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The Staircase (2022)
Incredibly dull show with good actors
I am quite disappointed at this show... I did not find any of the characters redeeming. The acting was good but the editing and the script were poor. The unnecessary back-and-forth time line just makes it look like they were trying too hard. There was no reason to not tell this in a more-or-less linear fashion with maybe a couple flashbacks. The children were all annoying and Michael was just insufferable. The funniest part was the accompanying podcast which is usually a great feature of HBO shows (like Chernobyl). But this one just kept talking about how amazing this show is. Just a waste of time. I do not recommend.
I Care a Lot (2020)
Insulting
I turned this off after the two leads hid away after murder attempts and plot their next move. Am I supposed to root for these scums just because they are women? I was disgusted when Marla so ruthlessly broke into someone's beautiful home and stole everything. I just want to see her punished. I was so happy when she got thrown into a lake but somehow she survived. It was when she saved Fran when I realized we were not supposed to hate her. Are you kidding me??? She's a "survivor"? Of WHAT? Was I supposed to be happy when she threatened the opening scene guy she would rip her private parts off? This is dumb beyond measure. One star for Rosamund Pike whom I have always loved and of course the other for Peter Dinklage. Don't waste your tims.
Billie (2019)
Watch it if you love Billie Holiday
I don't know why so many here are mad that the film talked about Linda. I also don't know anybody needed this film to understand Billie's music. This film is about these amazing interviews that Linda took years to get, and in the process, probably died for them. Without Linda's obsession, there would be no film. I am just so grateful that she did this before all these people who personally knew Billie died. And it sounded like many of these folks were glad to have their voices heard to set the record straight. Linda instinctively understood the cultural importance of these accounts from the very mouths of people who had to endure Jim Crow crap with Billie. I loved the weaving of Billie's radio interview and her London TV appearences throughout. I also loved the amount of time this spent on her childhood, and her relationship with the songs Strange Fruit and Don't Explain.