William Shorts

Lighthearted fare for the emotional pallet. As always, Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway give their all and show their range. She shows us the anti-Miranda Priestly boss, despite having the world on her shoulders, and he shows us a man who is satisfied with and secure in who he is and what he has contributed to society as a scrupulous man of business. Put lesser actors in these roles, and the film could have been trite and boring. It is instead delightful.

Family story and a young woman’s story. She plays a unique and necessary role in her unique family, but she struggles with the notion of letting that role become her identity and her destiny. The plot moves well without being overly predictable. The performances are great. I’m sure I’m not alone in being brought to tears during the audition scene.

I write this in December of 2024. We are embarking on a journey of at least four years of this, from every direction. No, there are not enough police or government officials to force us to do thing to ourselves or others we would not normally do, but there are hundreds of millions of us, who will comply because we believe we are doing the right thing or out of fear.

Midway through second episode, I switched off. I’ll go back to it because I want to learn what the hell is going on, and I like the actors, but it was nighttime, and the damned plot moves to slowly, and I was certain I would fall asleep.

Harry Potter-ish. Good fun. Not gory. Keeps you guessing. Demon is so gorgeous, you kind of root for her!

Scary, sure, but also funny and campy and full of plot twists. Also, even within one season, actors play multiple roles. In Apocalypse, Evan Peters plays four characters!

Cute ladies. That’s the only interesting thing about this movie. One hour after they knock on this married father who is twenty years their senior’s door, he’s having sex with BOTH of them? Right. Also... until Evan opens the kitchen door on Day 2, it’s a sexy thriller. Until he drops off the ladies at the playground, It’s annoying! The rest of it is a farce, but what could have been funny falls flat. It’s inconsistent as hell, and not worth the bumpy ride.

Perfect balance between the personal and the professional, the emotional and the scientific, and the fanciful and the possible. I had a stroke 5 years ago. They depict the event and it’s aftermath well.

Enough twists and intrigue to keep it interesting, and I’m not a fan of blood and guts. Thankfully, there’s very little of that.