What I'm watching.
Oct. 27th, 2023 11:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sasha_featherLong Shot - Hulu, movie.
Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen, silly romcom. They play childhood friends who run into each other again. He's a recently-fired journalist, she's secretary of state who needs to inject some humor into her speeches. This was ridiculous and I loved it.
I used to dislike Seth Rogen but I've completely changed my mind about him. He's funny and nice. Charlize Theron gets to be so funny in this. They have good chemistry as the work-focused, serious woman and the guy who respects her and makes her laugh. The kind of het couple I can root for.
The politics were light and unrealistic and best not looked at too closely.
Vida - Hulu, series.
I found this too stressful, so quit after a few episodes, but others on here may like it. It's a family drama that features an all-Latiné cast and many queer characters. 2 sisters return home for their mother's funeral, and it appears they will stay to manage her bar and building. There is a fair amount of graphic sex and nudity. One of the sisters gives big Miss Parker vibes (from the 90s show the Pretender, intensely private, high-powered dominatrix type). Family dramas like this (think Fleabag) are not my genre, because all the characters seem so utterly miserable. But I think others view them differently; IDIC and YMMV.
Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen, silly romcom. They play childhood friends who run into each other again. He's a recently-fired journalist, she's secretary of state who needs to inject some humor into her speeches. This was ridiculous and I loved it.
I used to dislike Seth Rogen but I've completely changed my mind about him. He's funny and nice. Charlize Theron gets to be so funny in this. They have good chemistry as the work-focused, serious woman and the guy who respects her and makes her laugh. The kind of het couple I can root for.
The politics were light and unrealistic and best not looked at too closely.
Vida - Hulu, series.
I found this too stressful, so quit after a few episodes, but others on here may like it. It's a family drama that features an all-Latiné cast and many queer characters. 2 sisters return home for their mother's funeral, and it appears they will stay to manage her bar and building. There is a fair amount of graphic sex and nudity. One of the sisters gives big Miss Parker vibes (from the 90s show the Pretender, intensely private, high-powered dominatrix type). Family dramas like this (think Fleabag) are not my genre, because all the characters seem so utterly miserable. But I think others view them differently; IDIC and YMMV.
