Ty Watches "You Can See Everything"

I'm going to take another break from my preseason NBA countdown because I was fortunate enough to see "You Can See Everything" yesterday and I have some thoughts.

First off, this may be the best movie of the year, and it may have surpassed "Hoop Dreams" as the greatest documentary that has ever been made. I'm going to remain spoiler free since I believe, much like "Digger", that this movie should be seen in the theaters with a group of people. I was able to do that very thing, in a pretty much full theater yesterday, and it made the experience even better for me. There were moments in this documentary that made me and the crowd laugh and gasp, sometimes at the very same time.

"You Can See Everything" is the new Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim documentary that shows the viewer the last 34 days before Holmes goes to prison for fraud, and then the aftermath of while she is in prison. Holmes and her partner, who is an evil, narcissistic and possibly insane, invited Fielder to film them, and eventually live with them, before she goes to serve her sentence. And it is as insane as people have said it was after seeing it. There are moments in this movie where Fielder will question Holmes and her partner, and the way they answer, or better yet, talk around answering, is so wild to me. There's a scene about an hour or so into the movie where Fielder shows them the famous who's on first bit, and their reaction to this, and Fielder's follow up questions had me throwing my hands in the air. I could not believe what I was watching, but even more, what I was hearing from Holmes and her partner.

As the movie continued to move on it became more and more wild. The way those two interact with people is so odd and off putting. The way Billy, Holmes' partner, treats Holmes' parents is so wrong and so ridiculous. Some of the stuff they say, some of the answers they give, some of the way they try to explain themselves, it's kind of scary to be honest with you. They seem to not understand social cues, and the way they talk around answering any real, any truthful question, is psychotic. Holmes at one point claims that she has never once lied in her life. I mean, what the hell?

And to let Fielder do this, to let him be one of the main people documenting this whole thing was certainly an interesting choice. I'm a massive Fielder fan. I have watched pretty much everything he has done to this point, and I truly love it all. But he is also the type of movie and tv maker that knows how to push buttons, and he has no fear in what he asks. He wants answers. He wants to get to the bottom of everything. He wants the person that he is interviewing to be uncomfortable, but also open and honest. That is not Holmes, nor is it the people that she has taken to and kept on her side.

The movie is just a few minutes under 3 hours, but at the 2 hour mark, when Holmes goes to jail, this movie turns into something I have never seen before, and it becomes more and more of a horror movie when Holmes isn't really the main subject anymore. I love how Oppenheim and Fielder kind of changed the way we see documentaries now. This will truly change the way docs are made. I fully believe that and I am excited for where these types of movies are going.

The hype is real. The critics are right. There's a reason this movie is the highest rated movie in the history of Letterboxd. All of it is real and all of it is correct. Go see this movie, and like I said before, see it in a full theater. This movie will blow your mind and I cannot recommend it enough. 

Ty 

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Ty Watches "Digger"

I'm going to postpone my NBA countdown 1 day because I saw "Digger" on Saturday and I have some thoughts. I wrote about how excited I was to go and see the movie last Friday, and man am I happy that I went to watch it in a theater. This review will be as spoiler free as possible because I truly think that if you have any feelings on seeing this movie, you should know as little as you can going in, and you should go watch it in a theater.

This is a movie that should be seen with a crowd, and then have some conversation with said crowd afterwards, just like my father and I did on Saturday. I loved this movie. I was all in from pretty much the first scene. I love it when Tom Cruise does something different with an established director. Alejandro Innaritu is an Oscar winning director. He has won multiple, for "Birdman" and "The Revenant", both movies which I like. I like "Birdman" more, but both are worth checking out. So having him on board, and getting Cruise to sign on was a home run. It reminds me of Cruise working with Paul Thomas Anderson on "Magnolia". That was something different and unique for Cruise, and he nailed it. I don't like Oliver Stone, but he has made a few decent movies. One such movie is "Born On The Fourth of July". Cruise makes that movie worth watching with one of his best performances. "Eyes Wide Shut" is up and down, but Cruise and Nicole Kidman do some great stuff, and I like to think that some of that is due to Stanley Kubrick's direction. I guess what I'm saying is, I prefer when Cruise isn't doing action movies. I like his acting in something like "Digger". When he takes a chance he usually hits, and this performance was a total knockout for me. I fully think he deserves to be nominated for this role. He is that good. I could not take my eyes off this performance. And when he wasn't on screen, I found myself waiting for him to get back in the scene. He is incredible in this role.

The supporting actors do some great work too. I thought John Goodman was the funniest person in the whole movie. He makes a proclamation halfway through the movie that made me cackle out loud, and it fully locked me in to the movie even more. The stuff between him and his wife is quite funny, and kind of depressing. I thought Riz Ahmed did some really solid work as a scientist. Ahmed is becoming more and more reliable for me as an actor. When he shows up in something I have found that I tend to enjoy the movie and his performance. He is also very funny, and the voice of reason in this movie. Sandra Huller is really solid in a smaller role. She has just got on my radar as of late, but I am becoming even more of a fan with each new performance I see of hers. And Jesse Plemons almost steals the show from Cruise. He may have the smallest "lead" role in the movie, but he owns his screen time. He is such a great actor and I appreciate that he continues to take on weird and wild roles in every movie he is cast in.

"Digger" is going to spark lots of reactions from people. There are going to be people like me that love this movie. I will sing the praises of "Digger" to anyone that will listen. I didn't know how I was going to feel about this movie going in, but going in fully blind and not knowing anything, like I said before, was the way to go. To experience this movie now knowing a thing is the only way you should watch it. But there are going to be people that despise this movie. I know RD may be more on this side. The movie takes swing after swing, and for some viewers those swings will not connect. The twists come out of nowhere. And they really change the trajectory of what you have been watching. I can see why that may turn away some viewers. But for me, I was all in on "Digger". I adored it. I will watch it many more times just to see what I may have missed before.

Go check it out and decide for yourself, just like the new ads are saying. But go see it with people, in a theater. That's the best way to get the full experience. "Digger" rules. 

Ty 

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Ty Watches "The Assessment"

I just watched the movie "The Assessment". I had seen some clips from it on Instagram and it piqued my interest, so I decided to give it a try.

"The Assessment" stars Himesh Patel and Elizabeth Olsen as a married couple in the not so distant future. Earth has been ravaged by something, and survivors started a new world on the outskirts of society. In this new world you cannot have children the usual way. You have to go through what is known as an assessment. This is where the movie gets nuts.

The first fifteen or so minutes show us how Patel and Olsen live their lives. They appear to be scientists and they have made considerable contributions to the new world. Then Alicia Vikander shows up as the assessor. This is when the movie shifts into high gear. I have really grown to like Vikander. She is kind of a perfect actor for sci-fi movies. She is so cold and mean and aggressive as the assessor. Her whole job it seems is to act like a child and put Olsen and Patel through some wild tests. The tests start out normal enough, but then they appear to be sinister and mean spirited. Vikander nails this aspect. Patel is kind of perfect as the put upon husband who thinks he is ready to be a dad, but it may be way more than he bargained for. Olsen is perfect as the expected mom. She shows great signs of frustration and anger and grief. She clearly has had something happen in her past, and she is still struggling to get over it all.

I found this movie to be compelling and fascinating. I didn't think it would get to my emotions at all, but I was wrong. I was very impressed with Olsen and Patel's performance, but it was Vikander who truly stole the show. I thought the visuals and look of the movie was pretty spot on for what a not so distant future could look like. I really liked Patel's "office" that he worked in. He had this whole room with a big black box on the ceiling where he can perform his tests. He appears to be some kind of creator who can make artificial animals that almost feel real. He is struggling to make the fur feel real, but he is continually trying to get it right. He also seems to have issues trying to make his creations feel fully real. Olsen has this entire greenhouse where she grows plants and food. She has one of the last orchids that has ever existed in her greenhouse. She takes incredibly great care to make sure this greenhouse continues to provide for her and her husband. But then when Vikander shows up and does her job, Patel and Olsen's whole world is flipped upside down. She takes this couple through the ringer. It appeared to me that she was maybe taking things a little too far in fact. She acts like one of the brattiest kids I have ever seen. But we eventually come to find out that she has some things to deal with as well.

My only true gripe with the movie is the length. The ending took a little too long for my taste. The movie clocks in at about 1 hour and 50 minutes, but it could have easily been 90 minutes. I understand why they did what they did in the last 20 minutes, but there was some stuff early on I thought they could have left out and the movie would still have been good.

I like when I find little gems like this out in the world. I had never heard of this movie until about a week ago and was glad that I turned it on yesterday. If you like sci-fi movies, check this one out for sure. And if you like your sci-fi with a little bit of family drama, definitely check it out. I'm glad that I did. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Jackass: Best and Last"

I finally just saw "Jackass: Best and Last". I loved it. I feel like this movie was made for my generation. We grew up on "Jackass".

I remember seeing that show for the first time and being blown away by what they were doing, and showing, on tv. This was the first "prank" show that I watched weekly. In fact, I don't think there would be the amount of prank shows if it wasn't for "Jackass" doing it first. I know that there have been hidden camera shows before this, but "Jackass" did something different. These people were doing some wild stunts, filming it and putting it out there for the world to see. I can remember seeing the warning before the show and thinking that this was the first time I had seen something like that. It kind of blew me away the stuff they were doing on tv. So when they started to make movies out of it, that meant I was going to see this all unedited and full of swear words. That was more than enough for me to go check these movies out. And I have officially seen them all now.

What made this one so great was the flashbacks and them showing some unaired footage from the past. Yes, I was still all in on watching the new pranks and stunts. It was disgusting too. Being the age that they are now, they did a ton of butt stuff in this final movie. There is a scene where they are playing twister and they have all taken laxatives. It was foul and hilarious. Steve O popped a ping pong ball out of his butt. He also got a rectal exam from a robot. See, a lot of butt stuff. They also did some new things. The escape room bit was quite funny. Johnny Knoxville did the bull in a ring thing that he has done in pretty much every movie. And that bull messed him up. They really put Danger Ehren through the ringer. And you'd think it would get old after a while, the way they harass him, but it wasn't at all. I found myself still cracking up at each prank they got him involved in. The play bit was pretty damn good if I do say so.

What made me really enjoy my watch was the old footage. It was so cool to see some of the older pranks. They definitely hit the big ones. They showed the toy car in Ryan Dunn's butt. They showed Knoxville getting hit by a softball from a pro softball pitcher. They had a bunch of the stuff with Bam beating up his dad, which always had me in stitches. They had the paper cut stuff in there, which made me sick to my stomach all over again. I had forgotten how much that grossed me out. As mentioned before, they showed a bunch of old footage with Ryan Dunn, who passed away some years ago. I always liked Dunn. I know he had issues, but he always made me laugh when he was on the show. He had this oddly calm way about him when he was going through all the stuff they were putting him through. He made me laugh. It was cool to see him on screen again. Seeing his stuff reminded me of when I was first watching the show as a teenager. It felt like a nice tribute. It was a proper goodbye for Dunn.

That also kind of sent me back too. Seeing all of these dudes, who are now in their late 40's or early 50's, still out there doing their thing. Sure, they may not have the gusto they had when they were younger, but they're still game for pretty much anything. They still go for it. But it seems like they know their limitations at this point, and that is all well and good. But they also still go harder than most will on screen. It was nice to see Steve O and Knoxville reminisce about the good old days. It was cool to see Danger Ehren and Dave England going hard. Wee Man still looks exactly the same as he did when he was first on the show. The new people they brought on, like Jasper and Poopies, among others, were just as ready to try out some wild things. I feel like this was a fitting ending to this franchise. These guys know what they can and can't do at this point, and I have to imagine they have done all they want at this point. The opening credits were great, but the end credits were just a perfect way to close it all out. And to show older clips sover the end credits was a nice touch as well.

"Jackass: Best and Last" is a fitting and emotional and perfect way to end it. I highly recommend anyone my age that grew up with the show check this out. It is a great nostalgia watch and you will be taken back to when you were younger watching this show for the first time. This was a great movie. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Primetime"

I have just returned to my home from the movie "Primetime" and I have some thoughts. This is going to be a spoiler free review. It is also going to be shorter than most of my reviews. I wanted to do a quicker, kind of gut reaction type review for you all today.

"Primetime" came to me later than most. I had heard that there was going to be a movie centered around Chris Hansen and his tv show, "To Catch a Predator". But I kind of dismissed it. Then RD kept talking about it. Then I saw the teaser trailer. Then I saw a full trailer last week when I went to see "Resident Evil", and I was all in. I have become a big time Robert Pattison fan over the years, so him starring in yet another A24 movie was more than enough for me. Add in the fact that Lance Oppenheim was directing, and that made it even more enticing. Now, when "To Catch A Predator" was first on tv, I did not watch. I believe my folks had the show on in the house, yes I was still living with my parents back then, back I just saw it in passing. So, this was kind of like a history lesson for me, just a fictionalized version.

"Primetime" is a very well made and extremely well acted movie. I really liked what I saw today. The story was way different from what I was expecting going in, and that is a very good thing. It was nice to go in with fresh eyes in my case. Robert Pattison is as good as everyone is saying he is in this role. He became Chris Hansen, but played him with this quiet and unnerving obsessiveness. He was clearly a person who had a vision and was going to see it through, come hell or high water. Pattison embodied this. Watching him terrified me at times. Other times I'd roll my eyes at how nonsensical his ideas were in this movie. Some compared this performance to what Jake Gyllenhall did in "Nightcrawler", and that feels right to me.  Pattison is great.

Sklyer Gisondo is up to the task as well. He plays naive and easy to manipulate wonderfully in this movie. He let himself fall into Hansen's trance and Gisonso nailed it. I actually felt bad for him, and I think that was the goal.

Merritt Wever is amazing. I felt like her performance should be talked about as much as Pattinson's. She is amazing in this role. She is cold and calculated. When she starts to get forgotten or passed by, I found myself rooting for her to win in the end. I loved the stuff she did when she was talking to Gisondo's character when they first meet. It is a transformative performance from one of the most underrated actors right now. Wever is so, so good in this role.

What made me love this movie was the visuals and the story. The movie looks so cool and feels like classic A24. It may sound weird to say "classic A24", but this had that feel for me. The colors were super cool that they used as well. As for the story, like I said above, it was different from what I expected going in. I liked that the movie kind of faked me out. It made me look at this whole world in a totally different direction than I went in with. I thought they showed the good and the bad very well. This movie does not hold back from anything, and that made it even more watchable. It doesn't take a side either, letting the viewer dictate what they want out of it, which is always good for me.

I recommend this movie. It has some tough to watch scenes, but that comes with the territory. But I say, for Pattison and Wever's performances alone, this movie is definitely worth your time and money. There's some really good stuff to see. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Resident Evil"

Yesterday I went out and saw "Resident Evil". I am a Zach Cregger fan, so whenever he puts out a new movie, I'm most likely going to see it. I really liked "Barbarian" and I loved "Weapons". So, when it was announced that he was going to do his take on "Resident Evil", I was intrigued.

I should point out that I have never played the video game before. It was never on my radar. I'm not much of a gamer, you know that if you listen to the podcast. I have also never been much of a fan of first player shooter games. They have never appealed to me. So I kind of went into this movie blind, which was great for me. I didn't have any preconceived notions or things I was looking for in this movie. For me it was all about Zach Cregger, and what he was going to do with his new movie. I saw the trailer, and even though I knew that it was based on a video game, to me this was a horror/body horror movie. It also stars Austin Abrams, who was exceptional in "Weapons". Abrams seems to be having a moment right now, and he is capitalizing on it. So, going into the movie, I was as blind as one could be.

I really enjoyed the hell out of this movie. "Resident Evil" was a blast. It was also gory and bloody. There were jokes. I found myself laughing more than I thought. It was also intense, and in a good way, gross. All in all, I found this movie to be fun as hell. I'm also going to go about the rest of this review without any spoilers. I think what I liked most about this movie was the fact that Cregger made Abrams' character a regular dude put in an impossible situation. This all felt like some stuff I would do if I was in the same predicament.

Abrams plays Bryan who is a courier that brings things to hospitals. It is usually body parts for transplants, but he is offered a super secret, very hard job that he cannot pass up on. And when he is driving to the place he's supposed to go, he accidentally hits a person crossing the road. This is when everything starts to go to hell. From the moment he hits this person, it happens about 10 minutes into the movie, everything after takes us on a wild, wild ride. And all the while Bryan is dealing with all of this craziness in real time. There are moments when something totally wild happens and during the aftermath Abrams can be heard cursing under his breath, and complaining about this wackiness he has encountered. He seems to be so frustrated that all he can do is curse under his breath. He also continually tells himself that he is almost to his destination after every horrendous situation he is dumped into. I tell myself that I'm almost done with stuff all the time. I will be on a run and constantly be telling myself that I'm almost there. Abrams played this role as just a regular dude and I loved that. It was nice to see someone who doesn't have any superpowers or is a wiz with guns or anything. He is put into an impossible scenario and he is just reacting like most of us would. I also thought that the graphics and  "bad guys" looked really cool. I thought that Cregger and crew did a very good job making the monsters that Bryan has to fight endlessly. There is one scene with a kid that is very creepy and very well done. There's another with a dog that totally reminded me of "The Thing". It was a nice homage. I think what I liked best though was the sheer fact that I got to see a kickass horror movie with some comedy. I had no want to see anything from a video game that I have never played. I got to see a cool story told in a cool new way.

I liked "Resident Evil" a ton. I highly recommend it to anyone that is a fan of Cregger's previous work. He continues to make really funny and very scary movies. I like where his career is headed and Austin Abrams proves in this role that he is a star that is going to continue to shine. Check out "Resident Evil". It is dope. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Is God Is"

Back when RD and I did our summer movie wager I went hard for the movie "Is God Is". I had seen a trailer by the time of recording and was all in on this movie. RD hadn't heard of it at that time. He told me on mic that he thought it was a christian movie. It most certainly did not look that way. Now it is streaming on Prime, which we subscribe to, so I watched it.

This movie was great. And it is not religious in the least. Sure there are mentions of god. The twins call their mom god. There is a great scene that takes place in a church. But this is a revenge movie. This is a gory movie. This is a funny movie at times. This is a story of family and the lengths some will go to to get their own revenge. Mallori Johnson and Kara Young play the main characters in this movie. They're twin sisters. Johnson plays Anaia and Young plays Racine. These two are so awesome in this movie. They crush their roles. I do not want to spoil the movie, but I will give minor details about what happens. I'll tell you a little about the story.

Vivica A Fox plays the twins' mom. The twins have some very visible scars on their bodies. It appears that they have been violently burned by someone in the past. When the movie starts we see the twins as young kids. Someone on the playground calls them ugly, so Racine goes and beats that person up. We then flash to them as adults, and we see the burns and everything. We also see a person in a working space that gives Anaia a look of disgust. Racine comes to her aid. We then get a little look into their lives. They have this ability to talk without saying words. They're so close that they don't need words, just looks, to have a conversation. One night at dinner they get a letter from their mom who they haven't seen since they were young. After a debate they decide to go see her to find out what she would like them to do. This is when the movie really kicks into gear.

As mentioned before, Vivica A Fox plays their mom. She is on her deathbed. She has been very clearly burned very badly. She tells her girls that her dying wish is for them to get revenge on their father. This is where we learn how they all got these bad burns. This is pretty much all in the trailer by the way. But after the story is told, after their mom gives them the mission, the movie breezes by, and it is a whole hell of a lot of fun. Fox is dynamic. She has one scene, but she crushes it. She is really good here. Johnson and Young are remarkable. They play two totally separate roles, but you know they're twins. They have this closeness that is easily identifiable as family. I had seen Young before on "I'm A Virgo", where she's great as well. I have never heard of Johnson before, and she is wonderful in this movie. Her quietness and shyness masks her true feelings. She is phenomenal. And in a wild twist, Sterling K Brown plays the villainous dad in this movie. I like Sterling K Brown a lot, but this is a role I never would have expected him to play, and he is awesome. He's sinister and wicked. He holds no prisoners. He is ruthless. I was fascinated with his performance in this movie.

I think the best way to go into this is knowing only the little bit I just wrote about. I didn't know much else and I was excited by what I saw. I also didn't expect this movie to make me laugh like I did. There are legit jokes in this movie. Some of the stuff is played for comedy. But in the end this movie is a revenge thriller and they nailed it. I couldn't take my eyes off screen while watching. I was enamored with what was going to happen next. Some stuff really took me by surprise and that is the sign of a good movie in my eyes.

I definitely recommend checking out "Is God Is". It is a cool and new and interesting way to tell this type of story. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly"

Yesterday I sat down and watched the new Raygun mini documentary on Netflix. This is part of the "Untold" series, and boy oh boy, this may be the best one they have done yet. I have written about other "Untold" movies before, but none of them have had this kind of an effect on me.

For people out there that don't know who Raygun is, she is the Australian breakdancer that represented her country in the 2024 Paris Olympics. This was the first year that they made breakdancing an Olympic sport, and Raygun left quite the impression on the world. This doc tells us how she started, how she ended up in the Olympics and how, after the games, her life kind of unraveled a bit. Most people know who Raygun is due to her performance. It was pretty bad. She became a meme. Her performance went viral. She got roasted by a bunch of people. But this movie tells us how it got to this moment. We got the behind the scenes stuff. We see how she worked her way up to the top in Australia, and how she got herself into the Olympics. We also get to meet the people in her life who have helped her get there.

The first person we meet, and who leaves an everlasting impression on the viewer, is her husband Sammy, aka Sammy Sex. Sammy is her coach, but he was a breakdancer before he ever met Raygun. He has been into that whole world since he was a kid. Does that mean he is a great dancer? No. But he does have some small skills, and boy does he love Raygun. This guy is obsessed with her, but they are married, so no big deal. But the way he describes her dancing, especially in the Olympics, the words he uses, the beaming in his eyes, he thinks way too highly of her. Raygun has skills as well, but she is not some otherworldly dancer either. They both move so oddly. They look so much slower and less coordinated than the other breakdancers. They look stiff and just not that great. But man do they love one another.

We also meet some of the other breakdancers in Australia, and man do they have an opinion on Raygun. They always say something nice about her, but then button it with how much they despised her performance at the Olympics. I do also want to say, hearing white people with Australian accents call themselves "b-boys" and "b-girls" is one of the funniest things I have ever seen on tv. And the fact that they do that, with a straight face mind you, makes it all the more funny. And seeing some of the old routines, watching Raygun and Sammy dance back in the day, was one of the more cringe things you can see on tv. I had to look away a few times because I was embarrassed for them. I know they have no issues with it, they truly love to dance, but it just made me squirm on my couch.

The doc does go into some great detail about the toll and the aftermath of the Olympics as well. That's all well and good, but that was not why I turned this on. I do feel bad for what she and her husband and mom and dad had to endure, but I would have been better off not knowing all of that. I get that they have to do this, especially in a documentary, but it made this movie a bit more depressing than I wanted it to be. I was also not that big of a fan when they showed her working out after punching her ticket to the Olympics. It felt hollow and, while she got stronger, it did not help her all that much during the Olympics. And when they got to the Olympics, that was when the movie really started to groove. Seeing all of this again, but knowing about the backstory stuff, that made it even wilder seeing all this stuff. Raygun did not give a solid performance. She was pretty bad actually. Seeing her do the sprinkler, do a kangaroo walk, yawn at a competitor who is beating her ass, it was nuts. She didn't score a single point during her run. She was beaten by her three opponents by a score of 54-0. That's crazy. Raygun didn't score a single point. Not one of the judges deemed anything she did good enough to give her one solitary point. Yikes. And seeing where she is now, seeing how she kind of climbed out from the abyss was a good thing, I still wished they did more of the dance stuff.

I turned this on to laugh, as bad as that may sound. And while it got a good amount of laughs from me, I didn't need all the other stuff. I recommend checking this out if you have any memory of Raygun, but maybe skip all the stuff that feels like it is going to get emotional. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Mermaid"

I am a fan of Johnny Pemberton. I became a fan when I first saw him on "Superstore". He played Bo, Cheyenne's boyfriend then husband, and his character cracked me up. He was silly and made tons of jokes. I then saw he was cast in "Fallout". I like that show as well, and he is just as funny as he is in his other work. He brings comedic elements to a show that can be pretty intense from time to time. He has popped up in other stuff here and there, but it is usually just a small comedic thing. Then I listened to him on a bunch of recent podcast appearances and he kept talking about his new movie, "Mermaid".

I heard “Mermaid” described as a horror/comedy. When Pemberton was talking about the movie during these appearances, I could not glean how much he was going to be in it. Well, the other day I noticed that it was streaming for free on Prime, so I decided to watch.

Pemberton is the main character in this movie. He is the star and he drives the whole thing. First off, that made me happy. I feel like he has been around long enough, paid his dues and was bound to get a leading role sooner or later. But he is playing a totally different character here. Pemberton plays Doug, a divorced dad of one who gets fired from his job as a fish tank cleaner and is addicted to pills. And while there are some comedic elements in this movie and this role, Pemberton plays this character very quietly and makes him very odd. That is the consensus of all of the people who spend time with him in this movie. They are constantly asking him if he is okay or if something is wrong.

The first 45 minutes of this movie give us Doug's backstory after he gets fired. We see him spending time with his daughter, getting into a fight with his ex, drinking beers and taking pills. Then one of his dealers and his crony show up at his house trying to get paid. This is where Robert Patrick comes into play. He is the dealer and he is a bad, bad dude. After they rough up Doug, Patrick pours bleach into his fish tank. This really upsets Doug, as fish are the only thing he communicates with on a regular basis. From here on out the movie takes us on a wild ride.

Doug is in the process of trying to kill himself, and then he chances upon a mermaid in the ocean. We see this mermaid during the first scene of the movie, a chance encounter with Tom Arnold. Doug takes the mermaid into his home, it is injured, and he starts to care for it. The movie then kind of starts to go nuts when the mermaid shows up and has a starring role next to Pemberton. This mermaid is very scary looking. It's not like most mermaids we get to see on screen. The usual mermaids we see are beautiful, with great voices and a heart of gold. This mermaid is terrifying. The mermaid has super sharp teeth, its body looks like it has been mutated, the fin and tail look normal-ish, but the rest of the mermaid looks scary. I like that they go to these lengths to make this mermaid look different. And the relationship between Doug and the mermaid is well done here. Doug takes proper care of her and truly cares for her. But it is the stuff they add on here that makes this wild. The puking, the birthday party scene, the montage of them hanging out, it is crazy. We then have an auction in the final plot point of the movie. This is where the movie officially goes off the rails. It is truly nuts.

This movie was hit and miss for me. There was some stuff that I truly liked. As mentioned before, I thought Pemberton did a really good job with this role. He gets to do something different and he really goes for it here. I liked the design of the mermaid. I thought Tom Arnold had a great scene. I liked Kevin Nealon as well as his relationship with Doug's ex and his daughter. Robert Patrick plays a superb villain as well. But there was some other stuff that I just couldn't get into. I thought Kirk Fox was underutilized. Sometimes the movie got gross just to be gross. There was about 15 to 20 minutes that they could have easily cut out of the movie to make it a clean 90 minutes. And I wanted to see more with the other sea creature that came to help, or maybe hurt the mermaid and Pemberton. It kind of felt uneven. But my favorite thing in this whole movie was the opening credits had some writing on the screen that read, "this is my love letter to Florida". And Kevin Nunn goes out on a banger of a line, that you have to see because it rules.

"Mermaid" was fine, but I don't think I'll ever watch it again. And I'm glad that Pemberton is getting more work. I just read that he is going to be in another horror movie coming out sometime in the near future. Give it a watch if you're curious. That is my glowing recommendation for "Mermaid". 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Life, Larry and the Pusuit of Unhappiness: an Almost History of America"

Last night my wife and I finished the first season, I don't think he will do anymore but time will tell, of "Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: an Almost History of America".

I was inclined to like this show no matter what. I'm a humongous Larry David fan. I fully believe that he is the best comedy writer of all time. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" was a justified massive hit. I quite enjoy the movie "Clear History". I think the man is a straight up genius. So when it was announced a while back that he was going to do a show about the history of America, but in his style of humor, you better believe that I was on board. This season only had seven episodes, but it felt kind of perfect in the amount of episodes and length of each episode, right around 30 minutes.

I thought this show was great. It is not on the level of "Curb", but I don't think most shows dream of being anywhere near as wonderful as "Curb" was in its time. "Curb" may be the best sitcom that has ever been put on television. But "LLPUAAHA" is definitely one of the funnier shows to come out since "Curb", and for someone who is not necessarily a history buff, this show not only made me laugh, but may have even taught me a few things. And what better teacher could I have for american history than LD?

Each episode takes a few stories from history and they go over them, but in LD's biting humor sort of way. They cover a bunch of stuff, and the guestlist for this show is second to none. I knew LD could get some heavy hitters in there for this, but he went above and beyond. We have so many people to mention, and I'm sure I'll miss someone here and there. But we have names like Jerry Seinfeld, JB Smoove, Susie Essman, Jeff Garlin, Vince Vaughn, June Diane-Rahael, Fred Melamed, Rob Huelbel, Jon Hamm, Bill Hader, Kaley Cuoco, Kathyrn Hahn, Neil Casey, Michale Chiklis, Beck Bennett, Samuel L Jackson and Barack Obama. Samuel L Jackson is on every episode, but he never shows his face. That's because he narrates each intro to each story. Samuel L Jackson lent his fame and voice to this show simply because, I'm going to assume, LD asked, maybe begged, and he was more than game for it. The other people I mentioned, amongst others, show up for one segment. I don't think any of the super famous people are in there for anymore than that. He got Jerry Seinfeld to do a scene where he and LD play Lewis and Clark, and they have to convince their wives to go on their exploration. And it is hilarious. Oh, and Rita Wilson plays LD's wife in the sketch too. Kaley Cuoco has one of the most memorable scenes, playing the widow in a soup kitchen line who argues with LD. Colton Dunn is the guy handing out soup. Barack Obama opens and closes the show. The fact that the greatest president who ever lived shows up, to poke fun at his tan suit, which was such a big deal I'll never know, makes me love him even more. Obama is more than down to make jokes and have fun at his and Larry David's expense. I was grinning from ear to ear during that sketch, and to have the two of them walking off and chatting to close out the show was so perfect. The episode that featured Hahn and Hader was great because they were playing Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. Bill Hader seemed to be having a grand old time doing Lincoln, and Hahn was remarkable as Mary Todd. She and LD argued and argued and it was some of the best writing of this whole season.

LD got to poke fun at RFK. RFK is a monster and a moron, and for LD to take him to task, considering who played his ex wife on "Curb", it made me so very happy to see him take his shots. The sketch focused on Jonas Salk and his creation of a successful polio vaccine. So, with vaccines being they crutch here, they took RFK's crazy ass to town and ripped him a new one. Larry David was on his game for that one for sure.

The episode that I loved most was the one with JB Smoove. Smoove and Larry David are comedy gold. They may be the best duo in the game. They work so well off one another and it shows with every project they do together. In this sketch LD plays a sympathizer to the slaves and Smoove plays a slave who takes him up on his offer for a bed and a meal. And it only grows from there and gets funnier and funnier by the second. Watching those two act off one another might be my favorite thing in all of comedy.

I recommend this show to anyone that is a fan of Larry David's and wants to see his take on American history. It's hilarious and revealtory and I had such a good time watching it. I believe you will too. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "House of the Dragon" Season 3

Hello all. I'm back from my final vacation. Next week, and for the rest of the month for that matter, will be focused solely on football. But this week I have some pop culture stuff I wanted to catch up on before transitioning to football. Don't worry, football is fast approaching and I have some takes, and that will all begin next week.

To start my week back, I want to talk about the third season of "House of the Dragon". I will try my best to not spoil anything, but sorry if something slips. I was frustrated with season 2 of the show. It felt like a tease all season long. They kept talking about an incoming battle, they kept marching towards it, they would give us a little taste here and there, but the season ended with no real fighting or massive war scenes like "Game of Thrones" used to have. So, coming into season 3, I was kind of pessimistic that they would right the ship in my opinion. I should have been optimistic.

Season 3 of "House of the Dragon" was pretty damn great. It was epic and filled with battle scenes. I was actually talking to my dad about the season earlier today, and he was telling me he thought that two of the episodes dragged for him and he loved the rest. I disagreed with him. I thought all eight episodes had important and cool stuff that happened throughout the hour-long show.

The season started off with a total bang. They have battle scene after battle scene. The hour was unrelenting and kind of awesome. Everytime they would take a minor break in the premiere, they would button those scenes with some kind of kickass fight or epic battle. Daemon was all over the place. Alicient's people were trying to push forward. Rhaeneyra was preparing to take over, and it was all there and all on screen.

One of the two episodes my father said felt dragging was the second one of this season, but I don't know how they could have topped that premiere. And the second episode got us back to the mainland and kind of set everything that we would come to see throughout this season. From then on out we saw so much stuff happen. I felt like the people who created the show, the writers, directors and actors all heard the complaints, and they decided that they would put it all out there this season. And we, the viewers, were greatly rewarded. We see all the stuff Rhaeneyra and Daemon are planning. We get some closure on Aemond and Aegon's relationship after the harrowing end to their story last season. We get more from the creepy castle with the lady who resides there that may or may not be an undead maester or witch. We see some tremendous fallout from the biggest battle during the premiere. Dragons are abundant and everywhere during this season. We get to see the new dragon riders and how they are faring with some newfound wealth and fame. There is a rad battle involving Lord Corlys and his bastard kids that he just accepted into his family. This season was really, really good and gave us so much that the previous season promised but never really paid off.

This season started with a bang, ended with one of the wildest war scenes I've watched and I am so ready for the fourth season to come around in two years. And while the wait seems long now, we had to wait just as long, if not longer, for this season, and this season had it all. That is the one bummer about this show though. They have to do so much work to get these seasons out, and it takes a long, long time. I guess that is why waiting for shows like "Severance" and "Pluribus" doesn't really bother me. "House of the Dragon" has prepared me for long waits in between seasons. And if we get anything that is half as good as this recent season, the wait won't feel long at all.

"House of the Dragon" showed up and showed out this year. The show should, and most likely will, dominate the Emmy Awards. I haven't seen much on its level as of yet this year and don't imagine I will anytime soon. Obviously I love this show, mainly this season, and I highly recommend checking it out. I know there's a ton of content out right now, but "House of the Dragon" stands out as one of the best in the game. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "The Bear" Final Season

After five wonderful seasons, "The Bear" has come to an end.

I really enjoyed this show. I liked every season. Each season had an episode or two or three that really stuck with me. I, like a bunch of other people, truly love "Forks" and "Fishes". But there are some other gems in there. The one shot in season one during a super rush is great. I appreciate the whole back and forth with Carmy and Claire. The wedding episode where Richie's ex gets remarried is pretty solid. I even like the third and fourth seasons, which some people were lukewarm on. When the final season was released, I tried to put it off as long as I could. I didn't want the show to end. This has been one of my favorite shows since the pandemic.

I do want to say, "The Bear" has won a ton of awards, but it is not a comedy. There are comedic elements, but this show is a drama. Full stop. Anyway, my family had a four hour flight to Seattle a few weeks back, so I decided this was the best time for me to start this final season. I know that the creators never intended for people to watch their show on an iphone while flying to another city, but here we are. I ripped through the first four episodes on the flight out there.

I truly loved that they had the final season focus on one dinner service. As with most shows, things happened that were outrageous. From burst pipes to people falling through the roof, shit really hits the fan. Throughout the final season there are many ups and downs. But this service is also going to make or break the restaurant. They believe a big time reviewer is coming in that night. The storm has not stopped people from making reservations. They are overbooked, but Richie wants to see it all through. Oliver Platt and The Computer are trying to find ways to keep the store afloat. Ebra has his idea to franchise the sandwich portion of the restaurant, he is just biding his time before pitching his idea to Carmy. It is revealed that not only Carmy is leaving, but the other dessert chef, played by Will Poulter, is heading back to Copenhagen. Lionel Boyce's dad is coming in to have a meal. Sydney is stressed and feels overworked. The wait staff is unprepared. It is all the typical sitcom type stuff, but "The Bear" finds a way to make it great and incredibly watchable. I know people always seem to have some kind of gripe about finales, and while I'm sure there are people out there that are complaining right now, I thought they wrapped it up kind of perfectly. I watched the final four episodes the week after we got back, and I was very pleased with what they did. We didn't get any "Five years later" stuff. I'm growing weary of that simply because it always works out for the people on the show. The finale took place the day after the hectic service, and we got a look at how everyone felt going into work the next day. We did get a mild time jump, but it was just to see Carmy give a monologue, and to watch Richie throw a surprise party for his daughter. There was no, so and so went on to do this, or Sydney ended up as the world's greatest chef, or Richie and his new girlfriend got married. We are left to make our own conclusions, and I appreciate that. We don't need to be force fed happy endings all the time.

While "The Bear" ended on a high note, we don't know where they all ended up a month after this service. I like to imagine that Sydney is running a successful, but nerve wracking restaurant. I imagine Carmy is trying to be an architect. I believe Richie has found his way as a host and GM of the restaurant, and has his staff humming along. I, as boring as it may sound, like the fact that, in my mind, they are all just living regular, normal lives. That is what I took away most from this show.

"The Bear" had one hell of a run. It came and went and never really overstayed its welcome. I believe that it will be remembered as one of the better shows of the 2020's. And while it may win some more Emmys for comedy, I still fully believe it is a drama. But that is a topic for another day.

Go watch and rewatch this final season. "The Bear" went out on a very good, very high note. Thank you for five great seasons of television. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Obsession"

My wife and I sat down last weekend and finally saw "Obsession". I figured it was time when RD told me how much he liked the movie. I'm going to do a review today, but it will be as spoiler free as possible. Please read ahead if you're thinking about seeing this movie because nothing will be exposed today.

I first heard about the movie right after I saw "Backrooms". I saw some posters for it at the theater I went to, but I never gave it much thought. It wasn't until I was looking for other movies to watch similar to "Backrooms" did "Obsession" really pop on my radar. I do think that the only true comparison for both of these movies is, they're in the horror genre, and both are directed by young kids who got their start on YouTube. Other than that, these are two different, and very good movies. That’s the first thing I want to say about "Obsession", this is a very scary and very well made movie. I do think it is scarier than "Backrooms". Where "Backrooms" is more creepy, "Obsession" is way more gory and has many more jump scares, which I have found that I have begun to like in certain horror movies. But you can tell with both movies that these young kids have a deft hand and should be making movies for a very long time. They have both proved that they belong and they will be around for as long as they want to make movies. The follow ups will tell a lot, but they have come out of the gate swinging.

What I liked about "Obsession" so much was how quickly they get into it. There's a little backstory just so we know the characters and why they are on the paths they're on. But when the male lead makes the wish, about 15-20 minutes into the movie, we are off and running. That was another thing I found I really enjoyed about this movie, the casting. I hadn't heard of anyone who was in the movie, except for Andy Richter, and he has a very minor part. The four main leads are young, working actors, but I wouldn't have been able to pick them out of a lineup before seeing this movie. Megan Lawless plays Sarah, and Cooper Tomlinson plays Ian. They're friends with our two main characters, Bear, played by Michael Johnston, and Nikki, played by Inde Navarrette. Sarah and Ian are co stars, but they do a ton with the time they have on screen. Ian is the life of the party and just wants to have a good time. He never takes anything too seriously, but when he does it may be a little too late. Sarah wants to be an artist and she has a crush on the male lead, which feels like it is not reciprocated. She has a wonderful scene with Nikki at a party that is at times funny and terrifying. Bear is a total pushover. He is meek and cowardly and stays that way pretty much throughout the movie. I grew to despise his actions, which I believe is the point, as the movie went on. And Nikki, she is thrust into a world that she wants nothing to do with, but it is out of her control. Navarrette gives a star turning performance. She should be considered for every award. The stuff she is able to do with facial expressions alone is haunting and so well done. She absolutely owned this movie and I'm certain she is going to get so much more work from this. The way she slips back and forth between two characters is mesmerizing. She has all the talent in the world and  she showed that in this performance. It is one for the ages. I was blown away by her work.

And the story, oh man does it get pretty crazy. The way the movie escalates all the way to the conclusion was a sight to behold. The movie heightens at a fast pace, but it is still able to tell the story that it wants to. I couldn't believe the stuff I was watching and I was on the edge of my couch for the entirety of the movie. I also appreciated that they put jokes in there from time to time just to cut the tension and ease up just a hair before scaring the hell out of me in the very next scene. The scene between Bear and Nikki at the nice restaurant is a masterful play of just how creepy vibes can get when something feels off.

"Obsession" is totally worth the hype. There's so much more I want to say, but I also want people to see it for themselves and draw their own conclusions. I want to hear what others think about the movie, and mainly, about the final scene and the stuff going on over the end credits. I highly recommend watching this movie. It is a good, scary and quality time wherever you may watch it. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die"

Of the seven movies I have watched this week, the one I'm writing about today may have been my favorite. "Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie" was the funniest, and "Blackberry" was a nice surprise. But "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die" is the one I have thought about the most since watching it.

I have wanted to see this movie for some time now. I tried to see it in the theaters, but it came and went pretty fast. Then it was streaming, but it was something like twenty dollars to rent. But, there was a deal to rent the movie on Amazon this week for five bucks, so I decided now was the perfect time. And, as I said before, I really liked this movie quite a bit.

I'm a big Sam Rockwell fan, and he does some masterful work here in this movie. The short plot of this movie is, Rockwell shows up in a diner in modern time LA to warn everyone that always being on your phone causes an apocalyptic event and he is here to try and stop it. This is the whole first scene of the movie, which grabbed me right away, and the movie takes off from there. Rockwell absolutely owns every second that he is on screen in this movie. He is brash, mean, foul mouthed and clearly has a job that he needs to get done. Coming off his minor arc on the most recent season of "White Lotus", this role in this movie was almost too perfect for him. He crushes the whole time. I feel like they told him to just be a heightened version of himself.

As he is recruiting the rest of the team for this mission, this is where we meet the other main characters in this movie. Juno Temple plays Susan. She plays a grieving mother who may be getting information to join Rockwell's fight from a certain source. What I like about this movie is we get some breakaway scenes where we find out why these people are in the diner that night and why they eventually choose to help Rockwell. Temple's story is the saddest by far, but it also gives us a very good, very real understanding of why she is joining the fight. I also appreciate that Gore Verbinski, the director, tells a story of how numb Americans have become to school shootings. Temple's character arc focuses on this entirely. Haley Lu Richardson, who is basically the second lead, plays a character that is allergic to phones and wi-fi. Smart phones play a massive part in this movie. They may be the villain for all intents and purposes. I love that they are using those as the basis for why the apocalypse started. I feel like teenagers should be required to watch this simply for that reason alone. Haley Lu Richardson, as said before, is allergic to these devices. She grows to loathe them. She has a partner that is on her team for awhile, until he is not anymore. This was a nice reversal from her previous roles. She gets to have fun with this and she is right up there with Rockwell as far as her performance. I thought she was great. Michael Pena and Zazie Beetz play high school teachers. They have the funniest backstory. I found myself howling when they got their turn on screen. They are also kind at the starting moment of the whole world going nuts for their phones. Beetz is hilarious and I love that she keeps saying that teachers who aren't at the school anymore are on "sabbatical". It was great. Pena is terrified of the kids and he wants them off their phones. He gets a nice little hero turn and I thought he was the funniest of all. There are a few other members of the team, but the five I mentioned are the key players.

What made me so enamored with this movie was why they ended up where they did in the movie. Smartphones are becoming a real problem in the world. People are addicted to them. I see more people with their heads hunched over just staring at their phones. That is the inciting incident for this movie. People are so obsessed that they literally turn into zombies. Rockwell is hell bent on turning this all around, but he looks crazy, says he is from the future and takes people's phones and throws them in buckets of water. His costume in this movie is so rad. I kind of want to go as him for Halloween this year.

The best thing about the movie is all the twists and turns. Rockwell's character says something early on about how movies suck you in with the story, the problem and how you think it is all going to be wrapped in a nice, neat and happy bow. But that may or may not be the case with this movie. This is not a spoiler, but the way the movie ended floored me. I did not see it coming and that made me like this movie even more. I wished I had seen it in the theater, but at least I watched it on streaming.

I highly recommend this movie to anyone. As I said before, I do think it should be mandatory for teenagers to watch. But I also highly suggest that people who like Sam Rockwell watch it. "Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die" is a fun time traveling apocalyptic movie. It tells a good story with some very excellent performances from solid actors. Check it out. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie"

While my wife and daughter are out of town I have been watching a bunch of movies, and you all will be getting some reviews of certain ones over the next couple of days. My son has been hanging out with his friends, so that gives me a few hours each night at home to watch whatever I want. It's glorious. To fill that time I'm catching up on movies I missed in the theaters that I wanted to see. The first one I watched, and my son watched the last 40 minutes with me, was "Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie".

Now, I have never seen the stuff these two guys, Matt Johnson and Jay McCarroll, did prior to this. I had never heard of them in fact. But I heard really good things about this movie, and when RD told me he watched it on a plane recently, and also told me that I didn't really have to see what they did before, and that he liked it, that was enough for me to rent it on Amazon and watch.

I absolutely loved this movie. I get all the good reviews now. This is one of the funniest movies I have seen in quite some time. I believe me laughing is what convinced my son to saunter out of his room and see what was so funny.

The plot of the movie is pretty simple. McCarroll and Johnson start out as young kids with a dream, they grow up not fulfilling that dream, they kind of do their own thing and Johnson inadvertently creates a time machine after rewatching "Back to the Future". The time machine aspect is the driving force in the second act of the movie. This is where we really dig into the plot. But the first act made me laugh the hardest. Seeing Johnson and McCarroll do their comedy bits was hilarious for me. They do bits that incorporate real people on the street. And it works. But they also had to do a ton of camera tricks in this movie as well. There's no way they actually went to the top of the CN Tower and jumped off it trying to get into the dome where the Blue Jays play their home games. That would be suicidal if they did that. But the way they filmed it and put it on screen, it sure looked real. The shots from the top of the CN Tower made my knees buckle when I was watching it. And seeing them jump off, and land on the dome as it fully closed, that terrified me. And I have to assume that none of that was real. But they pulled it off.

The whole idea of the jump was to spark up interest in the show they were trying to perform at a local Toronto venue called The Rivoli. The Rivoli gets mentioned a ton from start to finish. But they wanted to draw up interest by doing the jump from this establishment so they could perform live there. When the jump doesn't work, they have to walk home and they get stuck in a bad storm. Unaffected by this, Johnson starts to come up with a new plan, the time machine plan, as soon as they walk in the door. McCarroll is turned off by this and he decides he is going to do an open mic by himself in Ottawa. He wakes up early the next day to take the winnebago they have and do this show. He doesn't know that Johnson fell asleep in the van the night before. And when McCarroll hits 88 mph they miraculously jump back in time. They head back to that date when they're young and full of hope and potential.

This is where the movie really takes off. This is when it went from good to great for me. A bunch of stuff happens. They're so inept at time travel that they seem to make mistake after mistake. They never seem to get it right. Even when one of them gets a chance at real fame, they find a way to screw it up. And it is so funny all along the way. I love how they were able to add shots from 18 years ago that looked so real still to this day. McCarroll has this quietness to him that I related to as a viewer. He is upset with Johnson's antics, but he sticks by his side, until he doesn't. Johnson is a star in my eyes. He is so funny and charismatic and so fun to watch on screen. He was my main reason for wanting to watch this and his performance did not disappoint. He was so good that I watched another movie this week, which I will be writing about later on during the week, simply because he directed and co-starred in it.

"Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie" is an absolute home run for me. I thought it was hilarious and I thought that Jay McCarroll and Matt Johnson made something truly unique and hilarious. I cannot recommend this movie enough. Go check it out immediately and be ready to get a very good chuckle while watching this movie. It is a total blast. 

Ty

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Ty Watches “The Boys” Final Season

My wife and I finished the final season of "The Boys" yesterday. Let’s discuss.

We put it off for longer than we expected due to how depressing and real the show was becoming. I fully understand why the show went into that direction and why they were telling the stories they were, but it was exhausting. We live in a crazy and messed up world already, and tv was one way for me to unplug and move on. But I do appreciate that they were telling the stories because people need to know how messed up and awful things can get if we continue to trend the way we currently are in this country. Artists need to speak up and speak out and the team behind this show were doing just that. I like that. But we decided to finally start watching the final season about a month ago, and we wrapped it up yesterday.

All in all I thought the final season was solid and fitting. Sure, and this is going to be as spoiler free as possible moving forward, some people died that I didn't want to see go, but that is the nature of the show and the story they told to wrap it all up. I got emotional at one of the people that they killed off. Other people, it was almost euphoric to see them get their comeuppance. Some of the people turned into truly volatile and putrid people, and to see them get theirs in the end, that was a solid touch. Some of the episodes, they had eight in the final season, felt dragging at times but it was all for a purpose. The slower moments meant something to the overall ending in my opinion. It felt that they needed to let some people go and tell some more drawn out stories to get to the conclusion they landed on in the end.

I also like that they brought some people back and let them do their thing. The guestlist for this season was top notch as well. There's an episode with Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kumail Nanjiani, Seth Rogen and Will Forte all playing themselves. And it was my favorite episode of the whole season. My wife mentioned that they had some people from "Supernatural" on the show, and being that she was a fan of that show, this made me very happy. Jensen Ackles, who plays Soldier Boy, is the rudest, crudest and one of the more disgusting superheroes on the show, yet he was my favorite "villain" in the final season. He was funny, knew his messed up kid was up to no good and got out before it all got too crazy.

Homelander, played by Anthony Starr, was and always will be a despicable person. Starr nailed his role, especially this season, because I grew to hate him so very much by the end. Karl Urban, Butcher, had a solid final arc. Hughie and Starlight's story was fine and had what I deem to be a proper ending. I liked Sister Sage in the final two episodes of the season. Deep got his just desserts. And I feel like all the side characters had proper endings for their characters.

After we watched the finale I told my wife I didn't get all the hate it was receiving online. Granted, I never read the books the show is based on, but the finale felt fitting and satisfying for me. I watched all five seasons of the show and this felt like the best conclusion they could have come up with in the end. I do think people just want to be angry at stuff so they can try and go viral. But to be this upset over a tv show finale, get over it. It's like Bart told Comic Book guy, they gave us five seasons of a good show, what could they possibly owe us? I think they did a good job, gave a good ending and went out on a high note.

I don't plan on watching any spin offs or series moving forward involved with this universe, but that is just because I feel that the tv and movie market is oversaturated with superhero stuff. But, as far as superhero content goes, I think "The Boys" got it right and got out at the best time. I liked the series and enjoyed this final season. It ends on a high note and a hopeful note which is all I really wanted in the end.

Thank you to the actors and creators and writers of this show. We got five solid seasons and that is a sign of a job well done. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Backrooms"

I was able to go see "Backrooms" on Monday, and I have some thoughts about it.

I have wanted to see this movie since I first heard about it a few months back. I saw a trailer before some other A24 movie I went to see and it intrigued me. Then I heard some more things about it that stoked the fires even more for me.

I heard that it was directed by a 20 year old that was found on YouTube. I saw that they had cast Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve in the lead roles. I am a fan of A24 and will watch most of their stuff. And I heard it was creepy, but in more of a psychological way. Those are the kind of "horror" movies I tend to enjoy. I don't like gore porn or jump scare movies. I am also not the biggest fan of traditional horror movies. There's just something that fascinates me when it comes to psychological horror/drama movies. The underlying creepiness compels me. It is why I am able to watch stuff like "Hereditary" or "Bring Her Back". Sure, these movies are very creepy, and can be haunting, but they are more of a mind f than anything else, and I prefer those types of "horror" movies. "Backrooms" definitely falls into that territory for me as a movie goer. Don't get it twisted though, this movie is scary. But it is more in the details and the threat of what could happen in this scenario.

I have later learned that this movie is based on a YouTube series that I have yet to see. I plan on watching the series now that I've seen the movie, but that is for another day. I was happy to know only the very little that I told you all up top going into this movie. You should go in as blind as possible if you have not seen this movie yet, and my review will be spoiler free by the way. That's the ideal way to experience this movie in my opinion.

"Backrooms" was a fascinating watch for me. I was on edge the entire time, but in the best possible way. Watching it all unfold was at times scary, frustrating, compelling and overall exciting. I sat on my Letterboxd review for a while because I couldn't figure out how many stars to give it. In the end I settled on three and a half. That felt proper to me. There are moments, the movie is about an hour and 50 minutes long, that I thought could have been cut. I understand why these certain scenes were left in the movie, but I also think we would have been fine if they were a little shorter, or gone from the final cut completely. I don't know if we need all the flashbacks with Reinsve's character. And maybe they only needed one scene in the therapist's office. But that may just be me. But the rest of the movie was compelling. And scary. The opening sequence itself, which was tremendous table setting, had me on edge. It was spooky and left me wanting to see what was going to happen next. The use of sound was exceptional. It was loud and soft at the appropriate times. When I needed to be spooked by something, the music cues helped me out. I thought they did a wonderful job in that area. Ejiofor and Reinsve were up to the task. When they had to monologue, they crushed it. When they had to step back for the others to shine, they did well in that regard too. Those two are solid, seasoned actors, and they showed that tenfold in these roles. And Kane Parsons seemed to have a deft hand as a director. He may be young, but this kid has an up and coming career. My son asked if the direction was good, and I told him it felt like a real movie directed by a real director. There was nothing that stood out as bad or over the top. This kid knows what he is doing behind the camera and it showed on screen.

I recommend this movie to fans of the genre. If you want to be creeped out, but also have a mind f, go see "Backrooms". I'm very curious to see what Kane Parsons does next. But for now, he came out of the gate swinging and I thought he had a pretty solid first attempt. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "I Love Boosters"

Over the weekend I went and saw "I Love Boosters". Let’s discuss.

I was primed and pumped for this showing. I'm a big Boots Riley fan. Ever since one of my older brothers introduced me to his music, he raps in a group called The Coup, I was on board. I have always liked how politically charged his lyrics were and still are. I like that he has something important to say. I like that he has some of the best guest features on their albums. I loved Pa the Funkstress, may she Rest in Peace. I then saw that he was making a movie before the pandemic. "Sorry To Bother you" is one of the most unique movies I've ever seen. I was instantly in love with that movie. I told everyone I know to go see it. I took my dad to watch and had my wife watch it with me as well. They had their opinions, but this was a movie I wanted to share with everyone I knew. I have heard from friends that I recommended it to, and they have said they liked it. It was such a good take on the ills of wealth and the lengths people will take to get there. I have not yet watched "But I'm a Virgo". I actually plan on starting that later this afternoon. And then we have "I Love Boosters". Boots Riley and crew have been promoting the hell out of it since they announced a release day. I watched all of that with bated breath. I saw early reviews, and thankfully they were praising the movie. It was widely released last Friday, and the internet was abuzz with people giving it its flowers. I tried to see it on Friday, but the timing didn't work. Fortunately for me my son's basketball game didn't start until 6pm on Sunday, so I was able to see it Sunday afternoon.

I loved this movie so much. It is so Boots Riley to an absolute T. From the jump I knew I was in for a ride. The Tune Yards are back doing the score for this movie, they also scored "Sorry to Bother You". The score for this movie was carnival-esque. I read after watching the movie that the members of the band decided to try instruments they had never played before, like a mouth harp or an accordion. That comes across tenfold when listening to the score. I also love that the Tune Yards sing during the score. They say simple stuff, like "Hi Ho", but man does it work for me. We then have the cast, and they crushed this movie. The Velvet Gang, these are the Boosters, more on that in a moment. Keke Palmer is the star and she nails it. I hung on her every moment. I loved every look she wore in the movie. I thought her plans were the best. She was dynamite. The rest of the gang is filled out with Naomi Ackie, killing it as a mom who is trying best to get the best for her kids, and Taylour Paige, who seems a little dimwitted, but when it comes down to it, she knows what she's doing. Poppy Liu shows up about halfway through the movie, and I loved her backstory and reasoning for why she was doing what she was doing. LaKeith Stanfield is so awesome as a love interest for Palmer, who may have a secret. Demi Moore plays a tremendous villain. I grew to despise her as the movie went on. She also has the wildest office I've seen in a movie. Don Cheadle is in this movie, but you would have to look it up to see who he plays. He is awesome in this role too. Jason Ritter and Jermaine Fowler have bit parts that are very memorable. And this movie has a great story to go along with the great cast. Boosting is stealing clothes from a store and selling it at a lesser price to the people who truly want the clothes. The Coup actually have a song about it on their excellent record "Pick A Bigger Weapon". But this movie has so much more to tell. We have the boosting, but we also have striking workers, poor work conditions, tons of comedy, some of the most vibrant and cool looking clothing in a movie, a great story about friendship and family and some wild stuff that happens, that I don't want to spoil, in the final act. The movie also has a hopeful tinge to it, and makes me feel good when I'm watching it.

I stood up and clapped when the movie was over. Others joined in with me. "I Love Boosters" is so good. I want Boots Riley to continue to make movies because he has the most unique voice in directing right now. Go see this movie and see it in a theater full of people if you are able. It is so good and so fresh. We need more movie makers like Boots Riley. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Wonder Man"

After much badgering and constant asking, my son won and I sat down and watched "Wonder Man". He was in my ear about the show the moment he finished it. He knows that I am not the biggest fan of superhero stuff at the moment. There's too much of it, I feel like if you have missed anything you will not know what's going on and all the backstory seems like too much. And then we have this whole other scenario of alternate universes. It's all just a bit too much. But my son disregarded all of that and kept at it.

I'm glad he did. I finished all eight episodes of the first season in about four days. First off, each episode is no longer than 35 minutes. That is a big selling point to me lately. A lot of shows I used to watch or want to watch, each episode run time is damn near an hour. It's just too long. I have really been dragging my feet on season 2 of "Fallout" because of the episode length. That is not the case with "Wonder Man".

The show also stars one of my favorite actors, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. He was awesome in the television adaptation of "Watchmen". I thought he was the only good part of the "Aquaman" movies. I enjoyed his version of "Candyman". I think he is a very solid actor and I believe he is only going to star in more and more things moving ahead. He plays the lead character and he is very good in this role. I like that he plays Simon as this overthinking actor. He gets cast in smaller roles and then tries to make them so much bigger than they actually are. And when he does reveal his power, it is never because he needs or wants to. Wonder Man's powers only come out when he gets too angry, kind of like the Hulk. I bought all of Mateen's work in this show. He was easy to watch, he embodied the character and he shined through and through.

Ben Kingsley returns as Trevor, AKA The Mandarin. Luckily for me I did see the "Iron Man" movie where he was The Mandarin, so I knew his backstory. But even if you weren't aware of his story, "Wonder Man" gives you more than enough clues and hints as to who he was before all of this. Kingsley is such a solid and dependable actor. He gets to do a little comedy here and has a little fun with this character. I liked his work a lot in the show and I'm curious to see if they bring him back in anything new from the MCU in the future. These two run the show and they are in pretty much every episode.

The story revolves around their journey to both star in the new "Wonder Man" movie. Trevor has some ulterior motives, but he truly does become friends with Simon along the way. I liked the dynamic between Mateen and Kingsley. They really bought into the friendship these two grew to have very quickly. I also loved the whole idea of Simon having this power his whole life, but also trying to just be a regular kid and adult. He loves the craft of acting, and it shows.

The first season had eight episodes, and like I said before, pretty much the whole show revolves around Trevor and Simon. But there's one stand alone episode in the middle of the season entitled "Door Man". This was a very cool episode, shot in black and white, and showed that a person with superpowers who is an actor may run into trouble. This episode reminded me a lot of what they did on "Wanda Vision", which I think is the best MCU show.

My son told me that the show was renewed for a season two, but I'm kind of hopeful they wrap it up with this lone season and just let Simon and Trevor exist in the upcoming movie slate. Time will tell. But I'm glad I finally sat down and watched this show. It is different and fun compared to other MCU stuff. I didn't have to know a bunch of stuff going into this show, and that helps me want to watch. I recommend it to anyone that is looking for a light and breezy watch that has some really good moments of drama and comedy. "Wonder Man" is a solid tv series. 

Ty

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Ty Watches "Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere"

I believe that I may have watched 2026's best horror movie yesterday. I was scrolling through Netflix and I came across a preview for a newer documentary titled "Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere". The preview was enough to pique my interest, and with a runtime of 90 minutes, the decision to press play was easy. I also went into the movie knowing it was going to make me upset and angry, but sometimes it is good to get those emotions out. So after pressing play I found myself so angry for the next 90 minutes, I was giving my tv screen the finger when certain people showed up that I vehemently disliked.

For people that may not know, "Inside the Manosphere" shows the life of four of the most controversial and bigoted male influencers currently on the internet. I didn't bother to learn their actual names or internet handles because I despised them so very, very much. I hesitated even doing a review because this could be another way for these monsters to keep themselves relevant for another week on the internet. As I was watching I found myself worried for Theroux's safety, and the safety of random people simply walking by these scumbags on the street. What made this documentary so abhorrent and scary to me was the sheer fact that these are real people who exist in the real world and have found a way to "thrive" simply by putting content on the internet. The ease and fake glamour that comes with internet fame has made me very discouraged as of late, and this movie only furthered my distaste for influencers. These people acted and said the exact stuff I figured they would, and it still made me very angry when they would do it. There was one guy that, no matter what he said, he would always button it with, "and that's a fact". Even if he was saying some wild stuff, he always ended it with that statement. He would say some vile stuff about his wife or someone on the internet, and then finish it with that stupid statement. It infuriated me. This one influencer was talking to some fans, who Theroux would meet up with later, and they were saying that depression was not real. They said it was all manufactured. Then Theroux got onto the topic of family and the same guy who said depression wasn't real told Theroux that his brother died via suicide. That is one of my biggest issues with people who have this line of thought. They contradict themselves within sentences.

There was this other toxic influencer who was making his money degrading women on his awful podcast. He would bring women on from the street just to demean them. And when Theroux pushed and talked to his girlfriend, the toxic influencer was getting so upset that he told his girlfriend to leave, and would not do any further interviews with Theroux unless it was all set up by him. In a surprise to no one, that guy's girlfriend broke up with him. He also had the dumbest calculator he would use on his show to try and prove some kind of fact that doesn't exist. This guy was a truly awful piece of work.

There was another one of these bozos that was banned from pretty much every platform, except for X. This goes to show you how awful that platform has become. X is all about spewing hate speech and getting clicks. It is the worst of the worst when it comes to these types of platforms. But this idiot was thriving on X with his dumbass "political" view videos. This moron was so out there on conspiracy theories that it frustrated me so much whenever he would open his mouth. But the worst thing about this guy, there was a moment during the doc when he was walking down the street and a bunch of young teens, probably 14 or 15, were starstruck when they saw him. It is so upsetting that some of the youth today find solace in idiots like this toxic influencer on the internet. And it was clear that these are the only fans this guy gets because these kids' brains have not fully formed yet, and they are just looking for someone, anyone that talks like they do.

The worst of all was this one guy who was a walking contradiction. He clearly has bi polar disorder and I'd love for him to get help. He really, really needs it. He would talk about not being a "sheep", but then do whatever his followers told him to do. He would constantly talk over or louder than Theroux, and then claim he had "won" the argument. He would bemoan an adult film star in one scenario, but in another he would promote OnlyFans models on his personal site. And he was also involved in horrible investments and he would con his dummy followers by having them invest money as well, and he would pocket a profit from that. Oh, and he was on the run from the police in England. But the funniest thing that Theroux caught on camera was when this dumbbell was talking to his mom and she chastised him, made him clean a spot on his rug and told him to get her juice. He did all of this while calling her mommy.

"Inside the Manosphere" really scared me because people like the morons interviewed in this movie have this weird pull over, mostly, young kids today. These "guys" are toxic and the worst kind of role models young kids can have. They don't think of consequences or have any issues with the terrible things they say and do on the internet. I'm sure they're all very unhappy individuals who have had to resort to doing these things because they are so money obsessed. But the sheer fact that this new world, and social media have unfortunately given them a platform, they are making money hand over fist and they continue to spew hate speech all over the internet. This movie will anger you and make you wish these people never ever found any kind of fame. It is a bummer and I wish people like these monsters never achieved any sort of fame. 

Ty

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