Q-Tips Reviews

Netflix series – Evolution, competition and mass extinction; three fundamental rules drive the rise and fall of life on Earth for over four billion years. Series # 1 – Evolution, competition and mass extinction; three fundamental rules drive the rise and fall of life on Earth for over four billion years.

Q-tips say: Yes, we did enjoy the first series.

Mrs. Q really enjoys this type of series. Is it accurate? The team worked hard to make sure the whole story was historically accurate. Tom Fletcher, an actual paleontologist who worked on the series, said that the research was surprisingly accurate. Might be a decent series for kids to watch (probably ages 7+). Parents, get ready to answer some questions.

In LIFE ON OUR PLANET, planet Earth is formed and goes through stages of struggle. Land masses are created out of spewing lava, the air clouds and clears, and water settles to form oceans. Billions of years ago, out of the oceans came the first signs of life, and since then, life has been vying for global dominance. Dynasties of “bloodlines” have risen and fallen. Which will succeed in surviving the longest? Where do humans fit into the global picture?

‘BlackBerry’ tells the story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone.

Q-tips say: Yes, watch it. We enjoyed this movie.

Mrs. Q says: If you know a Mr. or Ms. Gadget, this is probably a good movie for them to watch. They might even say after seeing this movie, “I think I still have my Blackberry somewhere here.”

An entertaining film features standout work from Baruchel, especially when he begins to crack with the realization that Apple is getting ready to kill his company with their upcoming iPhone, a product with the highest consumer interest in history. Work from Baruchel and a ferociously good Howerton as the unscrupulous Balsillie, BlackBerry is a cautionary tale of tech-world hubris told with dark humour and a satirical edge

Single mother Julie (César Calamy) works a grueling job as a head chambermaid in a five-star Parisian hotel. Julie’s daily balance of commuting from her remote suburb into Paris, tenuous childcare and search for a new job to get her out of debt, becomes unmanageable during a paralyzing transport strike in Paris. Literally running from dawn to sunset to get to her job and back home in time to fetch her children, Julie is constantly on the verge of a breakdown.

Q-tips say: Was good but a tad slow at time. Each night, Julie dreams that she’s drowning. Water fills her ears and presses down on her chest. But when she wakes – jolted out of a bone-tired slumber by her alarm – the reality is not so different. A single mum of two children, with debts mounting and her ex-husband missing along with his alimony, she is barely keeping afloat. Her childcare options are running out; her job, as the head chambermaid at a five-star hotel, is stressful; her commute, from a Paris suburb to the centre of the city, is precision-timed. And just when she thinks there’s a chance of a new opportunity – an interview for a much better job – a strike paralyses the entire transport network. Some might relay that sometimes it’s difficult to be on time when we need to rely on public transportation to arrive at our destination. The movie tells a story that many viewers might able to relate to on an intensely personal level.

You might enjoy it. Some reviews show that the audience & movie critics did enjoy this movie.

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.

Q-tips say: Decided to watch a scary movie since it’s almost Halloween. Did NOT think TALK TO ME was that good.

Mrs. Q says: Perhaps you should watch it, if you so desire, & decide for yourself if it is GOOD or NOT.

The story revolves around a ceramic hand that allows people to see lost souls. To use the hand, a candle must be lit and the words “Talk to me” must be repeated. The movie explores the consequences of playing with spirits and the manipulation of evil spirits, highlighting that not every lost soul is kind.

The film contains brief but extreme gory violence, perverse behavior, gruesome images, a couple of profanities, several milder oaths, pervasive rough and much crude language and fleeting sexual slang.

Three best friends become fathers later in life and find themselves battling preschool principals, millennial CEOs and anything created after 1987.

Q-tips say: Mediocre. It tries hard to be a throwback 90s comedy delivering its torrent of jokes about the culture clash between younger and older generations. Heavy in its criticism but sparse in its actual humor.

Mrs. Q says: This is one of those films that can only make a section of people laugh. Are you among them? If you enjoy watching 3 mid aged men trying to keep their friendships & seeing them at a strip bar, dinking, use pervasive language, nudity, and brief drug use this might be a movie for you.