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Whisky, a review by Danae Cassandra

Where We Are:  Uruguay
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What We Watched:


WhiskyOverview:
The deadpan style of Jim Jarmusch meets Aki Kaurismaki's wry sensibility in this perversely funny story set in Montevideo, Uruguay.  When Jacobo, a lonely sock factory owner, hears about the impending visit of his irritatingly cheerful brother, who he hasn't seen in years, he enlists his faithful assistant Marta to pretend to be his wife.

My Thoughts:
This is another low-budget film.  In fact, Whisky is so minimalist, you could call it a no-budget film.  It is quiet, droll and subtle.  It's a deceptively simple film - a few days in the lives of three people who mostly go through the routines of their days.  But nothing is given to the viewer, who must decide for themselves whether this is comedy or tragedy, where to laugh, where to feel sad, what happens afterward.  This is a fine little film, about real life and real people, but it's for art film fans only.

Bechtel Test:  Pass 

Overall: 4/5

(From Around the World in 86 Movies on October 1st, 2012)

Charlie's Angels (2019), a review by addicted2dvd

Charlie's Angels (2019/United States) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (United States) Director: Elizabeth Banks (1974) Writing: Elizabeth Banks (1974) (Screenwriter), Evan Spiliotopoulos (Story By), David Auburn (Story By), Ivan Goff (Original Material By), Ben Roberts (1916) (Original Material By) Length: 118 min. Video: Widescreen 2.39:1 Audio: English: DTS-X: 3D, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish

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Stars:
Kristen Stewart as Sabina Wilson
Naomi Scott as Elena Houghlin
Ella Balinska as Jane Kano
Elizabeth Banks (1974) as Boz
Patrick Stewart (1940) as John Bosley

Plot:
KRISTEN STEWART, NAOMI SCOTT, and ELLA BALINSKA are working for the mysterious Charles Townsend, whose investigative agency has expanded internationally. The new Angels are among the world's smartest, bravest, and most highly trained women all over the globe. Under the guidance of Bosley (ELIZABETH BANKS), the Angels have to protect a revolutionary technology from becoming weaponized. They will have to rely on each other as their assignment becomes increasingly treacherous and even those closest to them can no longer be trusted.

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Music Videos
• Outtakes/Bloopers
• Digital Copy

Ok... what to say about this one. It definitely had it's moments. There is some good action. And I really liked Kristen Stewart as Sabina. She was my favorite character. That said this film is lacking. There is definitely better action films to see. I have yet seen a Charlie's Angels movie that compares to the 70's series. While I would say the girls have chemestry it is nothing like the ladies in the series. But over all I would say it is worth the time put in to watch it. Just don't go in expecting too much.



(From What Movies I Been Watching on April 18th, 2020)

Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews, a review by Tom

Enterprise
Season 1.26 Shockwave
Writer: Gene Roddenberry (Original Characters By), Rick Berman (Created By), Brannon Braga (Created By), Rick Berman (Writer), Brannon Braga (Writer)
Director: Allan Kroeker
Cast: Scott Bakula (Jonathan Archer), John Billingsley (Dr. Phlox), Jolene Blalock (T'Pol), Dominic Keating (Malcolm Reed), Anthony Montgomery (Travis Mayweather), Linda Park (Hoshi Sato), Connor Trinneer (Charles "Trip" Tucker III), John Fleck (Silik), Matt Winston (Daniels), Vaughn Armstrong (Admiral Forrest), James Horan (Humanoid Figure), Stephanie Erb (Receptionist), David Lewis Hays (Tactical Crewman)

The continuation of the temporal cold war storyline used as a season cliffhanger. A good episode.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Star Trek Reviews on March 5th, 2013)