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The Twilight Zone: Try, Try (2020)
Has Potential, Bad Ending
Has a intriguing beginning, a fascinating middle when the twist comes in, but the ending is not satisfying. Without getting into spoilers, if you didn't like the episode "Not All Men" from Season 1, you won't like this episode. Although it's better written than "Not All Men" but it shares a similar ideology. I will say Topher Grace pulls off some impressive acting in this episode.
I wish this show could move forward with their interesting ideas without forcing illogical ideology. Whereas Rod Serling's original show felt like it was made by a mature adult with life experience, this reboot feels like it was made by a teenager who thinks they know it all.
Finding Julia (2019)
Glad to Find It
Finding Julia is a great, original, and well constructed thriller. Igor Sunara handles the script with a lot of love.
Somewhere in Time (1980)
Beautiful Beyond Words
I never heard of this movie until early 2018. I only watched it because Christopher Reeve was a great actor and I loved him as Superman. I've never seen Chris act without a red cape before, so I thought it was my responsibility to give him a chance to win me over again without his super powers. Boy, did he win me over with his performance in this movie.
At first I thought Chris was playing Clark Kent again, but as the movie progressed I saw that Chris's character was more complex. He has a goal, a desire, a need. And through this performance you can feel every emotion he feels emotionally and physically. You feel the suspense that is creeping in and out of this unique time travel movie.
This movie is an example of why I love Film. It's a Time Travel Movie, with a unique idea (different from another Time Travel film like Back to the Future or Bill and Ted), powerful performances (by Chris Reeve and Jane Seymour), and a powerful score (by the great John Barry), and it delivers something fresh that'd I'd love to revisit and analyze even more. From what I understand the writer of this film wrote for The Twilight Zone and I Am Legend, and it really shows. This film is almost like a longer episode of The Twilight Zone but without the great Rod Serling making a cameo.
I can't recommend this movie enough for fans of great films. It has some flaws with the "science" or "theories" of Time Travel, but everything else overshadows the few flaws. It's a film that is too beautiful for words. Check it out.