People would probably describe me as a Robert Eggers hater, but I don't hate his movies. I just find them incredibly frustrating. They're very strong in many areas - often great performances, often thoughtful shot compositions, the dedication to old timey dialogue (I doubt it is period accurate, but the dialogue is usually good and that's where the most unique textures of his films lie). But then they bungle in a lot of other areas - his dedication to center-focused…
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Mickey 17 2025
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Mickey 17 seems to be disappointing to many, and I agree. Ambitious in scope, but not ambitious in substance. Characters are mostly one dimensional and feel more like devices for the high concept sci-fi plot than their own. The story centers around so many hot-button topics (ethics of cloning, religious-fascism, colonization, animal testing, vegetarianism, bans on sexual intercourse, climate collapse) but they're treated more like quickly utilized mechanics to get the plot from A to B than themes that are…
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The Apprentice 2024
The Apprentice was everything that I wanted it to be; a completely unflattering portrayal of Donald Trump that also humanizes him* (see: asterisk).
Donald Trump has been mystified by the media and our public; as a great American or brilliant businessman by his supporters, and as a fascist or wouldbe king by the rest of us. In my view, he is all of those things, as America's declared values are a sham, and, as Trump repeats throughout this movie, the…
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Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look 2022
BORING. This show is so boring. It's not even because interesting stuff isn't happening. But the writing of this show makes even the most interesting plot developments boring as shit.
The good: production value. Focus on regular folks and the day to day lives of people living under The Empire. Andor definitely draws more inspiration from Blade Runner than previous Star Wars films.
The bad: I gave up on this show after episode 1. Then friends convinced me to give…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023
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I liked the first half decently. The conflict getting set up was palpable. It was the kind of conflict that has made Spider-man endearing throughout all these decades, that being Spider-man is more of a burden on Miles or Peter than something cool. We see how it affects his relationships with both of his parents, and how it affects his college prospects. All of that was fairly good.
Then the 2nd half came, and that was all just multiverse lore…
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