Reviews

Before Inventing Anna, there was Elizabeth Holmes, 'The next Steve Jobs'. This gal was taking billions, far from the petty change Anna was raking. But in terms of cruelty, Anna is still the con queen.

The series is not as well written as Inventing Anna but what got me hooked, is how this woman is overwhelmed by her dreams and passion. Something anyone should watch out for. Blinding her til the end. The epitome of Faking it until you make it. It's not the regular con of just getting fancy stuff like Anna. A worthy show if you want more con series.

Despite the second pandemic Christmas, it got a little bit special this year, with this last entry to Holland's Spidey Trilogy. I've never been excited like this since the Endgame. This is where the MCU Spidey and Sonyverse Spidey culminates. Though this is not original, 'Into the Spiderverse' did it first, opening storylines in the multiverse, but that was animated. That's my only complaint but the rest of the film was epic! Everyone will love it, from Toby's era to Andrew's. Might I say, Willem Dafoe is the best on-screen psychopath! His performance could be compared to Joaquin's Joker. Brilliant Actor!

Don't Look Up 2021 (Netflix)

Found a lot of buzz for this flick as the best comedy of the year. When I saw the trailer, it looks fun, a comedy take on a disaster film, getting away from all that drama from 'Deep Impact' and 'Armageddon'.

It's funny but it is not as funny as the hype claims it to be, the funniest movie of the year. However, I still can't get over that joke about the general charging them for something free. LOL.

What I love most about this satire is a direct punch to the Trump administration. There are many interpretations such as climate change and whatnot, but it's clear to me, Meryl Streep and Jonah Hill are the Trumps. The film also takes on the power of fake news thru social media and how the powerful and the capitalist utilizes this to their advantage. It is also a love letter on the Capitol Riots which was incited by fake news/propaganda by Trump.

Despite the ensemble cast, I like how De Caprio takes on an introvert role, not his usual pick, the aggressive protagonist . My only complaint is it's quite lengthy for a satire. The latter part of the film could have been shorter.

Don't look up is a timely film in this digital age and will be one of the best satires in my book.

Next to Denzel's 'Little things', this is another contender for best film of 2021 in my list. It has that classic french noir vibe like Le Samourai and The Red Circle. Focuses on visual storytelling.

Jason Statham's character is so dark, it pulls you to that same emotional void for loss and revenge. Glad to see him make quality films again. He goes back to his roots. Doesnt speak much and does a lot of action.

Story is decent with some good twists. It's not everyday you see the boss gets his hands dirty. That really hooked me into this flick.

And the biggest surprise, it's directed by Guy Ritchie. I know what you're thinking. Yeah, it's the first film Ritchie made so dark. He specializes on action comedy, specially his signature sarcastic lines cross over on several character montages. Did the same thing here on just one or two occassion. But you'd rarely notice it if you're not a Guy Ritchie fan.

Cheers Guy, you're definitely good in making serious films. You should make more of this.