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On ‘Christopher Robin,’ ‘Eighth Grade’ and parents making movies about children
2/10 Oh my shitting God, they killed Christopher Robin’s parents too. Disney’s Christopher Robin starts with the title character (Ewan McGregor, Orton O’Brien as a child) being sent to dreary, grey boarding school and necessarily abandoning his fuzzy friends that he … Continue reading
‘Batman’ a fun satire for all ages
7/10 The Lego Batman Movie is harmless. It’s perfectly placed counter-programming for parents looking to bring their kids on a Valentine’s date, fluffy and inoffensive. In the movie, Batman (Will Arnett) is at his crime fighting peak, but is assailed … Continue reading
‘Live by Night’ is a joke, right?
After three weeks in a four-theater limited release intended to generate excitement but only achieving a tepid indifference, it’s finally going wide! Ben Affleck’s latest vanity picture, Oscar… maybe a pity nomination? Live by Night! Here’s the thing about the … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged #Batman, #Ben Affleck, #quinten tarantino, Breakfast at Tiffany's-style racism, Butt shot, DCEU, Elle Fanning, Ku Klux Klan, Riff Track, sex object, side-dish sampler of sexist character arcs, Sienna Miller, the neon demon, traditional misogyny, Underworld: Blood Wars, Vanity picture, Zoe Saldana
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On Darkseid and the actual value of Easter eggs in movies
There’s an idea that’s been developing for the past few years in comedy around reference humor or call-out humor. Comedians — or film or television — will, in place of a joke, simply call out a title and hope that’s … Continue reading
Posted in White Noise
Tagged #Batfleck, #Batman, #batman v superman, #Ben Affleck, #civil war, #dane cook, #darkseid, #Dawn of Justice, #DC, #deadpool, #ezra miller, #henry cavill, #jesse eisenberg, #lex luthor, #memes, #sad batman, #steppenwolf, #superman, #zack snyder, Captain America, Marvel
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