Definitely goes in the time capsule for people to understand what a pandemic was like in the information age. A dystopia within a dystopia. You don't know whether to laugh or cry. I feel like the emotional beats could have had more weight, but it could have been a limitation of the premise (and maybe the actors). Although, seeing a speech from Hamlet continuously interrupted by getting killed (and other chaos) never got old. But isn't this just a microcosm of life at this point? For anyone creative, the constant assault of information, and social media/gaming dopamine hits is constantly battling our creativity (among other things).
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The Fire Within: Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft 2022
Despite some of Werner's naration being a bit distracting and unintentionally funny (at least to the group I watched with), we eventually settle into the final third of the film with him saying "these images speak for themselves." A great companion piece to Fire of Love. The depravity of man really did a number on our earth.
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Network 1976
An odd little unpredictable gem which unfortunately was a premonition. We were THIS woke in the '70s, so how has nothing changed?
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- I'm always surprised by how dynamic young Robert Duval was: slithering, selfish, and always on the cusp of an angry tirade.
- The monologue by UBS bossman Arthur Jensen (Ned Beatty) in the conference room was as hysterical as it was chilling.
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