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To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)
Exactly what you think it will be.
This is the exact same female perspective fantasy fulfillment dramady as the other two. If you loved the first two you will love this one, if not then I don't know why you would be looking into this one in the first place.
It follows the "Can Long Distance Work?" trope from any graduation themed comedy/drama, and plays out the same as you expect it to. As with the previous two, the only thing that separates this from any other genre movies is that the lead is female, so in this tale it is the male protagonist that has to eat dirt the whole time while the lead character makes terrible decisions the whole time only for an inexplicable and unrealistic apology at the end as though he were the wrong party rather than the WRONGED party.
Essentially the same thing you see in all male lead similar films, but for a female audience, which is becoming increasingly more common, but is still a bit of a rarity for now, so it is a treat for people that want to see the same old but from a female character.
I would only recommend if you truly love the genre, or the previous two films.
A Glitch in the Matrix (2021)
How?
How did this get made? I don't understand. It's not remotely about what it would lead you to believe, it has at best very little (And that's being generous) scientific backing or any kind of support for cases whatsoever... Or any cases to support for that matter...
It introduces the Simulation Theory up top, and then launches into a series of completely tangential stories that don't even make an attempt at proving or providing any ideas toward the theory. Most of the stories are completely unrelated to the theory altogether. The movie seems to conflate "huh, that's weird" with Simulation Theory numerous times, and constantly follows unreliable and obviously less-than-intelligent narrators.
It hinges strongly on first person accounts of people who basically "feel" like they might be a part of a simulation apropos of nothing mixed in with some "strange" phenomena such as "The Mandela Effect", but fails to link any of these things, nor provide any level of reason to believe these things support the Simulation Theory.
A complete waste of time, please use your time more wisely.
The Breakdown (2021)
A fine, but predictable film.
This movie is exactly what you think it is from the plot description, which is not to say bad, just very predictable. If you are a fan of the genre you will enjoy this movie, but if you miss it, you wont have lost out.
It flirts with the boundaries of being a little more mature, and likely would have benefitted from going beyond the line rather than dancing with it. The movie is not certain if it is for younger or older teens, and suffers mildly from it.
Overall, should one chose to spend an evening with this film, they likely won't have wasted their time, but probably won't watch it again.
Shithouse (2020)
Caught me off guard.
The title of this movie is quite misleading, and that is the only significant flaw with this film.
If you are looking for a raunchy college comedy like the title suggests it might be, then you may be disappointed, however you are more likely to be surprised in a good way.
The movie, while within the college party setting, is actually a very meaningful and real emotional drama with great insight into the anxieties and loneliness accompanied with the college experience.
On the Rocks (2020)
A passable drama
I've seen a lot of users take issue with some factors which simply aren't true, for example the characters being apparently wealthy does not mean they have no valid point of view, and Comedic actors in a drama does not equal failed comedy...With that said...
There is very little to this movie. Bill Murray is quite good as one would expect, but other than that there is nothing impressive (Nothing terrible either) from the acting. The plot is fine, but the execution leaves some to be desired, and the movie would have strongly benefitted from a better ending wherein a lesson is learned from the events of the story.
If you are a Bill Murray fan, particularly his dramatic performances, then you will enjoy this to some extent. Otherwise it is not going to be a memorable film, but perhaps not a waste of time.
Fatman (2020)
Not as good as the premise suggests, but still decent.
The plot summary of this movie suggests a much better movie than we actually got, however "Fatman" does not leave the viewer too disappointed.
Mel Gibson and Walton Goggins are rock solid and the movie strongly benefits from it. Beyond the two strong leads, however, lies a movie that coast on strong plot idea with minimal execution.
It would be hard to mess up this movie with it's very straightforward style and interesting premise, and the movie did not fail, it also did not make a huge impact. I would say this is a fun watch for Christmas, but is likely not one that you watch again.
Dolittle (2020)
A perfectly serviceable family film
The film is greatly enhanced by it's very strong voice acting cast, beyond that it is not special, but more importantly does not fail in any way either.
With interesting visuals and an engaging plot accompanied with a great cast this should do more than enough to fill an evening with the family or to pass time by yourself.
Proximity (2020)
A movie that tried to be five different movies.
This movie has an identity crisis. It doesn't know if it is a slow paced scientific based extraterrestrial movie, a fast paced alien action movie, a government conspiracy movie, a supernatural adventure movie, or a teen melodrama.
It tries it's hand at almost everything, and in the end misses the mark at all of them. That is not to say it's a wide miss, as if the movie focused up a little it would in the very least be a passible middle of the road film. Unfortunately it does not do that.
The visuals are decent, but the acting is so-so, and the soundtrack is a distracting non-fit that pulls you out every time a song plays.
In the end, I don't think genre fans will feel like they entirely wasted their time, but I would be hard pressed to believe anyone felt as though they spent their time wisely either.
001LithiumX (2020)
A Surprising and Thought Provoking Film
Going in I had very little expectation for this beyond it being a generic Sci-Fi drama, however I was very surprised to find a relevant plot that really made you think.
While it does utilize some standard Sci-Fi tropes, it executes the plot in a refreshing and surprising way that fits perfectly with the time and fears of today. The acting was more than competent, and the visuals are impressive considering that this is not a major budget film. With that said, the truest strength of this film comes from it's excellent score which perfectly set the tone in many scenes and almost felt like a character itself.
Any science fiction fan should enjoy this movie, and non sci-fi fans should still find a relevant commentary and interesting picture of a possible path the world is currently on.
Two of Us (2020)
Interesting concept, however failed delivery.
What starts out in theory as an interesting idea of an examination into the slow paced and mundane lives of two young women surviving together quietly in the zombie apocalypse, this movie proves that interesting ideas don't always produce interesting films.
The bulk of the movie follows two women doing everything they can to live a quiet life to avoid any attention from the dead. In an ironic twist, they fail to grab the attention of the living!
I can't say that the acting was poor because the actresses were given nothing to act unfortunately. The slow plodding plot coupled with poor video and sound quality drag down what could have been an interesting drama piece in better hands.
The Social Dilemma (2020)
A worthy idea executed poorly.
The conversation intended to be made by The Social Dilemma is one that should be had, and indeed the documentary made a number of basic points as to why. Unfortunately, the points never went beyond surface level, and provided almost no evidence of correlation between social media and the issues claimed to be caused by them, rather, a group of individuals making extremely common blanket statements and expecting the viewer to make the connection between social media and the issues potentially caused by it.
The message was further undercut by over the top cornball dramatizations inter cut between conversations with real people. The dramatizations, were not only distractingly poorly acted, but they did a great deal to lessen the impact of the overall message by creating ridiculous scenarios and extremes that would never unfold in the way they were shown. It made the entire effort seem heavy handed and ludicrous.
They further undercut themselves by pointing out at almost every stop that the problems they ascribe to social media were already prominent and on the rise prior to the peak of social media, throwing into question if Social Media is at fault in any way or if these problems are a natural progression.
While it did find it's footing midway through the second half, focusing on things such as the rampant "Fake News" and Emotional impacts on impressionable youths living in a world where they are constantly evaluated, the bulk of the movie focused on advertising in a very strange and incorrect way.
The assertion that was covered over a significant portion of the film was that people were profiled and sold to advertisers so that their behavior might be modified by said advertisers so that they would engage with the advertised product. This of course sounds very scary until you realize that what is being said is essentially "Advertisements trick you into doing what they want", which of course is the entire point of advertising. Advertising has always been directed at audiences that the companies feel are most related to a product, and the end goal of ads are to get you to engage with the product, there would be no point in advertising if the goal wasn't engagement. However, in this film it was framed as manipulation or behavior modification and heavily implied as nefarious.
In the end, this documentary had the right intention, but was unable to stay focused nor successfully demonstrate the points it should have easily been able to. If you are interested based on the film description, then you will likely be engaged enough to enjoy it, however it will not bring anything new to the table.