I mean…I get it. Hollywood doesn’t treat actresses well as they age. Society is obsessed with external beauty to the detriment of inner soul. On this score, this is a clever enough premise for a movie. Demi Moore is pretty good, and Margaret Qualley is actually even better.
But, this movie is gross. It’s tough to watch. The ending is insane. And it’s at least 30-45 minutes too long.
In a fair world, Hugh Grant gets an Oscar nomination for what is one of the year’s most memorable performances. It’s a clever horror film mixed with a puzzle box, and it’s notable for having a lot of empathy and respect for its protagonists’ genuinely held religious beliefs. I can’t quite bring myself to see it again, but it’s a quality movie.
Full review: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-office-grunts/id1506846872?i=1000676660453
Fellow parents, brace yourselves - Frozen 2 is quite bad.
Somehow over its 6 year production, the team at Disney simply never arrived at a compelling story, a single new catchy song, any interesting new characters, or any reason for the movie to exist. The movie starts oddly slow, and never really improves as it nonetheless sprints to its sudden, underwhelming finale.
The original Frozen is a legitimately great animated film, and one of Disney’s best of the last 20…
