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   Mountainhead
HBO film starring Steve Carrell from the producers of Succession. Something of a disappointment, the plot being a satire about tech billionaires and AI, seems to be going in a very dark direction but then pulls back becoming something closer to a Fawlty Towers farce. First half is good but then not many laughs from the supposed 'pay off' that follows. Fails to hit home.

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	Mountainhead HBO film starring Steve Carrell from the producers of Succession. Something of a disappointment, the plot being a satire about tech billionaires and AI, seems to be going in a very dark direction but then pulls back becoming something closer to a Fawlty Towers farce. First half is good but then not many laughs from the supposed 'pay off' that follows. Fails to hit home.

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	The Apprentice Ugly, dirty, and transfixing account of Donald Trump's younger days as a fledgling real estate mogul in Manhattan and his relationship with infamous attorney Roy Cohn played brilliantly by Jeremy Strong (Succession). The film depicts Trump as a relatively normal 30-ish businessman during the 1970s/'80s who gradually adopts Cohn's lie-cheat-steal approach and begins to profit from a purposefully immoral, illegal, and racist methodology. It's no wonder Trump tried to ban the movie from release, describing it as "A defamatory, politically disgusting hatchet job". That it is, and well worth seeing.
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richardh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: February 18 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30304	Post Options Post Reply Quote richardh Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June 13 2025 at 22:22
	Echo Valley Continues Apple's underwelming 'Friday Night' type film releases although this is at least better than nonsense such as The Gorge and Fountain of Youth. Stars Julianna Moore underplaying nicely and a highly strung Sydney Sweeney as her manipulative junkie daughter. Dominhall Gleeson also pops up as a particularly nasty drug dealer who spots an opportunity for a big pay day. Well acted but the plot is far too nice and neat to be anywhere near believable.