I’d rather watch a comic movie that is swinging for something different than standing pat on its laurels and this movie really is trying to be a meaningful entry in the MCU. It should’ve been right up my alley as a political thriller set in DC. And Harrison Ford?! Great!!
But yikes the resulting product is NOT it. Instantly one of the bottom five MCU entries and will probably end up being one of the worst of the year. This…
I understand the complaint that this is long and drawn but I really just didn’t care. It’s such a fun, exciting, twisty ride that you can’t help but be entertained. The first hour has a lot of the Cruise charm. Really enjoyed watching him get pursued by the firm.
As he settles into his role, the movie never finds that same comfort. It is constantly introducing new characters and subplots that all work. You have his brother in prison which…
This years Tar. A movie about an artist with a complicated relationship to her own work and confidence who is suddenly thrust into a widely publicized controversy that forces her to confront who she is. My favorite aspect of the movie is that we have no idea what the truth is. We are either watching someone put on an all time rouse while trying to trick her own child into a sense of peace or, and what I find more…
Surely I can’t be the first one to refer to this as A Star is Porn, right? Yea I loved this movie. Sean Baker does the impossible and walks the narrowest of tightropes here. He creates a character so vile, selfish, and predatory that the audience can still find entertaining. And it doesn’t feel too gross because we know Baker is in on it. Telling this story of the vile showman looking to con his way to the top while…
