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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)
Not astounding, but also not 1-star bad
The 1 star reviews aren't genuine. It's literally just angry man babies who need to log off the internet. They did the same thing with Birds of Prey, Captain Marvel and Ms Marvel. Anything female led gets eaten up in the user reviews on these sites because it's where the incels feel they have power. I personally find the show enjoyable, but Marvel should be aware by now that trolls on the internet can't handle something female led AND a Daredevil tease (idk man, straight people are obsessed w daredevil for whatever reason) and then not have their favorite character be the star of a show that isn't his... And then there's the "fans" (intellegencia users???) who can't handle true to life commentary on what it's like moving through the world as a woman. "Not in my super hero media!" they proclaim on twitter with a shaking fist in the air like their father and his misogynist father before him. It being talked about publicly literally scares them and/or they just completely deny the female experience of being catcalled because they a) have never been out in public with a woman that wasn't their mom or b) think women should be flattered. People definitely don't seem to realize (or just don't care for the sake of complaining) that this show isn't supposed to be the same MCU templet as all of the movies either. It's supposed to be a slower, day in the life with superheroes existing all around sprinkled in a lawyer show. People have been complaining that the MCU is becoming overexposed. There solution was to give us different sub genres for the MCU Disney+ series, which again people can't wrap their brains around. Tatiana Maslany is as charming as they come and saves the show from slow pacing and what can feel mundane when compared side by side to action-packed marvel films. Excited for her future in the MCU films.
Saved by the Bell (2020)
People seem to be confused...
This reboot in a lot of ways comes as close to perfect as any of these sitcom reboots have. Takes the skeleton of a flashy, corny 80s/90s high school comedy and infuses it with "modern topics" with ease, topics that the original could have never even touched. It does this all while not taking itself too seriously. This is a hard scale to balance and I truly feel it's been as close to achieved here as we've seen thus far with any of these sitcom reboots.
By the irate 1 star reviews I've seen here, one could collect that a lot of viewers went into this series with different expectations that weren't met. There's always the crowd chanting "make something new for once" and then when a new spin is put on, it's suddenly "trash because it's nothing like the original". But the thing is: it's a lot like the original series. The beats are there. The bubbly, bold and easily designated characters are thrown in our faces at full force. They're all deeply entrenched in their california influencer culture. The script acknowledges the Bayside student's privilege, carelessness and general superficialness whereas in the neon thick of the excess of the 80s/90s these traits while more subtle, where just the standard. The rich kids of Bayside are then directly confronted by not so privileged students and GASP, more minorities and high school sitcom high jinx ensue. It brings faces and issues to the table that weren't even a thought on television back when the original aired, but it doesn't preach. It actually does it while laughing at itself.
Don't get me started on the writing. The character Lexi is given such amazing quippy one liners that had me cackling. "Why didn't your parents just hold a fundraiser and let Rita Wilson sing so Tom Hanks had to show up?"
The performances from the younger cast are stiff and shaky in the first couple of episodes but you clearly feel they've sunk into their characters by the end. While I wasn't completely ecstatic about Zack and Kelly's roles, I did find Elizabeth Berkley and Mario Lopez to be very on their game. While it could've been a given role where they showed up and phoned it in, they didn't. They bring it back for small moments with their dialogue but don't shove the original series down our throats.
All in all, I think they achieved what they set out to do. Poke fun at the original series by giving an outer perspective of the ridiculousness of it all. Saved by the Bell was a bright but tame reflection of it's 80s culture and this reboot is a braver, more self aware tongue in cheek reflection of our current millennial/gen z culture and it's a lot of fun. And right now I don't think a goofy early 90s revival, now focusing heavily on how we're different but can still be there for each other, is such a bad thing.
You'll also find a lot of people leaving negative reviews saying that the show carries some sort of "political agenda" etc and what those people mean to say is "this show features lead characters who are female, LGBTQ+ and minorities and I see those groups existing in media as inherently political when really we as a society have just progressed and I just can't accept others." ;-)
Realistically I'd say the show is a 7.5, but I'll give a 10/10 to counteract the bogus 1 star reviews.
The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
Come for the sequel, stay for the fun
First off, let me start by saying I am a massive fan of The Strangers and I have been keeping an eye on this sequel since 2008. Finally the day has come and it did not disappoint. The film starts with the three killers rolling up in their 1972 Ford F-100 on a sleeping elderly couple, all while "We're The Kids in America" spills out of the truck windows and onto the deserted foggy road. Our leading family made up of Kinsey (Bailee Madison), Luke (Lewis Pullman), and mom & dad (Christina Hendricks & Martin Henderson) find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time when what is supposed to be a quick overnight stay turns into the longest/possibly last night of their lives.
Times have changed and the strangers seem to be continuing what they started with new victims (how often is not known), but they are as brutal as ever with their kills remaining uncomfortably personal. (*SPOILER* Dollface grabs mom, Christina Hendricks' face as she stabs her in the side, all while her daughter watches)
Bailee Madison gave it her all as troubled teenage daughter, Kinsey. Madison was the true standout of the film. "It'll be easier next time" they said. They were wrong. Madison brings the final girl fight that you root for when wrapped up in this horror universe. "Give me the gun, I will shoot her." Kinsey shouts as her brother Luke hesitates.
We see about one and a half stranger's faces, so their mystery is kept intact. There's not much expansion on the mythology of the killers. Pin-Up Girl basically doesn't little to nothing but Dollface does have a few line and Pin-Up Girl has her "but we're just getting started" line which is quite honestly the worst part of the film. Her voice just felt silly, out of place and voiced over. Man in the Mask is persistent as all hell, once again. A showdown with Luke by the pool surrounded by neon yard decorations to 80s power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" made the film feel like a new classic. The film's score didn't really wow me, but there were definitely a few cool moments in there that give off a creepy tone. I just wish the score was more drawn out, maybe even sampled some from the original 2008 film.
While feeling reminiscent of some of John Carpenter's work, Prey At Night manages to stand on it's own two feet. We get another look into this world where three people come together to wreak havoc with reckless abandon, but this time they may have met their match. I keep seeing a lot of "not like the first one" whining etc to which I will say: then go watch the first one, but I will willingly accept Prey At Night as a badass entry to this horror franchise.