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Captain Marvel (2019)
I just hope the cats careers don't suffer from being in this film
OK, Marvel wanted to have a girl power flick, I get it. But if the main character had been a man with the same predictable plot and cardboard character development, it would have been panned as one of the worst movies in the MCU.
Message to SJW screenwriters: You can have a girl power flick *and* still have strong men in the movie. I like Nick Fury. I was anticipating learning more about his character in this movie. But Nick Fury in this movie comes off as bumbling comic relief, rather than a badass veteran of decades of war and the Cold War. The best thing he does is wield a cat as a weapon.
The story about how he loses his eye is really a loss to such a great character. And indicative of poor writing. Fury shows virtually no emotion about losing his eye.
When the cat is the best part of the movie, you know the movie is problematic. I just hope that the cat actors - Reggie, Gonzo, Archie and Rizzo - don't have their careers ruined because they appeared in this movie.
Clinton, Inc. (2016)
Really Shows the Development of the Clinton Empire
All of us have heard about the Clinton empire. This movie shows the development of that empire, and really illustrates the nexus of public policy, not-for-profit and business interests.
It also portrays the Clintons as human beings. It shows them as a family, but it highlights their flaws. It gives a sense of how Bill & Hillary went from idealists looking to do good for the world to corporatists looking to do good for themselves, and the world as well if it fit in with their quest for power and enrichment.
This is a film that will interest political junkies, and provide an education for folks who don't regularly follow politics.
The Culture High (2014)
Missed Opportunity to Make the Case for Marijuana Law Reform
If you are of the opinion that corporations run the world and see a powerful conspiracy supporting every policy with which you don't agree, this is the film to confirm your worldview.
If you would like to be educated on the failure of marijuana prohibition, the first 45 minutes of this movie does a decent job. But then it spins out into a disjointed, paranoid analysis of everything from media to campaign finance to drug development and beyond.
It is really disappointing to invest 45 minutes, be tantalized by the beginnings of a good argument for marijuana law reform, then watch it get more and more ridiculous.
Anybody that subscribes to the conspiracy theories played out in the last hour or so of the movie are people who already think marijuana laws need reform. The second half of the movie kills the credibility of the first half. Most people who are undecided on the issue are going to be lost an hour into the movie.
Missed opportunity to convey a powerful message.