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And Just Like That... (2021)
Always a Fan
Haters gonna hate. Critics gonna snipe. Is the new series perfect? No. And neither was "Sex and the City" back in the day. But I loved it then and I love this new iteration.
True fans get it. We don't watch because the characters are perfect, with perfect lives and ideologies, perfect friends and perfect jobs, spouses and homes. What we watch for are the interactions among these interesting (and interested) small set of friends.
Samantha is missed, I admit. Her wit and sexual frankness always added a bit of "Did she just say/do that?" to the original show. And the "wokeness" is getting to be a bit much, but then I say that about most shows these days.
But I still like these characters and I'm enjoying the new series. I think there's a lot more for them to say and do, and frankly, it's refreshing to see ageing characters for a change.
Kudos to all involved. May you run for years!
Liu lang di qiu (2019)
Absurd at every level.
I'd like to screen this for a room full of scientists, just to watch them laugh. Trust me, that's about all it's good for.
Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
Hilarious, plain and simple, especially the original episodes.
The sourpusses who write reviews of "Absolutely Fabulous" and don't "get" the humor are some pretty miserable folks.
If you watch this series and don't find it funny, better get into therapy.
Schindler's List (1993)
Excellent and Important, But Not Perfect
Schindler's List is one of Spielberg's finest films in most respects. The story, cinematography and attention to detail are arresting. Spielberg's use of light is never less than extraordinary, with many superb examples of it in this black and white film. It won a deserved Oscar for Best Picture, and the subject matter--one man's attempt to save Jews from the horrors of the Holocaust (vividly depicted)--makes it required viewing, especially to deniers of that entire part of history.
But I did find it a bit of a slog to get through. It's a film I haven't watched more than once. This doesn't make it a bad film, just one I appreciated once and let go. For one thing I felt it could have been more severely edited and still have kept its impact. In short, I felt its length. For another, I felt a curious detachment from the character of Schindler himself, as well as other characters. It seemed as if I were on the outside looking in, as opposed to being there in the action. Perhaps that was deliberate, but it kept me at arm's length. The result was that it often felt more like a documentary than a drama. Perhaps some of that is unavoidable. In order to depict the grim reality of man's inhumanity to man, maybe we do need to be kept at arm's length. I also felt the music (sad and beautiful violins) became heavy-handed after an hour or so. Again, probably Spielberg's exact intention, but I did not care for it.
To me, the highest-rated films are those I will gladly watch over and over. So, I give Schindler's List 10 stars on its merits. It is excellent, it is important, it should be seen. I give it 8 stars for repeat watch-ability, or 9 overall.