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Infuriating. When I (loosely) heard the premise, I expected this to be about outmoded practices or situations outside the US. I was furious within minutes to see these were recent cases right here in America. I implore every woman (and man for that matter) to watch and learn. I also hope this helps continue to dispel the notion that if a woman dresses a way, or flirts, or even makes out with a dude, even if -gasp- she is drunk, that he has the right to force sex on her. I thought that as a country we were getting past that but clearly not. Clearly there is a world of law enforcers and even media people who do not get it. The documentary is very straightforward and dry, which works, but it may fail to hold the attention of those who are not into journalistic shows or personally invested (is the only reason for 4/5 stars)

I did not get all the way through the series. Started because the book had a lot of positive feedback (although I have not read it). This is a cheesy romance show that had the potential to be a black mirror and missed it, is the way I am seeing it. If you like network soap operas and things like that, this could be for you. The characters are beautiful to look at, however they are unbearable — look, I do not believe you have to like the characters for the show to be great, but these characters are unbearable. I can root for a villain if she's smart, but these folks' behavior just doesn't make any good sense ... chances are they will all get what's coming to them and it will get better, but I won't be around to see it.

I am a PT Anderson fan all day, and Licorice Pizza is among the director's funniest, warmest, most nostalgic and gorgeous. Set in the Valley in the 1970s (like the same director's Boogie Nights and Magnolia), it is about a 15 year old child actor with a major crush on an older woman, Alana. Please disregard the outrage. The kid, Gary, played by Cooper Hoffman, Phil Seymour's son, is based on a real character, Gary Goetzman, an actual child actor in the 70s who later became a big time producer. (An old LA Times article mentioned Gary's chaperone on a trip was a 25 year old burlesque dancer, which inspired some of the plot.) Waterbeds, pinball machines, gas shortages, entrepreneurial frenzy, Barbara Streisand's egomaniac sex crazed lover, local politics, motorcycle stunts performed by Sean Penn and encouraged by Tom Waits, a magnificent soundtrack and score ... it's all there I am prepared to dropkick the next person who brings up the age difference of the main characters. Duh, dude, it is part of the story. Do a story's plot and characters need to align with your personal moral compass to be good? If so your artistic options are sadly limited and you will be deprived of wonderful narratives and songs and books. The characters work and scheme together, have age appropriate fringe relationships, learn, grow, clearly love one another, run to and from each other, do not have sex, just two young people drawn to each other with a lot of obstacles in their way. A near-perfect film.