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The Equalizer 2 (2018)
I just want to mention one part
The movie is good. Im a Denzel fan, and a Fuqua fan, so naturally i enjoyed it. I would like to draw attention to one part specifically - when Denzel has the serious talk with the young gentleman after they get off the elevator about halfway through. In my humble opinion, acting doesn't get any better than that. It is the cream resting at the top of his consistently excellent work. A remarkable example of the power of film.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman (2018)
Painful to watch
Saw Obama and Jay, and in both, Letterman seems at best - out of touch, and very rude, and at worse - maybe a little racist. What stars I gave are strictly for the outstanding guests the crew managed to bring on the show.
3 examples just off the top of my head. I watched the show about 3 weeks ago.
Obama - when he says "okay this is how it works, I ask the questions". There are better ways to express that. He was rude to a polite man...oh yeah, and former President.
Jay's episode - when he doesn't know Judd's in the audience and he says "you'd really get dressed up to come see him?" That was not a scripted piece, you can tell. He then later jokes "we couldnt get Judd". A moment later, he is genuinly surprised when he realizes Judd's in the audience and exclaims "Holy shit!" That was incredibly rude!
One of the first questions, if not the first, to Jay was something to the effect of "is there anyone in the rap game that just doesn't have skill". What a ridiculous question. Lettermans been in the business for how long? Jay smartly counters a moment later, "how bout this dave. Is there anyone in late night who just isn't funny?" There was applause.
I was excited to see him back on TV but these two episodes were so painful to watch, I couldn't bring myself to watch the Clooney episode. Will not watch Letterman again, anywhere. He was great on CBS but he seems to have changed.