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Life on Our Planet (2023)
Nonlinear mess
I'm only on episode 3 but I swear Morgan Freeman has the announced the dawn of the reptiles five times. It jumps from the dawn of multicellular life, to similar creatures in present day, back to the dinos, to mammals or insects- and every episode keeps repeating the same lines about a certain kind of species taking over like it's a big revelation when they've already covered it several times.
It's not Morgan Freeman's fault, his golden voice is perfect. Edit it to make it linear, it would probably be nice and have a great narrative. But as is, it's like a clip show with no coear delineation, not good for much else than putting something on in the background.
Binged to Death (2023)
Campy Fun
"Binged to Death" feels like one of those RuPaul's Drag Race acting challenges made into a movie, with the overacting toned down...a little. Loni Love knows how to crank up the camp!
You don't have to watch reality dating shows to appreciate this movie, but it probably helps.
The only major criticism I have is that it would have been nice to have more background information about the reality show lovebirds. Not having that does lead to a few funny reveals, but we could know more about them (so we can invest in them) and have those jokes still work.
Overall, a fun little silly campy treat! Like RuPaul says, how the hell are you gonna love somebody else if you can't love yourself?
Okja (2017)
A Movie of Pure Trolling
This movie is just awful. It presents a nightmarish scenario based on the flimsiest of logic and relies on many very improbable elements. This movie is not quite nightmarish enough to truly be a horror flick, but is a huge, scarring bait and switch for anyone thinking it is a girl-and-her- animal-friend movie. Without any clear message or basis in reality, this movie exists to torment the characters that inhabit its universe and to troll the viewer. You will want your two hours back, and possibly also your last subscription fee to netflix.