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Nobody Wants This: My Friend Joanne (2024)
pretty charming
Mz purpoise is to be indulgent with this series. This episode offers some reasons for this , the most significant being the nice introduction in Judaism, from significance of Shalom to the first Shabat of Joanne, the dilemma between job and romantic weekend and the decision of Noah to be more than a friend.
But, as teacher, I was seduced by the reactions, more than realistic, of girl teens in camp. And about the pressure of a future who can become generous at professional level.
So, after reserves about preview episodes, some good feelings about Nobody wants this , after decades discovering the virtues of Adam Brody voice, to.
The Furred Man (2010)
poor Max
A man, in ghoullish costume, is interrogated about a murder in the summer camp who he administrated.
His explanations are about a try to attract tourists, the rivalry against a better organized Ecocamp and a werewolf who kills two tourists and, with high chances, hunts him.
But the interrogatory is interrupted by seductive lady cop.
And the things are too dramatic than the expectations.
The result - dramatic confrontation, precious pen and the picture of fight in which the victim seems be the murderer after a presumed rape.
Smart crafted smart comedy, good game with familiar horror ingredients.
A Piece of Liberty (2023)
a statue in jail cell
A street performer , representing, in ultra correct manner, the Statue of Liberty. Arrested by cops, mate of cell with another street performer / Jocker, she has unhappy end when a policeman becomes more than brutal against her.
The final defines it as special poem , seductive for clear, precise and bitter image about freedom, a cigarrett and the Jocker looking for pieces of statue , discovering her crown. In short, more than inspired crafted short film, a manifesto about riscks affecting liberty front to brutal force.
In short, a beautiful heartouching short film with precious message and admirable performances.
Contactos 2.0 (2014)
the power
A zoung man obstains a program who can help him to eliminate persons who he hates. A form of revenge easy to use , a phone being enough, like the eraser from contacts.
But all has a price and the young man learns this in brutal way.
A young woman steals, with force, the iphone and , as first victim, chose exactly the ex owner of it. And the effect of delete is terrible , becoming axis of full bitter lesson about the effect of too easy use of a huge power when responsability seems missing.
The film is admirable especially for message, not ignoring special effects reminding teleportation. And for kick to answer to the posibility to have/ use the program..
Nobody Wants This: Obliterated (2024)
nice
A sexual toy as axis of talk in postcast, a wise - and efficient father - , the first date and first sex for Joanne and Noah, an important member of Temple congregation and his mistake as source of generous donation.
Nice episode in eccentric note and the good work of Adam Brody as a rabbine young but pretty wise , good surviver in not easy circomstances and discover a girlfriend who seems just fair option for him in a not so ordinary manner.
In short, pretty nice episode about relations, fears and fatherhood and about an object who becomes key for truths, good will of a guy with his mistress surprised by rabbin and the answer for poscast host.
Nobody Wants This: Either Aura (2024)
the dog
The dog is the star of this episode about a joke who seems perceived different by men and women, about relation between Rebecca and Noah, about the absence of aura in case of Joanne and her phonecall with a cynical ex, about late night front to house after a tough to quasi crazy day.
Not so bad series ,but for a schizoid like me a pure provocative wave of bizarre things defining a story about relation between, apparently, radical different people , their families , a podcast - the idea of it remains, for me, more than eccentric- and a chain of insecurity - vulnerability defining the main characters.
Nobody Wants This: A Shiksa Walks Into a Temple (2024)
reasonable
I suppose, good part of episode is helped to be more than a sort of another Seinfeld by the performance of Timothy Simons as Sasha. Because it is the episode about siblings and their relations, verdicts. And, sure, about Jewish family and the prejudices , closed circle, the authority of mother .
Nice romantic final and the flashes from so many other romances.
And, sure, good point, the dialogue, who seems part of familiar sitcoms.
I am far to become fan of series but it works decent , offering that feeling expected by large audience between familiar situations and some crumbs of dream - fantasies . So, not so bad.
Nobody Wants This: Pilot (2024)
first episode
The good motif to see it is represented by names of Kristen Bell and Adam Brody. The reasonable motif to reflect if deserves to see the second episode is the story itself, provocative in intention but pretty bboring, because the podcast young woman not so lucky in love but determined to be herself always , pretty vulgar and easy going and the handsome, charming rabbi, a sort of version of Cary Grant is not exactly just enough.
But the story is saved by preach of rabbi, unconventional at whole and full of cliches and by reaction of his mother to the presence of shiksa.
So, not great, not original but, for two main actors and a tea spoon of curiosity, acceptable beginning.
Heavenly Flames (2023)
Saint Joseph answer
A real nice short comedy about prays , candles, a wish and a small church , a saint , master of miracles and a wise mother .
A young woman looking for love . So, Saint Joseph must help her after a not insignificant financial effort for honor him.
A young man looking for love in his life. And the patient mother of him, having little more trust in saint.
Not the last, a visit to hairdresser of young lady and , returning to saint, a terrible accident as way to make true her wish.
Nice at whole, it is one of short romances important for the smile inspired and for the honest remind of unconventional ways of help from saints.
Stacy's Mom (2020)
sweet
A young man seduced by cookies and patience to support, talk and offer stability of the mother of his girl friend. The break up by girl seems not exactly an obstacle for his visits. But the ex has a new boyfriend, the situation becomes complicated and pretty embarrasing and the mature lady defines in precise term this fact.
So, only solution is to rediscover the man representing for Tommy his real family.
Amusing, beautiful performed and realistic in good measure are few virtues of this short film, seductive for the fine exploration of sensitive subject in just sweet manner.
In short, a charming short film, reminding need of affection and support.
A Fabled Holiday (2022)
charming
Brook d Orsay and Ryan Paevey.
In a sweet fairy tale, with charming, familiar beginning, with smart references to the dreams about future in childhood, lost parent and the mature wake up. And about way to work of a book in exactly the manner expected/ hoped by so many bookworms.
The result - just a fascinating travel - cure of a couple in profound crisis of marriage, a widower dominated by grief and nostalgia and regrets after the death of his beloved wife , saved by a witch and two childhood friends who, after three decades , descover , in right light, the feelings for each other.
So, charming is fair term for define it, not ignoring the cliches or the too old recipe.
Christmas Is You (2021)
nice
I wanted to like this film , against cliches, music as new pretext and crisis of space for significant show of young people.
In part, I was enough lucky to discover its good points , from family spirit and the wise mother, to the provocative tensioned moment when the hope of no nice final was real fresh.
But , sure, romance and Christmas, the return of hero and the feelings from youth more than present are useful details for not ignore the consacrated recipe . And reproches are far to be fair , the acting being decent, the story not boring and the supporting actors , near the romance of young couple working not awful.
So, nice .
And it is just enough - grace to some music, off course.
Cereal (2023)
Chelsea
A little girl and her separated parents. A bowl with cereals and a message . A strange drawing and a metodic killer.
First, fair to appreciate the performance of young Trinity Kaylani Sieling . Second- the smart use of so familiar cliches.
A simple story about a child for who the cereal and milk are more than prefered food but ...a guide. Sure, rich imagination, loneliness, familz trubles and a lot of loneliness , near the fascination of presumed cool things.
More than a good short horror, a nice exploration of easy to ignore near realities and the honest portrait of childhood traits in isolation , when the parents are far to understand the real problems of their daughter.
To Kill a Priest (1988)
a good remind
It remains one of the most powerful films who I saw after the fall of Ceausescu regime. Because the name of priest Jeryz Popieluszko was far to be unknown in Romania of 80 s.
The film has the gift to remind a martyrium and its genesis.
It has, in same measure, the sins of Chistopher Lambert in a role deserving more acting than good physical look and the fist of cliches , maybe for seduce a larger audience.
But its essential virtue is the status of cry in the last years of Comunist regimes in Central and East Europe. And, not the last, the inspired work of Ed Harris. One of films bz Agniesyka Holland . This last definition remains useful .
Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank (2021)
portrait of friendship
I liked the performance of josephine Arendsen. I liked the crumbs from Anne Frank diary . And the noble effort to show , in decent - gentle manner, essential things about realities out of words. Because each speech , in a form of other, about Shoah fails.
Not very convinced by the option for Anne Frank ( she reminds me more a young Elizabeth Taylor ), the film has the gift to represent a lovely portrait of friendship, more than story of Hannah Goslar.
Indeed, a sketch . And it can not be more .
Not memorable but touching and correct.
Its sin - it has the chance to be only a sort of letter from a very, too very far time. Not about time , but about the real understanding of that cruel, brutal, cold reality.
The Infinite Andy Savoy (2024)
a parable
A wise crafted parable about youth enthusiasm, passing decades, the attitude of others after few hours of succes and a sort of second chance after too long time.
Beautiful performances, interesting message, fair dose of irony, nostalgic and honesty of a not young man returned by a visitor to his past.
In significant measure, heartbreaking for the fair portrait of a large slice of life of many from us. And the work of Andrew Bee is one of precious ingredients of this change of evolution of alien civilisation by a singer who, at a moment, was interpreter of 12 songs.
So, a nice parable about a sort of rehabilitation to yourself, nostalgia and a not so ordinary invitation.
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993)
not so convinced
Being an admirer of Franz Kafka from high school years, it is not easy for me to be very indulgent about this film. Sure, I admire the ingeniosity of Peter Capaldi to imagine the festation of The Matamorphosis in Christmas Eve touched by Frank Capra classic film.
I can understand the ooption for Richard E Grant as Kafka or the visitors - neighbors.
But something remains wrong and weird. A too ad usum Delphini, like a sort of easy joke. No doubts, noble intention and serious fist of cliches.
But, sure, as nice short film for Christmas, it can work in decent manner , flattering part of audience. Fact not so bad.
Detox (2023)
bad luck
Charming ironic perspective about social media addiction. A lady , respecting the advice of a medic, has as option for technological detoxification, an isolated house in Maine . Each suggestion becomes significant for her. But good intentions are not exactly enough when a visitor is discovered in one of rooms and the run for escape by killer knows some significant new nuances.
But , sure, the last picture on social media is the best form of adieu.
Provocative, nice crafted, fair use of cliches and eccentric image of visitor, with one trait not so usual in genre films.
And, sure, nice performance of Caitlin Morris.
How to Disappear (2022)
hating sirens
Becoming, after precise steps, invisible for others. And using, after an incident in which self defence was good option, the taste of violence in various manners , with some volupty, interest and need to be...known.
A smart crafted short film, ironic, realistic and good interogation about viewer options, hided demons and nice perspective about slasher.
Nothing complicated- only the confession to dialogue of young Nina making the viewer a sort of complice.
Pretty docu-drama it works more than well, not ignoring the story itself the good point remaining the performance of Kerry Howard.
In short, a woman hating sirens, preffering loneliness, dessapearing. But nothing is free. Or reasonable.
Atrapado en el limbo (2024)
alcohol, drugs, tragedy
A single mother. Her older son at a party where the host mixes alcohol and drugs. The addiction, bad state, sleep troubles and , when the money for dealer missed , the radical punishment.
Sure, not so original story , the impression about didactic material being more than powerful. But decent performances and useful warning are the two virtues making it interesting , against aspect of sketch.
Reminding the risks of a serious phenomen and the ways to seduce innocent young people, Atrapado en el limbo is one of that short films who seems, when the problem is far by you, pretty pathetic and boring. But it works as fair reflection of dark side of near reality.
Unkle: Burn My Shadow (2007)
a tombal stone
I discovered the band grace to the video of this song. I perceived it as precise definition of life , in fair, proper terms. About today as a sort of tombal stone or isle , as only reasonable certitude, knowing than nothing can change the lost of love, the gray days , the coldness of days .
Indeed, a precious virtue is the performance of Goran Visnjic , reminding ordinary fears, the tension about discover of death after a too long sleep, the try to escape and the illusion than all will be OK as the precious, useful lie.
A profound useful message , well crafted, well send to viewer.
And the feeling about images from yours life .
The Elevator Game (2023)
the game
Two people in a room. Recorded experience of a young guy demonstrating the manner of work of a game with elevator. The two viewers become parts of game.
Slices of Shining, good performances, ambiguous message about presumet trip to Hell.
Not memorable but decent crafted and easy to seduce the target for the young girl and for lady, for cop and for receptions, for the parking and for devil more suggested.
The basic virtue - the attraction as mature of old games of childhood and determination to find the answer.
And, sure, the final, reminding the destination point after tension , fear and bizarre characters encounter and, more important, ambiguous border line between worlds.
Big Brothers (2024)
house in fire
Being myself a massive guy , difficult to not love this short film about overweight men, brothers, guided by older, the most responsable or, more exctly, the only responsable in the work of fix old house of their childhood after their mother rest.
The things are not so eay, from works who are more risky experiments, to the drink , cops at door, a violent father and the vulnerability of electric system with terrible result.
Easy to discover Peter Pan syndrome, beer drinker or big children with their memories about past moments of early youth and an aggresive dad, not bad illustration of manhood cliches.
So, nice.
Juliette & Roméo (2024)
about be happy
Difficult to write to much. A heartbreaking story or beautiful performance of Erwan Marhandise or inspired contribution of. Goncalo C are only words.
The final speech of Romeo is more than decent end but profound useful kick to many from us to leave the comfort area.
It is a short film deserving to be loved. A romance starting with help from a hansome guy to one terrorized by panick crisis and by bullzing, reasonable solution in his case seeming, in his vision, isolation. And the intense life of his boyfriend, lover, essential supporter imposes the break up as only answer for both forms of presumed happiness.
A seductive film for smart manner to explore, in fair terms, sensitive subjects.
A Train Ride Away (2022)
the return
A young woman on train station. The meet with her ex boyfriend . Their talk , dinner lunch and the apparition of his present girl friend. The dialogue between women defines the pressure of past for the first , the details of her life , offered by man reminding the substance of town comunity about her , the motif of leave and the vain effort of return.
Beautiful performances, nice crafted story and the honest end. The essence of story- the deep loneliness , more intense when the illusion becomes, obvious, a lie.
A film about a form of waking up,well crafted scene by scene , reminding the relation with comunity and the life of other after passing time.