation" I'm definitely not a part of that.
Some aspects of it are interesting and even sometimes dealt with with some kind of poetry, but it feels pretentious most of the time and just like it lacks self-awareness.
Hardships that come with living in a big city like New York are only suggested and I wish it would have been a focus, I feel like it would have helped me identify with the characters. Most of them are despisable, especially the "no-boundaries" narcissistic Hannah who you just can't empathise with even after the "meant-to-be endearing" episode about her mental illness (but maybe it's what they were going for ?) and Jessa who's just as self-absorbed and destructive.
The Adam-Hannah relationship is depicted as a great love story for which you should be rooting for when it is actually very toxic.
Overall the show gives off heavy Sex and the City vibes which would be fine if they decided to deviate more from it or bring something more or new to the feminist cause. In the end it's still a lot of relationship drama and friends hooking up with friends' exes...etc
I found myself wondering what messages they were trying to convey a few times (especially the very last scene), what does it stand for ? What does it promote ? I don't really feel like I have learned anything from this show, even though it was advertised as some kind of powerful feminist tv program. I feel like Mindy Kaling is being more effective in the first two seasons of the Mindy Project with a (different genre) character (but) who's narcissistic like Hannah, but at least she's somehow self-aware and tries to evolve.
I really didn't get why the characters have to be so narcissistic : is it really reflective of the youth from New York/America ? Is it even written that way on purpose ?
I guess I'm just not who the show was written for, but I think I know now that whatever Lena Dunham has to say, she can't say it in my name.
I liked and could identify the most with Shosh from the four girls , her episode in Tokyo was beautiful and on point. Adam's character although weird and creepy was a fascinating one, Adam Driver offers great performances that feel very honest and raw, it's refreshing. Ray was also one of the characters I liked the most, because his story arc actually evolved and he was reliable. So I think it's a shame the most enjoyable characters in a show called Girls are the men, but then again maybe that's what they were going for.
Only watched the two first episodes, won't be back for more.
Feels a bit like a cutesy version of Love (and I think Paul Rust said their goal was to show a relationship from "A to Z"). Anyway, I thought it was entertaining and the characters were endearing, sad to see the show has been cancelled...
You said this was French Roast !
This show is special for me, it kinda makes me feel the same way I felt watching Freaks and Geeks for the first time. (I'm a sucker for anything with Apatow's name on it anyway. Plus, Gillian Jacobs !)
I was intrigued since the beginning but sometimes, man... Just like in Gus and Mickey's relationship, I have deep attraction for the show but there are also moments when it's difficult. But in the end it's Love. First season was tough because at some point I hated Gus for being an hypocrite asshole but loved Mickey and then other moments I liked Gus but hated Mickey for being such a mess. They both made pretty shitty choices and their relationship had a weird dynamic overall.
Season two felt better, less cringe-y. I still don't always understand the characters or even their behavior, but I like that. I like that I am sort of building a relationship with them as the episodes unfold, learning about them and where they are coming from. It's funny how I am witnessing them doing better in their lives and with their relationship but I am also doing better accepting them for who they are.
I don't know what to think about what happened. Good: the show taking a new direction. Bad: Glenn's death. In such a horrible way. Basically, I reacted like Maggie did. I'm thinking about dropping the show, I don't know if I can continue without Glenn.
Okay, the movie was already nice but not great. I think it didn't have a potential for a tv show to begin with. I've watched the first 4 episodes and so far it's a bit boring, not that exciting. I would have expected the guy to be a criminal or seek power, not solve crimes. But I'm waiting to be surprised.
A quirky show, would have been nice to have a few seasons more. A shame it got cancelled so soon.
First season was good, then they lost me at season two, then they bring me back for season 3 with Peter Pan and Neverland (the best thing that they've ever done for this show). But the downfall after that is irrecoverable.
Shout out to Lana Parrilla and Robert Carlyle who are the only two actors worth watching.
Tatiana's acting is amazing, I can't deny that. The pilot had so much potential, but overall the show is a big mess and it quickly turns into something uninteresting and boring.
Very promising ! Can't wait to see more, it's good to have Donald Glover back on screen.
The first few seasons were really good. I found the ending disappointing and even realised no matter how much I enjoyed the characters, I will not miss them like I miss a Michael Scott or a Jesse Pinkman...
So many layers to this show ! 10/10 #sixseasonsandamovie
Oh dear, how sweet is Lee Pace, really ? This show is so cute, it's like Amélie or any movie by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
