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Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion (2024)
Don't Listen to the Negative Reviews
I don't usually write reviews on here, but as a father with teenage daughters, this felt important. A lot of reviews on here are complaining about nonsense. This is an eye opening documentary. Everyone needs to see this to understand that the price of the clothes that we wear is so much more than what's on the price tag.
This should be required viewing for all teenagers. As a high school teacher, I have seen firsthand how detrimental the mentalities that fast fashion push are to our young people. This is important filmmaking.
The pacing is compelling, the interviews are enlightening, and the overall message is everything a documentary should be: sobering and ultimately helpful.
Do yourself a favor and watch.
Snowpiercer (2013)
Absolutely Incredible and Refreshingly Original
I saw that Snowpiercer was the best reviewed film of the summer, so far, on Rotten Tomatoes. While that's not ALWAYS the best way to choose your movies, I found that they were right on the money with this. Snowpiercer is a bizarre modern classic. It's one of those movies that creates new classic, original scenes and dialogue for which a film gets remembered for. I'm a grown man and I found myself gripping my jacket in front of my face on numerous occasions due to the alarmingly satisfying moments of brilliant tenseness. Something needs to be said about the low IMDb rating. You'll notice that Snowpiercer boasts a 94% on RT as well as an 83 on Metacritic, yet it holds just a 7.0 here. It's the same reason that Equilibrium held a low rating for many years (and today it has made its way up to a 7.6). The general public tends to have a hard time with original futuristic sci-fi that defies the current boundaries. A similar thing happened with Dark City. But, for any of you who are curious about the 7.0 rating, have no fear; Snowpiercer is a true 8.5 or greater. Let's also remember that The Big Lebowski was publicly pandered upon release and yet today is considered one of the greatest films of all time.
Comedy Bang! Bang!: Amy Poehler Wears a Black Jacket & Grey Pants (2012)
Repeated Viewings Required
As a long-time fan of host Scott Aukerman, I was very excited when Comedy Bang! Bang! premiered and I was not disappointed! But you need to keep this in mind: you can not watch this show as you would any other show. This is something entirely different from anything you have ever seen before. Scott and the amazing writers throw an insane amount of jokes into each episode. Because of this fact you absolutely must watch each episode at least twice before you make a judgment on whether or not you like it.
Another huge factor you must consider is the fact that there is little- to-no seriousness whatsoever in this show. Everything you see is supposed to be as insane and ridiculous as it seems. That's what makes this show so special. I have loved the first two episodes and am very excited for the rest of the season.
Also remember: take a second and look at the list of comedians/actors/celebrities booked on this show. You simply can't get that amount of talent unless you have something amazing.