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‘Nobody’ gets to be derivative, doesn’t get to be substandard
5/10 Nobody doesn’t meet me halfway. In a world that seemingly has no weekends, Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk, who also produces) grinds out a living in a cushy management position at his father-in-law’s manufacturing plant. When his family is robbed … Continue reading
Somehow, the Snyder cut is even worse
0/10 Zack Snyder’s Justice League opens with a title card reading “This film is presented in a 4:3 format to preserve the integrity of Zack Snyder’s creative vision.” The words “Zack Snyder” literally come before the Warner Bros. logo. In … Continue reading
Posted in Beta Decay
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A quarantine with The Master
Several years ago now, I started systemically moving through the work of high-profile directors. This is part of the path from loud movie nerd to legitimate film scholar – film scholars actually study film, they don’t just write about it. … Continue reading
Posted in A less chaotic state, White Noise
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, David O. Selznick, Dial M for Murder, Disney, Dr. No, Foreign COrrespondent, Francois Truffaut, Frenzy, Gone with the Wind, Halloween, I Confess, Independence Day, Jamaica Inn, Lifeboat, Marnie, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, North by Northwest, Psycho, Rear Windo, Rebecca, Rope, Saboteur, Shadow of a Doubt, Silence of the Lambs, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Strangers on a Train, Studio system, The 39 Steps, The Birds, The Dark Knight, The Lady Vanishes, The Paradine Case, The Trouble with Harry, Tippi Hedren, To Catch a Thief, Torn Curtain, Under Capricorn, Vertigo
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‘Chaos Walking’ solid, unique and urgent
8/10 Chaos Walking is a troubled, inventive exploration of masculine crisis and fear of the self that executes its main hook cleverly and evocatively. It’s a valuable meditation for an era of men inundated by stories of our peers’ abuses … Continue reading
‘Raya’ another perfectly enjoyable product of an exhausting, cynical machine
7/10 Outside the theater for Raya and the Last Dragon, a survey company stooge hands out questionnaires in cheap plastic bags meant to reassure moms who don’t really understand how COVID-19 spreads. When asked, he tells me all the big … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy, White Noise
Tagged Awkwafina, Disney, Disney+, Kelly Marie Tran, My Little Pony, Raya and the Last Dragon
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