TRAVEL TO MOVIES: BANKROLLED

Director: Marcos Bucay

Cast: Aldo Escalante Ochoa , Ricardo Polanco , Natalia Téllez , Fabrizio Santini , Seo Ju Park, Giuseppe Gamba , Sebastián Zurita , María Chacón , Jacobo Fasja , Moises Dayan Schneider

Plot: Two directionless millennials get high and while blind drunk, the two unemployed millennials entrepreneurs post a video pitch about their revolutionary app to a crowdfunding site. When the app catches fire and they accidentally raise millions of dollars they actually have to create the app.

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bankrolled

My Movie Review: The movie is Mexican satire on the gig economy that savagely rips and gleefully satirizes the ego-driven app world described as "nerds who want to save the world," those nerds achieve aspiration to make up problems and then invent apps to solve them! Bankrolled is goofy as it bluff its way to the top of the tech world's young dot-com millionaires this is an accidental tale of getting rich from a progressive perspective with their new found wealth comes to unfolds high risks, they embark on a journey to become relevant in the world:) This movie suggests that greedy creators exploit gullibility and addiction to smartphones as they use social media, games, and likes to attract users who will feel good about politically correct behavior since many teens live in an app-dominated world, this may appeal, partly for the merciless mockery of that obsession' as sometimes for performance enhancing to get high! Bankrolled spins the idea of start-up businesses and blends that into a goofy slapstick comedy, leaning in hard on the satire which is rare for this genre giving a mixed bag of default reactions! Bankrolled’s story is pretty formulaic but it does well to satirize large parts of start-up culture! Everything from TedTalks to investors are poked fun at, but the movie blends this clever form of comedy with low-brow crudeness undermine to lead with loose romance tied along for the ride!

Critic Reviews: Bankrolled is a comedy about the invention of a social justice app but requires an update. Bankrolled savagely rips and gleefully satirizes the ego-driven app world. "Ah, so this is 'The Producers' with a hint of classic Cheech & Chong ("Nice Dreams") and a lot of satirical invention?" Something like that. Just go with it. Natalia Tellez is terrific as Nat, the ambitious crowdfunding exec who wants to believe in the word salad blather of her tech bro boss but knows deep down that there’s no substance to a platform that only chases figments of what’s next to see. Tellez adds some real pathos to a film built largely and purposefully around caricatures. Polo (Aldo Escalante Ochoa) and Blas (Ricardo Polanco) have slacked away their twentysomethings in Mexico City. Blas has a nose for gourmet coffee and can throw down with the best baristas, but Polo says he has a superiority complex disguised as not giving a fuck! Bankrolled Netflix Mexican Comedy About Startup Culture And Finding Your Personal Brand>) When Bankrolled reaches its nadir, that the true measure of a person isn’t in hearts, likes, and follows but instead the old fashioned notion of personhood and human contact, it’s unplugging its characters for screen downtime. Bankrolled takes a lighthearted spin through the Internet and startup obsession of the moment, couches the whole thing in search for one’s real identity!

Source: https://decider.com/2021/07/23/bankrolled-netflix-review-stream-it-or-skip-it/

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- SEDA HOTEL VERTIS NORTH

My Personal Experience: I went to Seda Hotel Vertis North Branch for my birthday last year July 11, 2022, together with my best friend beyond college classmates stay it in touch with me:) Seda Hotel Vertis North is one of the new breeds in the country that accommodate the need of modern staycation for people on the working class and those who celebrate something luxury:)

Seda Hotel Vertis North

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TRAVEL TO MOVIES: FEAR STREET PART THREE: 1666

Director: Leigh Janiak

Cast: Kiana Madeira , Ashley Zukerman , Gillian Jacobs , Olivia Welch , Elizabeth Scopel , Benjamin Flores Jr, Charlene Amoia , Drew Scheid , Sadie Sink , Michael Provost , Emily Rudd

Plot: The origins of Sarah Fier's curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever. In 1666, a colonial town is gripped by a witch hunt that has deadly consequences for centuries to come, while teenagers in 1994 try to put an end to their town's curse before it is too late.

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fear_street_part_three_1666

My Movie Review: The movie is a campy, grisly offering, and it's also a satisfying conclusion to Deena and Sam's arc' even though it alludes to some stereotype horror conclusion of trilogy! Fear Street Part Three: 1666 is mostly operates in a different register than 1994 and 1978 but no less entertaining it rounds off an ambitious triptych chock-full of suspense, gore & savagery! Why Nick Goode evil? What makes him pure evil? continued his family's legacy of Solomon's deal with the devil by using Tommy Slater as his proxy, which caused the Camp Nightwing Massacre that killed of several people, namely children and teenagers includes Cindy Berman! What happened at her and Hannah's execution, Sarah convinces the town to spare Hannah's life by proclaiming she is the witch and swears vengeance to Solomon before she was hanged! Makes me question people's judgement those times were the town's united and the accused don't have a chance to plea and punish instantly where life was taken away in front of a stage where everyone gather that's so cruel watching someone die and those people think is justice:( Fear Street Part Three: 1666 might not be perfect but it's a thrilling end to an experimental and unusual approach to horror consider the sequel curse broken it satisfyingly wraps up Netflix's R.L. Stine movie trilogy with deepened themes that builds' to a tense witch-hunt for to survive:)

Critics Consensus: Fear Street Part Three: 1666 sends the slasher series back in time for a trilogy-concluding installment that caps things off on a screaming high note. There is plenty of silliness to be found in this last installment. But while much of the humor still tickled my funny bone, I'm still struck by how profoundly relevant many of the interior dramatic sentiments of this one proved to be. 1666 concludes with a solid starring turn from Kiana Madeira, whose most consistent mode over this trilogy has been very pissed off. Lags may still be left wondering "who the thing is for", but better that sort of confusion than another franchise designed by focus groups and demographic research. A stellar finish to a phenomenal trilogy. A brilliant homage to the horror genre through the years that also boasts an A+ ensemble and deep thematic resonance. A genre all-timer. Horror has a new filmmaking queen and her name is Leigh Janiak. The Fear Street trilogy comes to a merciful close with this inert and hopelessly uninvolving entry...It is entertaining without being shallow. Director Leigh Janiak and writer Phil Graziadei do their damnedest to elevate the pulp schlock of RL Stine to high art. They never quite get there, but the resultant trilogy, when viewed as a whole, is a lot of fun. What works about Fear Street is that on a purely surface level it is highly entertaining, and yet the further you dig into it, the more you realize it has something profound to say strikes a perfect balance:)

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fear_street_part_three_1666

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- POPEYES TRINOMA

My Personal Experience: I went to Popeyes Trinoma for my birthday last year July 10, 2022, together with my best friend beyond college classmates! We went there because it's near to the hotel we check-in and the place looks cozy new artsy high bar for fast food into Philippines! Popeyes Trinoma is a nice last minute diner for my birthday the food great quality and so fresh!

Popeyes Trinoma

Popeyes TriNoma is NOW OPEN! Have a TRI-rrific time there in our resto located at Level 1, or get ‘em big ‘n’ bold cravings via www.centraldelivery.ph or GrabFood. Either way, you and the FAM will surely have that poppin’ experience you’ve been wanting' near you starting today:)

Source: https://www.facebook.com/popeyes-trinoma-is-now-open-have-a-tri-rrific-time

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: DEEP

Directors: Sita Likitvanichkul , Jetarin Ratanaserikiat , Apirak Samudkidpisan

Cast: Panisara Rikulsurakan , Kay Lertsittichai , Supanaree Sutavijitvong , Kim Waddoup , Warisara Jitpreedasakul , Dujdao Vadhanapakor , Wongsakorn Rassamitat , Philaiwan. Kham

Plot: Four insomniac medical school students are lured into a neuroscience experiment that spirals out of control -- and must find a way out before it's too late.

Source: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=deep+review

My Movie Review: The movie is impactful and insightful cause they tackle anything under the sun as their worlds about to collide when the doses get higher and consequence's got tougher! Deep is very timely subject for teens who don't sleep enough and lacking time do it cause most of us wants to do more so we sacrifice our sleep to make things happen and in the long run we suffer as it become a habit we can't change quickly that's hard to break as we want to sleep our body clock says otherwise so insomnia take place assume hard times become unbearable! Deep is a very simple science fiction which is not so difficult to understand but it keep your thrill and under your toes, a predictable but no boring at all I found the movie very interesting and directors tries to build the story out of box I think the effort should deserve more ratings than which I see here how they execute some stunts, fuel some intrigues, on such a vague subject:) Does not focus much on the experiment part of the film as seems to fill in the time with young people partying and listening to loud music as back stories of the main characters are not initially explained expect for the female lead who we've seen try crumble on a day to day basis!

Critic Reviews: Deep delivers an interesting tale that builds up some strong moments of suspense, but never really manages to follow through with an adequate payoff for its work. A tepid Thai "Flatliners"...a somewhat lifeless enterprise that manages a suspenseful moment or two almost in spite of itself. "Deep" is a horror film for the TikTok generation. Deep's intriguing premise is squandered by a cheesy script, bizarre pacing, and forgettable performances! A Sleep – and the lack of it – is the basis for many a thriller. Films like Inception, The Machinist, and even favorites like Fight Club and A Nightmare On Elm Street have explored what can happen to us when we’re dreaming, awake, or not getting the sleep we need. Thai thriller Deep, now streaming on Netflix, makes sleep a life-or-death scenario for a group of medical school students. Deep could have been great. The premise is one that could easily be taken down any number of roads, and even jumped from genre to genre – there’s some incredible horror potential here. Unfortunately, however, the film’s muddy script, bland performances, and strange pace doesn’t really allow us as viewers to fully engage with what’s happening on spot:(

Source: https://decider.com/2021/07/16/deep-2021-netflix-review/

TRAVEL TO PLACES: PHILIPPINES-- S&R PISTACHIO ALMOND ICE CREAM

My Personal Experience: I went to S&R Jasa Branch San Fernando, Pampanga for quite all week most last year June 30, 2022, by myself for the nineteenth time as found myself at night:) Pistachio Almond Ice Cream is the first flavor I chose because of its great green vibrant color it definitely attract me and coincidently matched my polo/shirt this color palette is strong that day!

Pistachio Almond Ice Cream

Rich pistachio ice cream and crunchy almond pieces pack an intense wallop of nutty flavour. Ingredients: Cream, Sugars (sugar, glucose), Modified milk ingredients, Almonds, Ice cream stabilizer (mono and diglycerides, guar gum, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, locust bean gum, carrageenan, silicon dioxide, Artificial flavour, Sunset yellow FCF, Tartrazine, Brilliant blue FCF!

Source: https://central-smith-ice-cream.myshopify.com/products/pistachio-almond-ice-cream

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: A CLASSIC HORROR STORY

Directors: Roberto De Feo ,  Paolo Strippoli

Cast: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz , Peppino Mazzotta , Cristina Donadio , Francesco Russo , Alida Baldari Calabria , Will Merrick , Yuliia SobolJustin , Francesca Cavallin , Mellanie Hubert

Plot: Five people travelling by camper crash into a tree. When they recover, the road they were driving on has been replaced by an impenetrable forest and a wooden house.

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_classic_horror_story

My Movie Review: The movie is bloody gory- violence throughout- spikes and knives gouging out eyes, knives cutting out ears and tongues, and killings by slit throats and lots of rifle shots:) A Classic Horror Story is Southern Gothic but this film is set in the South of Italy and the Gothic shades into Folk Horror- there are elements of pastiche here as several tropes are mixed as a group of people who are car pooling get involved in a crash they come to a camper van but it's in a forest clearing with a nearby deserted house in it they find pictures of a Pagan cult who worship three knights who helped them in a time of famine the weirdness good thing in horrors! It's a perfect silent killer scary without jump scares it's tense and with an unexpected and well thought out story arc's that's more than one story arc, you want to be entertained by something new that is also done well you'll enjoy this movie a lot but not more on details about the movie because what's the point of that anyway if you know what will happen when you watch it guys:)

Critics Consensus: A Classic Horror Story isn't targeting a specific era or title in horror to pay tribute; wants to throw everything at the wall to see what sticks. It results in a bizarre, disjointed experience full of great imagery but confused story and messaging. A Classic Horror Story delivers a by-the-numbers setup that eventually becomes something more. We end up with a good-looking movie made with a hint of Hooper, a touch of Barker, even a dash of Shyamalan! But it borrows from/pays homage to a lot of other films – so many that it’s hard to root out this movie’s own identity. Whilst never threatening to be a classic horror story, this is nonetheless a solid and effective effort. An almost successful endeavor that just doesn't entirely work. An entirely serviceable, above-average attempt at sort of interesting but then that wouldn't have made a very good title. In a genre known more for heart skips and adrenaline, its surprisingly thought-provoking. While the final twist falls short, pulling from other films pays off with some solid moments in to first half. "Classic" comes a tad closer to that label thanks to a boffo finish:)

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_classic_horror_story