I think the best thing about this finale is that it picks a side and draws a line between the viewers who engage with this show. In mafia media, there’s always been a bit of romanticism. Having never watched any of the godfathers, I might have no right to say that, but I think I’ve watched enough Scorsese to say that mafia life in the movies has provided a sick little vicarious fantasy for the public. Maybe that was because…
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Mickey 17 2025
Fun! Funny! Weird! Just expected something a little more nuanced and meaningful for a film of his that directly followed one of the best movies I’ve ever seen.
I’m okay with an obvious metaphor warning against a near dystopian reality - Don’t Look Up I thought executed this well. But for a filmmaker who can so profoundly fill you with anxiety and disgust and shame and understanding - this movie was honestly dissapointing!
It felt like what I was seeing…
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Nickel Boys 2024
When I hear about any kind of historical tragedy through a single persons perspective, whether that be through writing, film, etc, I think about how this particular story survived, and I anguish over all the ones that didn’t. I settle my eyes on one of the thousands of names carved on a mass memorial gravestone, and I try to remember that their name, like mine, is nothing. I try to remember their mother, their aspirations, the fear they felt when…
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