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shadowkat1. Watched the 2020 award nominated film Minari. Minari (Korean: 미나리; lit. water celery; [minaɾi]) is a 2020 American drama film written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung. It stars Steven Yeun, Han Ye-ri, Alan Kim, Noel Kate Cho, Youn Yuh-jung, and Will Patton. A semi-autobiographical take on Chung's upbringing, the plot follows a family of South Korean immigrants who try to make it in the rural United States during the 1980s.
This is a beautiful and comforting film, that was entirely filmed in Arkansas. It doesn't fall into any of the time-worn cliches, and is a simple story about a family trying to make it on a farm in Arkansas. There's no racial prejudice, or cruelty, and it's not painful to watch in any way. They form a friendship with Will Patton's local eccentric, and former Korean War vet.
It reminds me a lot of Somebody, Somewhere in tone and realism.
Highly recommend. It's currently streaming on Netflix.
2. Finished Season 2 of Only Murders in the Building - the humor is not landing for me at all. I'm sure someone out there is finding this funny? But it doesn't work for me. It's probably worth stating that Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Tina Fey's brand of humor doesn't quite work for me?
That said, the murder mystery held my interest, as did the characters for the most part. Also each episode is only thirty minutes long. But the banter between Martin Short and Steve Martin does irritate after a bit, however realistic it is. They ramble on about what unravels for about ten minutes to the annoyance of Selena Gomez, who is trying to solve the murder.
The other bit that holds my interest is the fun guest stars - or famous A-list actors who keep popping up. Nathan Lane, and in this season, Shirly McClain, who is stunning as ever. Pure white hair, so it took me a while to figure out it was McClain.
Next Season - we get Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd. This is on Hulu, and available on ABC at the moment (although that's S1, which was slightly better).
3. Echo - Disney Plus, tried first episode. And, I think they hired the same writers that did Secret Wars? I don't know what is going on with Disney, but their writing is kind of sliding down hill for these limited series.
The first episode felt like a summary of what had happened previously on Echo. Instead of utilizing flashbacks - which would have worked better - they went in linear fashion but very quickly. Grossly under-utilizing the actor playing the father, who is excellent (and plays Joe Leaphorn on Dark Winds), and the child version of Echo. Also the adult version is kind of cold and expressionless in this - she was more interesting in Hawkeye.
I don't think I'm going to stick with it. Disappointing, considering I was looking forward to it. Damn, Disney, needs to hire better writers and directors for these things. You can have a great cast - but if the writing and directing isn't up to snuff, forget about it.
Then again, I might go back to it - depends. There's so much on. I was discussing this with Wales? We've been over-saturated with content, and most of it isn't very good. So over-saturated with mediocre content, to such an extent that you have to kind of hunt for the good stuff and will stumble upon it by accident.
4. I'm flirting with going back to Fargo, For All Mankind, the Buccaneers, and Gilded Age. None really held my attention. Also S6 of The Crown, also not quite holding my attention (maybe once I get past Diana's death?).
There's a thriller on Apple Plus - that I might try with Jennifer Garner and Nicholas (the guy who played Jamie on GoT). Or Slow Horses, which is quite good and quite funny in places (it's closer to my brand of humor).
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I accomplished a lot today. Without boring you with all the gritty details - I managed to clear away the clutter, and create an artistic space for myself to do digital artwork - with my new tablet (a Xmas gift from my niece). I also cleared away the clutter on the bookshelf and underneath the tv stand, and coffee table. Got rid of a bunch of paper, books, and DVDs in the process.
I feel so much lighter now. I feng shu my apartment. And created a little artistic space for myself. It's cheered my up greatly.
Before I was feeling overwhelmed by the clutter in my apartment and somewhat trapped by it. Getting rid of it - was such a relief. I'm lucky - I have a place that I can easily deposit books, clothes, and other items without any issues. I just have to lug it down there.
This is a beautiful and comforting film, that was entirely filmed in Arkansas. It doesn't fall into any of the time-worn cliches, and is a simple story about a family trying to make it on a farm in Arkansas. There's no racial prejudice, or cruelty, and it's not painful to watch in any way. They form a friendship with Will Patton's local eccentric, and former Korean War vet.
It reminds me a lot of Somebody, Somewhere in tone and realism.
Highly recommend. It's currently streaming on Netflix.
2. Finished Season 2 of Only Murders in the Building - the humor is not landing for me at all. I'm sure someone out there is finding this funny? But it doesn't work for me. It's probably worth stating that Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Tina Fey's brand of humor doesn't quite work for me?
That said, the murder mystery held my interest, as did the characters for the most part. Also each episode is only thirty minutes long. But the banter between Martin Short and Steve Martin does irritate after a bit, however realistic it is. They ramble on about what unravels for about ten minutes to the annoyance of Selena Gomez, who is trying to solve the murder.
The other bit that holds my interest is the fun guest stars - or famous A-list actors who keep popping up. Nathan Lane, and in this season, Shirly McClain, who is stunning as ever. Pure white hair, so it took me a while to figure out it was McClain.
Next Season - we get Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd. This is on Hulu, and available on ABC at the moment (although that's S1, which was slightly better).
3. Echo - Disney Plus, tried first episode. And, I think they hired the same writers that did Secret Wars? I don't know what is going on with Disney, but their writing is kind of sliding down hill for these limited series.
The first episode felt like a summary of what had happened previously on Echo. Instead of utilizing flashbacks - which would have worked better - they went in linear fashion but very quickly. Grossly under-utilizing the actor playing the father, who is excellent (and plays Joe Leaphorn on Dark Winds), and the child version of Echo. Also the adult version is kind of cold and expressionless in this - she was more interesting in Hawkeye.
I don't think I'm going to stick with it. Disappointing, considering I was looking forward to it. Damn, Disney, needs to hire better writers and directors for these things. You can have a great cast - but if the writing and directing isn't up to snuff, forget about it.
Then again, I might go back to it - depends. There's so much on. I was discussing this with Wales? We've been over-saturated with content, and most of it isn't very good. So over-saturated with mediocre content, to such an extent that you have to kind of hunt for the good stuff and will stumble upon it by accident.
4. I'm flirting with going back to Fargo, For All Mankind, the Buccaneers, and Gilded Age. None really held my attention. Also S6 of The Crown, also not quite holding my attention (maybe once I get past Diana's death?).
There's a thriller on Apple Plus - that I might try with Jennifer Garner and Nicholas (the guy who played Jamie on GoT). Or Slow Horses, which is quite good and quite funny in places (it's closer to my brand of humor).
****
I accomplished a lot today. Without boring you with all the gritty details - I managed to clear away the clutter, and create an artistic space for myself to do digital artwork - with my new tablet (a Xmas gift from my niece). I also cleared away the clutter on the bookshelf and underneath the tv stand, and coffee table. Got rid of a bunch of paper, books, and DVDs in the process.
I feel so much lighter now. I feng shu my apartment. And created a little artistic space for myself. It's cheered my up greatly.
Before I was feeling overwhelmed by the clutter in my apartment and somewhat trapped by it. Getting rid of it - was such a relief. I'm lucky - I have a place that I can easily deposit books, clothes, and other items without any issues. I just have to lug it down there.