I know, I know, I'm a little late getting my binge on for Mozart in the Jungle. I mean it's been out for a whole week, yeesh. Anyhoo, I started yesterday and I'm up to episode 7, We Are Not Robots. This one stuck in my craw. Spoilers ahead so stop reading now if you're late binging like me. So not only did the predictable happen with "Jai alai" but the producers failed to explore a topic that's near and dear to my heart. Yes, they touched on the inherent sexism in a male dominated profession, but they missed an opportunity to discuss a hot topic that the creators of Black Panther are all over: can a person who is outside the experience of the person or group of people from whom he/she is appropriating work really understand that work. In a rare moment of fence-sitting, I'm going to posit yes and no. Let's start with why I say yes. So one of the pieces Hailey must conduct is by Berlioz and Rodrigo makes the comment that when Berlioz wr
Welcome to three-star Thursday where I find the underrated gems amongst the most average of ratings. I never pick a movie by the viewer rating. I look at the cast and the director and choose names I trust. That's not to say I never watch anything by knowns, but I still go off instinct and the movie trailer rather than reviews. Why you ask? If you actually read most of reviews....well, some actually review the movie but others go off on all sorts of weird tangents. Pointing out plot holes and character inconsistencies, wonderful, that's useful info! Reviewing the quality of the font used for the credits or stating that the lead actors chin dimple is distracting, what? My first buried treasure is Killing Gunther (2017), written and directed by Taran Killam. It is a smart, hilarious, and fast paced dark comedy. Think every Bond villan stereotype uniting to take out Keyser Soze, all filmed documentary style. The writing is sharp, the chacterization and acting is on point, the