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Reviews
A Christmas Carol (2019)
The Muppets and Captain Picard did a better job
"Make it so, Number One!" - Sir Patrick Stewart also did a much better job playing Ebenezer Scrooge. The Muppets were more faithful to the original than this version.
While I understand that this version comes from a different world view than the original Dickens, it misses the mark. The redemption story of the original is well hidden by a bunch of additional material that obscures the story.
In this version the tragic aspects of Scrooge's life were magnified to serial killer level. They could have just as well shown Scrooge torturing sad-eyed puppy dogs and kitty cats, then feeding them to starving polar bears. Then Scrooge could turn into Jack the Ripper because of the terrible childhood he had.
The story is now: Capitalism is evil, and Scrooge exploits the workers. Karl Marx would be proud.
Contractors (2021)
Meh - Predictable
Not the best comedy I've seen recently. There was one funny line featuring the word "scrotum". Otherwise it was mildly entertaining, probably not something I would watch a second time.
The Last Man (2019)
It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine!
Lots of bad reviews on this film. Despite that, it was mediocre, not horrible. This is not a film I am likely to view again.