We Grown Now.

I just finished watching ‘We grown now’ movie, and of course I end it crying. It was a journey, but I love how lighting played a role in itself, and the cinematography! Although I reside in Chicago, I couldn’t tell you what it is to have lived in Cabrini-Green, but I know what living in the projects feel like. I also know how it feels to leave your friend, when its time to move. Quick story, I remember in hs when I had to tell everyone I would be moving back to New York, I had one friend who was so upset, she just created distance and unfortunately ‘dumped’ me. I understand feeling pissed that someone who you’ve grown close to would no longer be within arms reach, but it hurt.

In the movie we have two best friends, Eric and Malik, who are growing together. Then tragedy hits, and both kids start to cement a bit more in their thinking of how the World is, and what it will be moving forward. A child possibly embedded in fantasy thinking? Daydreaming? A child rooted in the here and now, seeing what reality is, not for what it could be?

Now streaming on Netflix, it was a wonderful movie, that you should definitely watch.

Tristan Jonez.

Be the Resident

For the past few months, Ive been watching The Resident. Just a few episodes here and there, not really bingeing, except for this final season, as I wanted to just get through it. Towards the end the writing started to annoy me, and it too felt like they wanted the show to be over. All in All, it was a really good series, at times, the characters pissed me off terribly, but I’d say I grew close to the show. One character, Dr.Bell had such a redeeming arc, that I actually cried on the series finale.

Recently, since the show is now on Netflix, there has been chatter of completing another season, but I don’t really need one. Season six was wrapped up nicely with a bow. I won’t, but If I really wanted to know ‘where are they now’ I would just use my imagination. I tend to not watch hospital series because I’m squeamish, and I dont actually like crying due to the characters.

If you haven’t seen, The Resident, you should. It was a really good show, with full and healthy storylines, with fully developed characters. Let me know if you do, so we can chat about these folks.

Tristan Jonez.

Super CELL.

Close to the time it was announced, I was so hyped for Supercell to come out, and BOOM! It has!! I just finished watching the first episode and I am just so intrigued, and excited to watch the rest of the episodes. I do think I want to take notes, just like I did for Snowfall, even though I didn’t take any for the first episode. I had to get a feel for it first, but feelings are now a vibe! And you know it only adds that its filmed on location in London. AHHHHHHH!!! I am just so excited right now. British series usually have Six episodes, and I dont expect this to be any different. Also, they are going to end on a cliffhanger, I can just feel it.

Jonez.

Lads.

So I finished watching The Gentlemen series on Netflix, and it was deliciously good! Of course, I only watched because of Theo James, but it was written well. And the original Score! Love Love. The use of music really helped to set a lot of the scenes in the show. Since its still fairly new I won’t spoil anything but the first episode will leave you with your jaw on the ground. When you meet Jimmy please know he is my favorite character, cuz he’s so sweet and sensitive but he’s funny af. I promise this is a really good show, if you’d like crime, and natural who dun it, and attractive people with accents. If you watch it, Let me know so we can chat.

Jonez.

Corny Borny Bish

We do not know these ppl when we watch these reality shows, BUT from what I’ve been shown on this real estate show, Nicole is a corny borny bish. Like ma’am. Chriselle has apologized in her part of the madness, madness that you started, but that was your words to her? Where is the accountability babes? Where was the apology for your part in all the chaos? None? Not even a weird loser apology? You can go! IF you had an issue with staging the house, then you should’ve spoken up! Got all that mouth in the confessional, all the mouth with everyone but the person you need to be talking to, Jason. If you’re such a tram player, as you claim to be, then do the job that was asked of you OR Speak up! I was going to add, and do it without complaint but you could never.

I see right now, you aren’t going to be happy with the situation until everyone has stopped talking to Chriselle, and makes you the Queen of the playground but you just too corny borny for that.

Jonez.

Too MF’N old.

One episode went into two, or into three, I can’t actually keep count but baybee, the women of that real estate show on Netflix, I can’t! Y’all are too motherfucking grown, too damn old for the weird back and forth that y’all are partaking in. Legit, y’all gossip about EACH OTHER, but nobody stands on business. NOBODY! Get into the confessional, and make statements, or ask questions that you should’ve asked to whomever was in front of you, feeding you the information. Is looking insane the price of being on a reality show? Cuz y’all all look a damn fool. Annoying the hell out of me, cuz y’all say one thing to your friend, then when confronted say something else, then when in the confessional, something new comes out. I can’t keep up with y’all shit, and I’m taking notes.

I’m sure y’all can sense my frustrations with these beginning episodes, so why keep watching? Well I absolutely love the houses! There is something so calming about seeing beautifully constructed homes, and I love how the houses are staged. I would love to be a real estate agent but only to be able to tour houses, I wouldn’t sell not one. But is that really the point?

Jonez.

Also, Amanza needs to chill all the way out. Cuz babes, you are looking like the cornball in all of this. Your behavior at the dinner was a hot mess. Hot. Chrisell be coming out on top cuz she’s willing to walk away cuz you can’t tell who the clown is, when everyone is attending the circus, or however that saying goes.

Love is Blind S5

I was NOT trying to binge any damn show at 1am, I thought I was just going to watch one episode just to see what the vibe was, then take my ass to bed. Well here I am, hours later. So, I am not going to spoil it, since the show has only recently returned but let me say this, One person needs to be in a mental institution yesterday. Completely unhinged! IF you ever find that you have to convince someone to marry you, it’s doomed. I am sympathetic that its an experiment, and the goal is to be engaged, and eventually marry this person, but it should be law, convincing a person they should marry you, should be a (Bright) red flag, no matter the circumstances.

I am curious as to the feelers that production puts out when casting these folks. Cuz the results (people in the experiment) seem a little shaky. I’m definitely seeking transparency. There were a few moments that had me with my jaw on the floor, cuz baby what is you doing?

I am a bit annoyed as all the episodes aren’t available. Only the first five. On 9/29 we get three more episodes, then 10/6 two more drop, then the finale comes on 10/13, so plan accordingly. I’m going to take a sleepy ass to bed, but if you watch, let me know so we can discuss.

Tristan

Sight at First

I’ll forever love a romantic comedy, Forever. Tonight’s movie was provided by Netflix, “Love at first sight.” Its funny that it all came about because of a missed flight. I promise when I am at work (on a flight) chatting with a passenger in a flirty type of way, never crosses my mind. However I do know you can’t help where and when you’ll meet the love of your life. I think once, in my five years of being a flight attendant, I flirted back with a passenger. We were flying to Boise, but I think we had taken off from Kansas City. That also, could be wrong but we was in the back galley chatting about kanas city so maybe he was from there? At this point, who knows. I only remember and think he wasn’t just flirting because he told the lead flight attendant, as he was deplaining, that he thought I was gorgeous, and maybe he should’ve asked me for my number. This was four years ago, but the movie brought the memory back to the forefront.

Also, I need to go to London!

Jonez.

Selling the OC

S2 E2

Probably a spoiler, but not really.

Y’all! I will go seasons without watching this show, then boom! I’m neck deep into their shit! NECK DEEP! But y’all. These grown ass people are just a hot ass mess, and definitely so great for television, cuz why are y’all at a party, cutting up? In your Sunday best, acting a plum damn fool. Kayla is a just a messy messy girl who wants to be validated by the cool kids, but babes they never ever will. Brandi, eh. I get that you want to uphold the respectability of marriage BUT let these grown ass people do whatever they want. Yes, you can express you opinion, but when it starts to come off as judgement, its at that moment that you lose your audience. In this case, Tyler. Besides all the shit that Tyler finds himself in, I do think he wants to just focus on trying to sell some houses with the buyers that his daddy connects him with. Plz leave that grown ass man alone, he dealing with some other shit, especially trying to get from under daddy’s shadow, while utilizing that same shadow.

The two blondes that were besties, aren’t besties anymore, and I get it. The engaged one (Name?) doesn’t need or want to be suggestive to sell houses. The other one (Suggestive girl) don’t give a damn about none of that if in the end, she’s able to sell those houses. Nothing much to mention of Gio, or the other blonde man (Name?) who’s wife feels like she’s the babysitter. I don’t have much to say bout Hall, do I think her and Tyler have smashed, yes but I do also believe they are actually real friends. So there’s that.

Jonez.

HboShoHuluflix

Sidenote, How do y’all keep up with all the television shows/series and movies? Nevermind there’s Netflix, Starz, HboMAX, Showtime, Hulu, and every other type of streaming service, I mean, Its hard for me to remember the shows I like watching, let alone, the ones I need to Watch. I’ve been trying to rewatch “Insecure” for the past two months, so I can be emotionally prepared when the final season starts on October 23, but I haven’t even started! (SIGH!) There are so many movies/series I have saved or in my ‘watch list’ but I have no clue when I’ll be able to see them.

Plus I’ve gone back to reading. So now when I do have a bit of down time, I’m indulging in my favorite characters. Technically, I am reading two books at once currently. There’s just not enough hours in the day to do all that’s needed. How do yall do it?

Tristan Jonez.

Mass

Oh Em Gee! Have yall watched the Netflix limited series, ‘Midnight Mass’ yet? Whewwwwww! I started watching on a long haul flight from Chicago to Seattle, and literally finished in two days. FYI, I am not the type that tends to binge watch shows, I just like knowing the next episode is there IF I want to watch them. However I could NOT stop myself from watching episode after episode, even knowing I needed to get sleep. Episode Seven was Epic for me, left me with my jaw on the floor. I was speechless!

If you have not watched, please do! It was such a good series, the first episode doesn’t give insight into anything really, but somehow it gives you just enough that you want to push forward to episode two. Let me know how much you love it.

Jonez.

“Really Love”

Y’all know I HATE crying when watching television but here I am, wiping my tears. “Really Love” Still has me in my feelings, also it could be the white wine I had, but lets focus. Such a good movie! Very reminiscent of ‘Love Jones’ only in the sense that it romanticize DC. I love Black Folks, I love Blk Love, I love Love. Sidenote, Now I’m listening to Ari Lennox. Okay Okay back to the movie, must see. What annoyed me about the main characters, NO COMMUNICATION! Thats always the problem. Folks refuse to communicate with how they REALLY feel. Let it hurt my feelings, but at least I know exactly how you are feeling.

However go watch, then report back. Did you love it? Also, What do you think she decided to do?

Tristan Jonez.