A.S. Hakim

Traumatizing! All of these 5 star reviews are either paid for or written by sadists. I could hardly get through the 1st episode. If you’d be entertained by watching egomaniac doctors make deadly mistakes that literally kill patients while bullying other doctors to go along with the program or risk career ending blackmail, this is the show for you! If you’d enjoy learning that one of the leading causes of death in America is medical error as you watch fictional doctors make one after the other, this is the show for you! This show stressed me out & not in a good way. No likeable characters, no fully developed backstory that can help you understand why these people are as godawful as they are, and my heart pitter pattered with anxiety the whole time I watched & now this show has me paranoid about doctors, hospitals & medical care. I had to keep reminding myself that I’ve actually gotten great care in real life. Two thumbs down & I won’t be watching anymore of this craziness.

I thought this movie would be silly and corny and was pleasantly surprised that it's neither. It's a refreshing twist on the vampire story set in the Bronx that is quickly being gentrified by literal vampires. It's a great movie for teens and can be used to explain in a kid friendly way how unchecked gentrification without community input harms the community. Several lines spoken by the vampires and realtors demonstrate the ways that community members are viewed, ie "you are vermin and no one cares if you all disappear" and " we need to make this neighborhood better for us." There are lots of unexpected star appearances - Method Man, Zoe Saldana, Shea Whigham and The Kid Mero to name a few. There are also witty nods to the outlandishness gentrification can bring with it - the local bodega begins to carry "milked hazelnuts" and chopped cheese (an old school NYC classic) on a croissant! lol. At the end, the Black and Latino teen protagonists are heroes who prove that their lives matter.