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TV and Movies
Movies
The Substance (2024) - Demi Moore stars as an aging ... star... trying to hold on to her stardom and youth by whatever means necessary. This is not something to see if you have a fear of needles. I had to look away for quite a bit of the movie and I'm nauseated just thinking about it. Demi Moore's performance was pretty stellar and I think she should be getting an Oscar nod for it, but this was more of a (body) horror film, and those don't usually get nominated. But wow, she was good. The desperation and depression portrayed by her eyes alone - you could see the pain of ageism and unrealistic beauty standards just eating at her. And Dennis Quaid was great at being just SO GROSS. This movie has layers, folks.
The Wild Robot (2024) - The book was charming, the movie slightly less so. A storm at sea causes an unboxed new robot to crash-land on an island or shore solely populated by animals. The robot's programming adapts to the animals and it rescues a gosling.
Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) - A dark, slow, atmospheric horror film taking place at an all-girl's Catholic school in upstate NY. It's over winter break, two girls are stranded, and there's a nefarious presence. Lots of blood, violence, and suggestions of violence crammed in at the end. I liked it.
Better Watch Out (2017) - A Christmas horror film. A young woman about to leave for college takes one last babysitting job for a 12 year old boy who has a crush on her. A home invasion starts the action and then this movie goes in a totally unexpected direction. I thought I had seen this movie when I heard the description, but it was a different film, and I figured it was a trope. It is, but not in this film! This was so good. I want a sequel. It could go in so many directions.
TV
Only Murders in the Building S3&4 (2023 & 2024) - More delightful seasons with forgettable mysteries, which I am so totally fine with.
We Are Lady Parts S2 (2024) - I wish there was more of this show! It's a fictional story about an all-female British-Muslim punk rock band and the members' trials and tribulations, with fantastic music (including a great cover of Oops I Did It Again). It starts with Amina having a self-declared Villain Era, and setting boundaries with her boss and standing up for herself, and I am here for it.
What We Do in the Shadows S5 (2024) - This show is getting a little silly for me, but there are still some laughs. A mockumentary about vampires living in a house and trying to be roommates for over a century on Staten Island. I'm glad it was more Guillermo-centric, this season.
A Man on the Inside S1 (2024) - "Charles, a retired man, gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad from a private investigator and becomes a mole in a secret investigation in a nursing home." - imdb. The first two episodes made me laugh, but there are poignant moments, too, and the rest of the episodes were a little subdued for me.
The Substance (2024) - Demi Moore stars as an aging ... star... trying to hold on to her stardom and youth by whatever means necessary. This is not something to see if you have a fear of needles. I had to look away for quite a bit of the movie and I'm nauseated just thinking about it. Demi Moore's performance was pretty stellar and I think she should be getting an Oscar nod for it, but this was more of a (body) horror film, and those don't usually get nominated. But wow, she was good. The desperation and depression portrayed by her eyes alone - you could see the pain of ageism and unrealistic beauty standards just eating at her. And Dennis Quaid was great at being just SO GROSS. This movie has layers, folks.
The Wild Robot (2024) - The book was charming, the movie slightly less so. A storm at sea causes an unboxed new robot to crash-land on an island or shore solely populated by animals. The robot's programming adapts to the animals and it rescues a gosling.
Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) - A dark, slow, atmospheric horror film taking place at an all-girl's Catholic school in upstate NY. It's over winter break, two girls are stranded, and there's a nefarious presence. Lots of blood, violence, and suggestions of violence crammed in at the end. I liked it.
Better Watch Out (2017) - A Christmas horror film. A young woman about to leave for college takes one last babysitting job for a 12 year old boy who has a crush on her. A home invasion starts the action and then this movie goes in a totally unexpected direction. I thought I had seen this movie when I heard the description, but it was a different film, and I figured it was a trope. It is, but not in this film! This was so good. I want a sequel. It could go in so many directions.
TV
Only Murders in the Building S3&4 (2023 & 2024) - More delightful seasons with forgettable mysteries, which I am so totally fine with.
We Are Lady Parts S2 (2024) - I wish there was more of this show! It's a fictional story about an all-female British-Muslim punk rock band and the members' trials and tribulations, with fantastic music (including a great cover of Oops I Did It Again). It starts with Amina having a self-declared Villain Era, and setting boundaries with her boss and standing up for herself, and I am here for it.
What We Do in the Shadows S5 (2024) - This show is getting a little silly for me, but there are still some laughs. A mockumentary about vampires living in a house and trying to be roommates for over a century on Staten Island. I'm glad it was more Guillermo-centric, this season.
A Man on the Inside S1 (2024) - "Charles, a retired man, gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad from a private investigator and becomes a mole in a secret investigation in a nursing home." - imdb. The first two episodes made me laugh, but there are poignant moments, too, and the rest of the episodes were a little subdued for me.
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