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Deuces (2016)
Underrated
Deuces surprised me considering there's not much they can do with a run of the mill plot such as this one. I will say there is some unnecessary filler in my opinion such as the romantic elements in which it could've done without. It's a crime movie, I couldn't care less about a soft core sex or romance scene, they could've implied it at that point because it was out of place and pointless. Other than that the overall acting was believable and genuine, everyone involved did a fantastic job, it felt like a real story. I liked the City of God reference (one of the best films ever made). I didn't expect how it all played it and I was satisfied with the ending. All in all, it was enjoyable. It's one of those movies I can only watch once after knowing how it ends. Cinematically it was nothing special, but it entertained me.
While the Rest of Us Die: Secrets of America's Shadow Government (2020)
The US won the Cold War but at what cost?
Trillions of dollars in national security and if there is ever nuclear war, the powers that be will be safe in their bunkers they built with your tax money while you die from radiation.
The journalism is not neutral, there is political bias and identity politics. The way it paints the victims of Waco is not with the same sympathy as the victims of Katrina. Matter of fact it didn't delve into the victims of the Waco massacre at all or indict the actions of the ATF whatsoever.
I would've liked it a lot more if it wasn't occasionally biased. The most important thing they don't tell you is that it is by design. The military industrial complex is not an accident. It's not mutually exclusive to one party. Obama was as terrible as Bush but they don't criticize the Obama administration, hmm.
They imply it is the government's job to protect people in the first place as if that is supposed to be its proper function, the creators of this content don't see the irony in that?
Senior Year (2022)
It's worth watching if you don't take it seriously
I'm a fan of Rebel Wilson and Sam Richardson, the rest of the cast was great, but the writers missed the mark. Fortunately the movie was carried by the actors and their spirit despite the god-awful writing.
Tread (2019)
Don't tread on me
Marvin seemed to be a decent guy at his wit's end. It's a shame what drove him to that point where he felt he had nothing left and the evils done to him, in which he felt he had to take justice into his own hands. I wouldn't call him a hero but he's not a villain either. The documentary itself was ok I think it could've delved more into the corruption aspect of the politics. How much crap can a reasonable person take from the powers that be? However, a reasonable person would've left the town wherein clearly there's nepotism involved and old money running the show. He acted out the anarchist's fantasy, but that's not a practical way of doing anything. Non-aggression is the way. I can't say I blame him and I have sympathy for him. I have no sympathy for people like the Thompson's.