Celine Six-Roth

I typed, "Blindspot Season 5 is garbage" into the search bar and barely anything relevant came up. The review below this one gives the series five stars. I wonder what they think about Season 5. Might it be that not enough people are watching? I can't even find a recap on TVLINE, my go to site for leaving reviews of TV show episodes. Up to this point, Season 5 is garbage. It looks like the producers are operating on no budget. The first episode was whatever, the second episode was incomprehensible, and the third episode used off-screen voice acting and off-camera plot progression. Usually, they'd show an operation falling apart. Here, they couldn't bother. There was a scene in episode three when I had to stop watching - Apparently, Jane Doe somehow lifted a whole human male and brought him, drugged and unconscious, to a remote location. But how did she do it? We have no idea. Instead, the director thought it would be cool to have the elevator doors open and show her standing over him. Like, okay. Even the actors sharing the scene thought it was redonk. What's worse is that the cast is made to do stage acting in the cramped space. These are not stage actors.

*May contain spoilers* I enjoyed the film and found the plot points intriguing. The story is so good that it should have been two separate films. Screen time is precious. The filmmakers spent far too much time having Nick Fury pet the cat, for example, but a character was made to tell Carol Danvers that she was a hero Sixth Sense was able to do everything Captain Marvel wanted to do in one film, at a slower pace. The Star Trek 2009 film went to several planets in the universe, completed several missions, spanned three generations and two completely different timelines, all with fewer resources than Captain Marvel. It was clear that the aliens spoke fluent English because they had universal translators, but I don't know why they behaved so much like humans. Aliens have alien physiology, even if they can change what they look like on the outside. In other words, makeup and costuming were not enough, if I could see stand up comedians doing cosplay. Writers, the story establishes that the shapeshifters can only copy DNA by making physical contact with someone. Later in the film, the same alien species made no physical contact with some of the individuals they copied. Also, don’t vomit "power" into your keyboards. Your superhero needs to fight and fail, suffer an insurmountable loss and win a struggle with sheer will, even if that struggle is with themselves. The actor playing Carol Danvers could not even summon the will to act like her life was stolen from her. This character should have been in meltdown: angry, in denial, lashing out at her allies, and siding with her captors before going on a rampage. I get that she was on the wrong side unwittingly but what if we saw her make the choice to gather an army and stage a coup? Finally, please email a consultant to find out how stuff works. It's not like you're poor and can't afford their hourly rates. You'll bill it to the production budget. Or, clarify things in the script and pay attention to what you wrote pages earlier.

Giving the series 3 stars because 1. I had the most satisfying nap at episode seven. When I woke up, I was stretched out across two chairs and my legs were twisted into a pretzel shape. The most satisfying 35 minutes of sleep I’ve had in over a week. 2. And also, focusing on the other characters in the story was great because they were quite fascinating. 3. Great job on calling out that dude who tossed the prophylactic without permission. I thought the series had hit a high point right there. 4. Great job showing the main character as a person who is not self-aware. Taking away two stars because ... 1. Too much padding. This series was easily six episodes, maximum. There is clearly a team of writers working on this, as the character is inconsistent. She does things that are out of alignment with her personality. There is a difference between showing the lack of maturity and padding the script with dramatic scenes using auto scripting software. 2. A nonsense flashback character in episode six who did things that made no sense. 3. Recreational drug use is boring. Write some good dialogue or flesh out the character better. 4. The main character has no sense and no self esteem yet by all appearances is extremely self-assured and self-confident. 5. Making her say she’s broke. Her friend is paying her rent and feeding her because she has no money. This was because the writers could not be bothered to either add homelessness or hunger on top of the characters' long list of problems, all of which she deserves, because she doesn't have any sense. 6. Why didn’t the writers of this show focus on showing what a terrible writer the main character was? 7. Episode 8, and Arabella has not tried to find out who attacked her. She is quick to get revenge on a dude she met after the thing happened? 8. And before I forget, definitely removing two more stars because I got sucked into the PR vortex. However, I watched all the way to episode 7 1/2 to make sure, so adding back two stars because, good job.

WHAT IS THIS TRAAASH?!!?!? Only five minutes ago, I heard myself screaming at my phone screen, “What is this trash?!” I’ve never done that before. Even when I was watching trash. I decided to holler at my dear friend, Google, after being shown a compilation clip (of what has to be eye puke) on YouTube: Superman has dry hair, with acrylic paint in it, and his enemy is a dude in vinyl boots made from aluminium foil wrapped around the shinguards that I stuff into my winter boots. It was over the top terrible. I have no idea what I just watched. Not only that, I come to this platform to see that this series has a rating of 4.6 out of 5 from 2449 reviews. The comments here are all bathing in the lather of this ... bilge. My friend Google said, “Your feedback helps others decide which TV shows to watch.” So here it is: In my opinion, these ‘positive reviews’ were purchased on Upwork, Freelancer or Fiverr. If I were an executive producer at CW and someone said to me “Well, if you don’t get enough advertisers for the show I’m going to fire you,” I would use my big fat bonus and pay people to leave positive reviews. >>> US$600,000 subtract ~ $10 * 3000 imprints. Still leaves him with enough money to pay for insurance for the Lambo, upkeep on the yacht, marina fees, the mistress’ yearly allowance, the mistress’ new pet labrador, the mistress’ Mercedes, and the mistress’ rent. Let’s not kid ourselves, there are handbags more expensive than the total cost of these fake reviews. So it’s a tiny sacrifice on the part of this fictional, hypothetical, very desperate CW executive. <<< There has to be something going on. There is no way any sane person will watch that and say it was fantastic.

I want to give this film four stars because of my interpretation of it. The film works for me because I viewed it as a nightmare while the protagonist was in a coma after being poisoned. The film is quite enjoyable from that standpoint. The dryness of the film was disconcerting at first, but I understood that the trauma of being thrown into a situation with little preparation might feel upsetting. The film opened without much context or emotional reaction from the protagonist. In the middle of the film, I felt the impact of the inversion when the three main characters were travelling on the ship. I really liked them together in that confined space. At that point, the motivation for their journey was not important. The story itself felt like an internal examination of the protagonist's character, which I think was an important theme in the film. Otherwise, time inversion / walking backwards is a non-starter. It has been amusing seeing "scientists" and "smart people" drawing diagrams to explain something that could not possibly be generated in a lab by a lone scientist. The turnstile device felt like something you'd encounter in a dream, but if we're supposed to believe that this is a magic turnstile, it is too preposterous. Compare this to the Avengers Infinity War/Endgame films, which took the time to explain how Thanos' snap would work, throughout the entire universe and affect all life everywhere. That's not even possible but we believed it because it made sense, and we've seen the infinity stones working. There is still time to save your film, Mr. Nolan. Use the nightmare defense.

I've given this a hard pass for several reasons, some of which I'll explain here. I'm a fan of Russian history and have ingested as many documentaries, books, and articles about the monarchy through the present day as I can get my hands on. I wasn't expecting to learn anything new in this miniseries. However, I was amused that the producers chose to cast an actor who was much older than the real Empress at the time this first episode was set. I don't actually mind the creative licence, but there was not much creativity presented to justify this alteration of the facts. For example, Empress Catherine is surrounded by politicians, courtiers and diplomats but she takes the time to face off with the developmentally challenged Prisoner No. 1. Not only that, he spoke to her. There's no way he could have spoken to her. That's something you'll learn in the first five minutes of watching a Catherine the Great documentary on YouTube. Additionally, I noted that from the opening minutes, the actors were taking care to say the names of key characters: Potemkin! Orlov! The rest of their lines were so mundane, you didn't even know what they were talking about. Because, you know, as long as you shout the names, the audience is going to believe that this is a somewhat accurate depiction of real events. I had heard enough in the first twenty minutes of the first episode to arrive at the conclusion that I need to give this miniseries a hard pass. The dialogue was horrible: "I YAWN?! Because! Dinner with you! IS! Booooring!!!!" Apparently, the producers spent a lot of money on production and couldn't spare a few coins for a historian/script consultant? Those guys and gals aren't even super expensive. They have PhDs and spend most of their time obsessing over fine details. Even if you had an intern cobble together a script based on those free YouTube documentaries, they would have come up with a presentation far more interesting than this one.

Loved this series. I was not expecting to like Black Monday, because I am not a fan of comedy. The jokes were very well written and landed well because they were based in fact. For me, the historical basis for the show made it watchable. I knew there was some direction in the story and it made the superb, over the top performances even more enjoyable. Lots of laugh out loud moments in each episode. The twist in the finale was well set up and satisfying. If you hate comedy like I do, you'll find this series well worth stepping off the beaten path.

It was fun - I love Chris Pine, Gal Gadot, Kristen Wiig and the rest of the cast. I was looking forward to this film because I enjoyed the first film very much. I heard no 80's music, though, and I am not sure what that was all about. This is the anti-year, so I think this film needs to be rewritten. There are so many talented writers in the world. What about the team that wrote the first film? The director could have hired them to help write the script. I am not a person who blames the actors for something that the writer did, so I won't do that. It's not the fault of the actors that the writer of this film did not hire a script consultant to tear it up and point out the problems in the story's flow. The CGI was cheesy and the story could have done without it. It's hard to believe $200 million was spent on creating this film. Either the money was spent on Doritos for the cast or they put it through the shredder. It was kind of cringe. I will not be watching this film again.

NO. After the first three minutes of the pilot, I had to click pause and ask Siri to search Google for "The Oval TV series." This was not what I expected to see. It is so bad, it doesn't even fall in the "so bad it's good" category. But ask me, I dare you, if I am surprised that Tyler Perry has put this TRASH on telly. I didn't think I could be shocked by anything anymore, but my jaw dropped when I saw the main character open-palm pimp-hand his wife's face before dragging her on the floor by her wig. This was followed by an attempted sexual assault. All of that was set to loud, stringy synthesizer music. The garbage soundtrack is the least offensive thing about the first five minutes of the pilot episode. Perry's fingerprints are all over the camerawork, too. I cannot describe how terrible and cheap looking it is. I have had better results filming on my iPad in natural light. The cast is pretty handsome. However, there is hardly a story for them to act out. Sometimes, I wonder if I woke up in a parallel universe where a bunch of overindulged toddlers have taken over. This show is why there are so many people on YouTube making money ranting about the trash that the film industry has put out there for consumption. Disclaimer: This is a biased review. I see that this is a Tyler Perry Studios production. I do not like Tyler Perry. His self-satisfied expression grates on my nerves and he comes across as inauthentic every time he opens his mouth. He was fantastic in Gone Girl. He was impeccably groomed, his body was tight, and he was up himself. Slow clap. And yet, he is not my zaddy.

I am very selective about what I watch on TV. I started watching The Widow because it is set in Africa. If this series is about a protagonist who is incapable of thinking through a problem, then it is a roaring success. Kate Beckinsale is believable in her role as Georgia. She acts like every woman you’ve ever met who is obsessed with ideal love. Reality stares Georgia in the face. But that is not good enough. She wants to be with the perfect man. To get him, she is controlling, stubborn, demanding and arrogant. Georgia reminds me of friends in messy relationships. Their actions seem irresponsible because they don’t have any sense. They act against their best interests because they want answers to a burning question: “I’m literally perfect in every way so why did my partner ghost me?” And if finding that answer means destroying other people, so be it. Georgia got an idea twisted. The consequences unfolded on a grand scale. People literally died for no good reason. And she went home in the end - oh wow - and she has no sense of guilt. An important scene felt anticlimactic. We see that she has sacrificed the lives of friends and strangers to have a conversation that was basically, “Dude, like, you could have, like, caaaaalled.” I see why her husband did a dine and dash. Being honest with her would have been useless. When it comes to romance, many people have a hard time accepting what the other person wants. That’s why their partners or love interests pretend to be dead. A consistent message in the series is that Georgia is a self-absorbed and irresponsible person who fights criminals as an afterthought. The only thing she cares about is impressing her husband. She does so by signalling how morally upright she is. How tacky and self-serving. How very believable.