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Leo (I) (2023)

Perfect

[10/10 · 9 December 2023]

I watched ten minutes of this alone and knew it was exactly right for a family get-together on Black Friday. The kids loved it and the adults too!

There is enough action to keep things moving along and the jokes are never abusive, but laugh-out-loud funny. I am 71 and related to Leo's fear of the clock running out but without feeling undone by that threat. I was not put off by stereotypical male/female/otherwise roles or by racial presentations.

The classroom scene early on, as Leo and his buddy assess the incoming fifth grade class was inhabited by real life characters who fit cliché "types" but were so spot on I could not help laughing.

Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)

Maybe they didn't want the message

[10/10 · 9 November 2018]

It was wonderful and accurate, and if anything it was kinder than it needed to be. I can only assume that the poor ratings come from insecure men and women who are afraid of a fair and just society.

Kicking Bird (2005)

The acting

[6/10 · 8 August 2018]

I attended the preview of this film in Portland. The actors were not thanked though they worked for free. It was NOT filmed in 18 days, though that was the intention. It likely cost more than 6k. The writer WAS warned that his depiction of high school runners, running, and high school classes and coaching were inaccurate. He did not care. There are issues with various technical aspects, which is typical in low-budget independent films.

Despite all that, the performances are excellent.