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Convicting a Murderer (2023)
An interesting watch
For those interested in seeing more about the Avery case without having to deep dive into your own research, this is a good watch so far. I have no opinion on Candace Owens either way, but I will say she is my least favorite part of this show. Points of the case they want to hammer home shows her repeating herself multiple times, and I find a lot of the jumps to her talking are out of place and mess with the flow of the show.
I'm enjoying how the show makes the rebuttal to Making a Murderer (MaM). Showing scenes from MaM and how their recordings are edited was a nice touch. Making the case that MaM intended to leave out key parts of conversations and recordings is enough for to watch the show by itself in my opinion. I'm also thoroughly enjoying having interviews with people that support both sides of the case.
Overall, the pacing seems a little slow, and Candace's frequent appearances retract from my score. If you like true crime, definitely worth a watch.
Edit (10/5/23): As the series goes on, I like the pacing more. Definitely tuning in every week until it finishes!
Walker: Pilot (2021)
Characters are lacking
The reboot is certainly different, and I can't really think any positive qualities. Cordell Walker's actions throughout the episode only left me to wonder "Why is this guy in the rangers?" We're told he's a legendary ranger, but never shown it in the episode. He just came back from solving a big case that he won't talk about, and the case in this episode is solved by the rookie ranger with no contribution from Walker. Throughout the episode, he wasn't right about anything. That would be fine if it wasn't the exact opposite of what we're told. The music mixing is awful as well and actually overpowers dialogue when used.
I'll give the show a chance, but this was a very poor start.
Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
Low Budget with a great story
First, the cinematography isn't great, and you can tell its a low budget film. However, the story and characters are excellent. Paddy Consadine gives a masterful performance that captivated me from the start. There is no happy ending here, just a heart wrenching story that is worth seeing.
I Care a Lot (2020)
Interesting Idea. Poor execution.
The first half of this movie was great. The mistreatment of elders is definitely a captivating issue, and I can overlook the blatant inaccuracies of the portrayed court scenes. Unfortunately, the issue lies with the two leading ladies suddenly transforming into special agents from the lowly con artists they are shown to be. They need doctors to find elderly people, but can find out who random Russian mobsters are?
The cinematography is good, music is alright, and story idea is interesting. That alone would give it a higher rating, but the dialogue and shoving in the "girl power" agenda leaves much to be desired.