Hollis Films

"Frustrated with her thankless office job, the 25-year-old red panda copes with her daily struggles by belting out heavy metal karaoke after work." - IMDB   Season 1  This first season establishes characters, tones, and themes of the whole series so perfectly, you’re immediately attached to many of the characters and you get a clear understanding about what the plot is about from the start. You watch Retsuko as she balances work and life. She’s trying to succeed in work to become someone respected and appreciated. But she struggles with the disappointment of life. She doesn’t have too much of a social life and has lots of hopes and dreams that she realizes may not be fulfilled the way she wants them too. And that’s it. That’s the show. Throw in quirky animation and characters, comedic reactions and interactions, all pulled together with the aesthetic and art style – and you got what is Aggretsuko.  Seasons 2 & 3 These next seasons are more or less just an expansion of...

Intro? Select gif, press delete, upload new photo.  "After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes." -  IMDB    I'll say this, when I got to the end, I was literally like "If it wasn't actually time travel, then what the hell was going on?" So thanks to reddit, I feel affirmed that I followed the story correctly. Overall this was a great movie. Definitely passes the vibe check for the emos in the world. Frank the Bunny is an iconic piece of pop culture. I was very please with the casting as well. A lot of people that I recognized - from Drew Barrymore to Ashley Tisdale, to that guy who played the son of that crazy dude from Independence day. Jake Gyllenhaal knocked it out of the the park. I guess he really didn't have schizophrenia in the end, but Jake would play the hell out of that diagnosis if he ever had to portray it. Recommend me...

"A team of intergalactic warriors fights to protect the Earth, but the combination of three highly trained beings and one quirky young boy leaves the team struggling to overcome the dangerous scenarios that are put in front of them." - IMDB   Season 1   While season 1 is a long list of Steven shenanigans as he comedically struggles to grow into his powers, there’s still a foundation of love and purpose under all of the innocent adventures. One thing that is for certain for the whole season is that Rose’s absence is felt literally all the time. The impact Rose made and the impact the birth of Steven made has series wide consequence that extends past Steven growing up without a mom.  I’ve heard Steven Universe be compared to Last Airbender and I definitely see some some of those similarities in the sense that both Aang and Steven were just goofy little kids and as time goes on their power grows as conflicts intensify and this leads to awesome moments.  Season 1 on...

"In 1944 Spain, a girl is sent to live with her ruthless stepfather. During the night, she meets a fairy who takes her to an old faun. He tells her she's a princess, but must prove her royalty by surviving three gruesome tasks." -  IMDB    There's a reason this film is so highly regarded. MAJOR SPOILERS because my whole film experience can be described by my reaction to the ending. The whole damn movie, I was thinking the fantasy was real. Then, literally the last 60 seconds, dead serious, I started to think - wait.... this was all inside her head. Then she died, & I cried through the credits........... Now... The brilliance of this ending (and Del Toro's writing) is that it is open to interpretation. A reddit thread taught me that whether you believe in the Fantasy or Reality path - you can find substantial evidence to support both. It's unclear whether she passes on to the fantasy world, or if she just dies. Either way, Ofelia's entire store is a gri...

The one thing that pulls me into obsessive mode for any show or movie is complex characters. What really drives me crazy.... complex ships. And these three couples today are very toxic, but not all is what it seems on the surface. Tom & Shiv  I wrote an essay that ended up being 8000+ words long . Succession is full of complex characters & these two are my favorite. When defending the idea that they never divorce, my main point is that they are not a normal couple. They didn't start dating out of love. The foundation of their relationship is money and power. My main point is also that Shiv was on the Zuko trajectory, except we never saw that season 3 redemption era. I also discussed how the script literally confirms they are together forever, even if it's not in a happily ever after sort of way. Tom also is everyone's pain sponge, not just Mattson's. He's not gonna go away. They're ultimately just stuck together. I love them more than they love each othe...