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Robbie Williams (2023)
Amazing insight into a unique popstar
Those scoring this 1 star because he was 'narcissistic' completely misunderstand how open and forthcoming he was in the making of this documentary.
I was never a fan of Take That and same with Robbie. A gf dragged me reluctantly to a show he performed in Sydney and wow he blew me away despite my love for much harder music. He was the ultimate entertainer and I'd never seen a crowd so obsessed - of course I wasn't around during The Beatles era.
Amazing to see him look back so honestly on periods of his life - his fame, his addictions, his mental breakdowns, his regrets, his loves and so on.
Definitely recommend this and ignore the haters - of which he had many (including me in my insecure days)
Succession: Living+ (2023)
Oh dear...
Things are about to get real messy!
To me this show is about the great Logan Roy's dysfunctional children (and cousin) and how they survive in such a high powered world.
Logan's death has thrust them into the spotlight and it is like watching a train wreck in slow (or maybe fast!) motion.
Last episode they 'pulled a Homer' by somehow extracting an increased offer from Matsen and it has seemingly gone to their head. Roman starts by wielding the axe and cutting 2 vital members of the Waystar leadership team. Kendal then decides to 'play God' fudging numbers and editing Logan's speech to try to somehow 'fool' analysts into believing they will somehow overdeliver thereby warding off takeover attempts by pushing the Waystar stock well above Matsen's offer. If it works it will only be temporary before the bloodbath begins.
To me Matsen ain't stupid - he can see what they are doing and his intentionally disruptive tweet may be the catalyst to walk. Shiv meanwhile lurks in the background and is ready to play her (deserved) part as the only true leader amongst the siblings.
Will be fascinating to see how the market reacts to such foolishness and then how things start spiralling out of control leading to the finale.
Us (2019)
More laughter than fear
Not sure how this film gets so many positive reviews - especially from film critics.
The concept is good but it fails miserably to deliver. I mean why do the 'shadows' so desperately want to kill their real selves? If they really did want to kill them why did they let them go to chase them? Why are their voices so different? Where did all the other shadows go? Did they not want to kill as well or just hold hands. Bizarre - I laughed out loud a lot and was rarely scared.