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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, a review by Tom

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (Germany) Director: Sam Raimi Writing: Michael Waldron (Writer), Stan Lee (Original Characters By), Steve Ditko (Original Characters By) Length: 127 min. Video: Widescreen 2.39 Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, German: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 Subtitles: Danish, English, German, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish

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Stars:
Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Stephen Strange
Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Baron Mordo
Benedict Wong as Wong
Xochitl Gomez as America Chavez

Plot:Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessExtras:

• Scene Access
• Commentary
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Outtakes

This was the second time, that I have watched this movie. The first time, when it came out on Disney+.
I have to say, that I enjoyed it more the second time. Probably because the first time it didn't match my expectations about the multiverse storyline. But now, that I knew what they were going for, I could appreciate it more.
A little problem though is, that it assumes that you have seen WandaVision. I had, but my wife, with whom I watched it now, hadn't. And she was a little lost because of the kid's that Wanda supposedly had.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on March 27th, 2023)

Sabrina, a review by Danae Cassandra

Sabrina
Year of Release: 1954
Directed By: Billy Wilder
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden
Genre: Romance, Comedy

Overview:
Sabrina is charming, humorous and aglow with some of Hollywood's greatest stars. Humphrey Bogart, William Holden and Audrey Hepburn star in a Cinderella story directed by renowned filmmaker Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot). Bogie and Holden are the mega-rich Larrabee brothers of Long Island. Bogie's all work, Holden's all playboy. But when Sabrina, daughter of the family's chauffeur, returns from Paris all grown up and glamorous, the stage is set for some family fireworks as the brothers fall under the spell of Hepburn's delightful charms.

My Thoughts:
This was a lovely movie to watch on Valentine's Day.  Audrey Hepburn is charming and lovely, Holden is appropriately handsome, charming and unreliable, and Bogie is dapper and serious.

While I understand her noticing David first, because he is handsome and wild, and Linus is so solemn and practical, I can't understand ever preferring David.  I guess that is the side-effect of watching this at 40 - and the point of the film, in Sabrina growing up and becoming more mature.  In fact, each of them has a nice character arc, and I found the script and story to be very well done. 

This is an old-fashioned romance, so don't expect anything racier than dancing and kissing.  There was also a much more romantic feel to it than many more modern films.  You don't see films like this any more.  Recommended for lovers of classic cinema.

Bechdel Test: Fail

Overall: 3.5/5

(From Within My (Mom's) Lifetime Marathon on February 15th, 2015)

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season marathon, a review by goodguy

2x15 Deset Cantos
Synopsis: The Connors investigate the company town connected to the destroyed factory and find something startling. Weaver searches for a survivor of the explosion.
My Rating:

While I can understand that from both a conceptual and ethical viewpoint, this episode was a bit of a let down after the previous strong run. I would go as far as saying it is the weakest episode of the season.

I liked that Sarah had to face the wife of the guy she shot at the warehouse, but the girl with the obnoxious boyfriend was merly a plot point, not very engaging. Too much X-Files stuff, dead cows and all. The basement confrontation of our unhappy terrorists with the "sleepwalking" townspeople was a nice note, but felt forced all the same.

It is good that Sarah's hunch was proven right, but on first viewing I was a bit worried about the drone thing. Without spoiling anything, let me just say that the worry was unwarranted. The guy Weaver sent to investigate is dead and at least one person and a piece of technology from the warehouse is still around.

A slightly above average episode that clarified a few things and set some plot points in motion, but was rather unsatisfying as far as the characters were concerned.


(From Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Complete Second Season marathon on February 19th, 2010)