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Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021)
Speechless
This story made me sad, frustrated, and furious all at once.
Lenox Hill (2020)
A must watch
I'm still in the middle of watching this but felt strongly compelled to write something. I've watched a lot of documentaries but this one hits the mark between fragility of human life, the stress on our healthcare system, and the insanely talent doctors who devote their lives to helping people.
Athlete A (2020)
Heart breaking
A well done documentary that unfortunately will taint my view of US Gymnastics forever. Such amazing courage was put on display against the back drop of sexual AND coaching abuse of gymnasts.
Lance (2020)
Sad
A house of cards is all he was. Still hoping for some kind redemption but I'm not too optimistic after watching this.
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Good closure but will divide viewers (no spoilers)
I watched clips from all previous movies before going to the theater. I am glad I did because Rise offers many moments of nostalgia and tries its best to close out 42 years of story telling. Did it accomplish this mighty task? I think mostly yes, but this will be subjective and open to much debate. Star Wars fandom is clearly divided ( as to be expected) based on reviews I've read and rightly so. Even if you are not a big Star Wars fan you cannot ignore it's impact on pop culture.
Without getting into specifics I really enjoyed the relationship between Rey and Ren that continued to develop from The Last Jedi. Also, the movie moves at a fierce pace from the beginning (almost too fast) with a sense of urgency to 'get into it'. This was not a surprise considering how much this movie needed to accomplish.
I usually only stick with watching the trailers and let the movie unwind the plot. This time I read spoilers/theories over the past year but stopped the week of the movie release. I am glad I took this approach because it was fun to see just how much all of the blogs got right and wrong. In the end about 60% of what I thought would happen did which was fine with with me.
Be sure to see this movie in a theater with the best possible sound and picture. We decided to do IMAX and it was well worth it.
Bottom lines -
Should you see this movie? Yes
Is it the best of ALL the Star Wars movies? No
Is it the best movie of the new trilogy? Yes
Creed II (2018)
Was cheering
Even though the plot is pretty predictable I found myself cheering during the last fight without even thinking about it. This movie is no way compares to Rocky IV but is a worthy companion.