GOODBYE DON GLEES MOVIE REVIEW

Teen misfits Roma, Toto, and Drop call themselves the “Don Glees,” basically a term used for their adventures outside of the real world. They’re not popular, and are constantly bullied. Every year, there’s a fireworks display that they don’t get invited to, so they set off their own. This year, Drop convinces Roma to buy a drone to record the action. Roma doesn’t know shit about flying a drone, nor did he think of looking up a tutorial on DJI’s website, so of course he loses it. The next day, they find out there was a forest fire, and all the school bullies are blaming the Don Glees. So the 3 decide to head out to the forest to recover the lost drone, to find the SD card, hopefully to recover footage that will exonerate the teens. Goodbye Don Glees! is at heart, definitely a coming of age film… how good it does in achieving that moniker is highly debated. Today Dogget, Ben, and Bradly allow Chad to process his feelings and letting him know that it’s okay to cry… even though the sadness was telegraphed in the first 2 mins of the movie.

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DIRECTED BY: Atsuko Ishizuka

STARRING: Natsuki Hanae, Yuji Kaji, Ayumu Murase, Kana Hanazawa, Rino Sashihara, Atsushi Tamura, Adam McArthur, Nick Wolfhard, Jonathan Leon, Victoria Grace, Stephanie Sheh, Alan Lee

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Chad Halvorsen (Screener Squad)

Chad Halvorsen currently resides in Milwaukee, WI, where he produces and edits commercials, films, and everything in between. He was always a fan of film/television growing up, spending days in the Summer, making (terrible) home movies with his brothers. Little did he know that passion would carry on into adulthood. Since 2006, Chad has worked for several agencies in various departments. Shooting, producing, editing, production management, directing, and when forced to, writing copy. In 2015, Chad decided to take the big leap and become a freelancer. Since then, he’s produced content for Lyft, AT&T, Target, and Discovery Network. His passion lies in entertaining people, making them feel better, even for a moment. All the pain and suffering of this business is worth it, if even just one person views his work. Chad is a frequent podcaster, most notably posing as a co-host for the podcast “The Film Illogical Society.”

 

 

Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)

Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.

 

 

Danny Dogget (Screener Squad)

Hey persons, it’s your favorite canine Dogget! As many of you know,