brandonwhitton

Let me just say that I love mafia movies. Goodfellas (the earlier Scorsese masterpiece starring De Niro and Pesci) is one of my favourite movies which I have watched in excess of a dozen times. The Irishman was probably my most eagerly anticipated movies of 2019. I expected this movie to be every bit as good as Goodfellas, boy was I wrong.

The Irishman is slow and several hours too long. It is devoid of much action and it misses out on most of the other elements that make a good mafia movie. It did have its moments, so it wasn't a complete waste of time. I particularly liked Pesci's role which reminded me of Uncle Junior off the Sopranos. Overall though, I cannot recommend this movie. It just wasn't that good. As for it being an Oscar contender, dream on. This unfortunately over hyped movie is probably best avoided. Do yourself a favour and watch Goodfellas instead!

I do enjoy reality based shows exploring the paranormal. Unfortunately The Demon Files is more fiction and wishful thinking than anything else. The team is led by a wannabe demonologist who sees the demonic in even the most mundane occurrences - ie. lets look at a digital thermometer and the moment the rising temperature reads 66.6 he takes it as evidence of demonic influence. Had the camera stayed on the thermometer just a little longer we would most likely have seen the temperature change to a rather less demonic looking temperature. The old adage about a broken clock being right twice a day comes to mind here!

As far as I am aware Ralph Sarchie has no formal qualifications in demonology, nor does he have the qualifications required, or the church sanctioned authority to conduct exorcisms. Nevertheless we see him conducting rituals of dubious efficacy on the gullible individuals that he investigates. Whether the presence of Sarchie's team helps the families that are seeking help is very much in doubt.

The Demon Files falls short in almost every respect. It has little to hold the interest of viewers. There is no demonic activity evident in any of the episodes. Only the most gullible viewer would believe the mundane occurrences and wild imaginings that are passed off as evidence by Sarchie's team. I am a believer in demonic activity, but there is no evidence of it in this show. Sarchie's posturings hold little credibility. It is a wonder that any network would give this man a show.