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Reviews
Great Chocolate Showdown (2020)
A string of cliches
So far, this show is a string of every cooking competition cliche ever--they seriously haven't missed a one. And all the host's dialogue is written so insultingly simply it's like they think their audience has negative IQs. The contestants are nothing more than manufactured stereotypes that tick every demographic box possible. The hosts are stiff and wooden and I don't believe ONE SINGLE THING that happens this show is true or uncalculated, not what the contestants are "choosing" to bake on their own (yeah, sure) right down to what they say their names are. An entirely calculated cash-in that treats its viewers like morons.
Root of the Problem (2019)
Amateurish, annoying, and logic-free
I feel strongly that whoever wrote this movie must be from another planet, because they've clearly never met a human before. NOTHING anyone does is what an actual human would do, ever. People shrug off and bizarre behavior with a chuckle, never asking questions as our protagonist runs around raising screaming red flags. Speaking of which, the protagonist is a selfish man-child with no regard for anything but immediate gratification, yet he has friends, , a hot wife and a happy, generous family who put up with him for no reason, and are completely unlike his Scrooge-y self. Eventually the film piles on a preachy message out of nowhere --subtlety is not what this film does best, or at all. AVOID at all costs.
Natalie Palamides: Nate - A One Man Show (2020)
Brave AF and hilarious
You almost never see women-the gender that is raised from birth to please and appease-who are this willing to confront an audience, and mess with them and their expectations. I've never seen a more fearless performer in my life in terms of what she's willing to show of herself (himself?) and how she's willing to challenge the audience and wait politely but authoritatively till they show up for her. You absolutely never know what's going to happen, and when's the last time ANY show was like that? Next-level performing.