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Maestro (2022– )
9/10
I thought it couldn't get any better!!!
19 May 2024
Maestro and the gang are back and crazier than ever, with storylines that'll have you hooked. The visuals are drop-dead gorgeous-seriously, every shot is a masterpiece. The themes dive deep into power, corruption, and redemption, and they don't hold back. The soundtrack? Absolute fire. It's bold, it's intense, and it's totally addictive. It's like they took everything awesome about Season 1 and cranked it up to 11.

If you want a wild, heart-pounding ride, this season is an absolute must-watch!

P. S. Tsorteki, eisai gennimenos gia na kaneis ton villain re malaka! Thelw na dwsw mpounies stin othoni otan vlepw tin fatsa sou. Se agapw na ksereis!!
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Normal People (2020)
4/10
There is nothing normal about these people
4 February 2024
"Normal People" claims to be a representation of real-life relationships, but all it delivers is a snoozefest disguised as a profound exploration of love. It has everything BUT normal people - the characters are either too bland to be relatable or too overdramatic to be taken seriously.

The main characters must have set a world record for the number of times they break up and reconcile. It's as if the writers had a checklist, and every time they ran out of ideas, they just went, "Let's have them break up again, that'll keep the viewers on their toes!" Well, congratulations, it kept us on our toes alright, but more in a frustrated, eye-rolling kind of way.
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10/10
Same Feeling, Different Story
5 June 2020
I was born in 1997 and a couple of years later I was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Type 2.

Since I can remember myself I was not able to walk, move my arms by myself, being able to eat whatever I wanted (my swallowing was weak), move my head without having to be afraid that it would fall off to the side if I wasn't careful and so on. I was somewhat capable of doing things by myself and for anything else I needed my parents would help me out. I didn't mind being stuck on a wheelchair and not have the freedom to be independent for the rest of my life as long as I was partially limited by my disability. I woke up, my mom dressed me, put me on the wheelchair and we went to school. There, I could do everything by myself or with the help of my classmates/friends.

After I finished Elementary school my disability got progressively worse. One day, I was at my grandparents' house and I got sick. I got so sick the next day I couldn't breathe. And I couldn't breathe because SMA mainly affects the lungs, and mine were so weak at that point that no matter how hard I was trying to cough, the mucus inside my lungs couldn't come out and eventually blocked my trachea. Long story short - My parents came, I passed out on the way home, we went to the hospital (which to my BAD luck was on the way going home) and I am bed-bound with a tracheotomy and a ventilator ever since. All that happened when I was 14. I am currently 23. All I am able to move now are my eyes and my right thumb which I am currently using to control my trackball mouse. That's it. My whole life and mental health depend on a computer.

I could tell you more but it's very tiresome writing with one finger. Just know that I feel EXACTLY the same as Ken in this movie. But unlike him, I will never have a girlfriend, a job that I like, or the option to die and be free of this useless body.
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Bloodride (2020)
3/10
Bloodride: No Sense, Just Killing
14 March 2020
The writers had good potential at developing a nice little horror story, but they thought it was a good idea to throw in a bunch of plot twists every couple of minutes to make it interesting I guess, or to make up for the short amount of time each episode has (30 minutes or so), which is plenty of time for someone who knows how to build-up a story. The characters are annoying and irrational most of the time - they just flip a switch and start to murder. Some of the actors were nice, but the script didn't make them any favor.

It's just a bunch of people killing each other with no real motivation or explanation whatsoever.
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37 Seconds (2019)
9/10
Don't Be Afraid
29 February 2020
It's hard for me to write a review with a lot of details because I am also disabled and it takes me a lot of time and energy to do so. That being said, it is not hard for me to sympathize with the struggle Yuma is facing, because I, myself, have to go through a similar experience.

This movie is the definition of why I love Japanese cinema - Their movies are about people, people who actually exist in the real world and no one is talking about them. Families that the majority of us would never get to experience their story otherwise or through another culture.

This movie is about real life, and how a person with disabilities slowly starts to become independent and be a part of the outside world. Obviously, it's not easy for these people, and it's certainly not something they can do by themselves, but the last thing anyone wants in this life is to be treated like a stranger and to be reminded of their "weaknesses".

Disabled people might not have the physical capabilities of a non-disabled person, and they definitely need some support and physical assistance, but apart from that, they're just like everyone else - they need friends, relationships, jobs, education, self-esteem, confidence and most importantly, to be treated like a normal human being. This movie addresses all of that perfectly and I would love to see more like this.
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Black Mirror: Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too (2019)
Season 5, Episode 3
5/10
Someone watched a lot of Spider-Man: Homecoming
6 June 2019
Could've been so much better, especially the pacing and character development of this episode.

I wish they went deeper into the shadier side of the music industry - ridiculous contracts, ownership issues, mental breakdowns, manipulation, stuff like that. They did some of that, but it felt too... robotic.

It's good, but it's not a black mirror episode.
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