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Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, and Reckoning (2023)
An important story to tell
This is a very important story to tell, however, I just wish that they had marketed it differently. The story of racism, police brutality and the injustice of Willie Bennett deserved to be told. We have to learn from it and people should be held accountable for their actions.
Nevertheless, I feel that the other victim in the case deserved a lot mere screen time. We learned hardly anything about Carol DiMaiti (I am not going to call her by the last name of the disgusting human who killed her). She deserved so much more, and to be at least featured as much as her husband.
The documentary had my attention throughout though and I was appalled through most of it. A definite must see, just don't expect to learn a whole lot about the Stuart couple, but more about terrible police work, racism and how a wrongful conviction affects so many people.
I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020)
A little bit of everything
This is not a documentary focusing solely on the Golden State Killer, but a dive into an incredible writer who worked tiredslessly on solving the crime and how it affected her life in the process.
I quite liked how the focus of this documentary was both on the life of Michelle McNamara and The Golden State Killer, however, at times it got a bit confusing with the changes in focus and time line. I liked that we heard from so many of the victims, but the jumping from one incident to the next and then back again had me confused and struggling to remember who was who.
There are so many true crime shows only about the killer and the crime. I liked that it was different in this one.
The last bonus episode was a bit off though. The whole case about Kathy Lambardo was sort of weird here at the end, and would have made more sense to look at earlier, when covering he onset of Michelle's interest in true crime.
The Handmaid's Tale: Morning (2022)
Of to a solid start
I was so annoyed with the absurdity of how season 4 ended, so I was pleasantly surprised with the first episode of the new season. June is struggling with her actions, and it is nice to see some humanity in her. I get that she has been through hell and is probably suffering from PTSD, but she had lost her empathy and sanity for a while there.
I have a hard time figuring the relationship between Serena and Tuello. Are they in love/interested in each other? Are they playing each other? Also, how does Serena truly feel about Fred. I always suspected that she mostly used him, but now she is grieving him, apparently. I am very excited to see how this all unfold during this season.
This show can be a little slow from time to time, and it is also the case with this episode. We get a tom of cringy close-ups of June's maniac looking face and it gets old very fast. And is it just me or is it strange that nobody is alarmed by a bunch of bloody women in a diner?
I am so sad to see Alexis Bledel, and thereby Emily, leave the show. She was a favourite of mine. Hopefully, we will heat from her offscreen at some point.
The Handmaid's Tale: Ballet (2022)
What an episode
I was not a very bog fan of season 4, but it seems like the show is returning to former glory!
This episode was beautiful, especially the last segment with the funeral/ballet. I could have done without the last close up of a scowling June, but I guess we hadn't had a whole lot of those this episode. After that power display from Gilead, I am ready for a show down between June and Serena. And after seeing Hannah again, Luke may be ready to join that fight.
As frustrating as it is, I am happy that we get to see June struggle with PTSD and returning to a normal world. Trauma like this doesn't just go away.
The acting is overall superb. Mckenna Grace is delivering some powerful scenes, and I hope that Esther survives, so we get to see more of her. Also, Esther is becoming a fast favorite for me.
House of the Dragon: We Light the Way (2022)
I really want to care
But I just do not care about these characters. How am I supposed to feel shocked or emotional about the death of a character, when he has had no screen time? I have had no time to fall in love with or to hate the character, so I just feel indifferent. I don't even know Laenor well enough to get emotional on his behalf.
In general there is not enough character development. We just see the same 5 or so characters go through the same cycles of soap opera worthy drama.
The story development is also lacking. Even with time jumps this show feels slow and redundant. And obviously we cannot have a happy wedding in Westeros, so a fight and a killing is added. The reason behind the attack seemed very farfetched and very much out of character of Ser Criston.
The music is still fantastic, and the set and costumes are beautiful.
House of the Dragon: King of the Narrow Sea (2022)
This was a disappointing episode
I so want to love this show, but it has not captures me quite yet, and this episode was the most disappointing to date.
The tempo is too slow, it felt like only one thing of major importance happened in this episode. It was an hour of drama, but not in the character building interesting kind of way, moreso in a way worthy of a soap opera. Everything that happens is so foreseeable. Even the scene between Rhaenyra and Deamon that I think was meant to be shocking.
I really enjoyed the friendship between Rhaenyra and Ser Criston Cole, and that jump from friends to lovers felt too rushed.
The acting is still pretty good all around, just wished they had better lines to work with.
Bamse (2022)
Very touching
The movie is about a very loved Danish musician, and those can be difficult to portray, however, Anders W. Berthelsen did an amazing job here. Both his mannerism and his singing mimic Bamse very well. Most of the other acting performances were good as well, though a few fell flat and it seemed like they were just reading their lines.
The story itself is more about the struggles of Bamse, especially those surrounding being adopted and the relationship he had with his father. I expected to know more about his career, as the movies begins after he his already a popular singer, and this did disappoint me a bit. Sometimes the storyline appeared a little thin.
Overall, it is a sweet, heartfelt movie, and it had me getting emotional a couple of times in the theater.
RuPaul's Drag Race: The Pork Chop (2021)
Just why?
This whole episode was boring and unnecessary. I don't see the point of this format at all. Only positive is that we got to see all queen's performer a lipsync.
The Black Phone (2021)
So many questions
I watched the movie in the theater and my first reaction was "Wow". However, the more I thought about it afterwards, the more confused I got. The movie started out strong, but I was left with so many unanswered questions when it was over.
What does the use of the different masks mean, and why is he upset with showing his whole face towards the end? Why is he doing it? What does the black balloons mean? Why is he referring to Finney as Johnny when he is first abducted? What is the backstory of The Grabber and his brother? Why does he have several carpets in the basement? I would have loved more character explanation of The Grabber.
The ending felt forced and rushed. It was just too easy for Finney to escape.
On the positive side, the acting is very good in this movie. I am so impressed with these child stars. Especially Madeline McGraw (Gwen). The scene where she is getting beaten by the belt by their father, true terror. I was blown away.
Soupçons (2004)
It goes on and on and on ... and I am still confused
As others have already commented, this show is soooo long. I tried to stay invested throughout, but I kept losing focus, when we once again had to watch everybody enter or leave court, watch random people walking or see artsy still photos of Michael.
It is very clearly a documentary filmed from the point of view of Michael Peterson. We see him as the loving family father, doting over his children and later grandchildren and missing his late wife. Meanwhile, Kathleen's sisters are portrayed as angry and unpleasant. Still, there is something unnerving about Michael. I might be affected by him being accused of murder, but sometimes his reactions are weird or forced. I do not trust him.
All in all, I feel I wasted a lot of time watching this entire show. I could just have read a review of the case online and have learned almost the same facts as I got from the 10+ hours I spent watching this.