Companion has the Sci-Fi genre tag, it has subject matter that fits the bill, but it misses a key ingredient in what makes good Sci-Fi good - it isn't thought provoking, at all. There is not a single challenging idea in the whole film. There were some available at arms reach if the creators had the desire to do so but they clearly didn't. Why ponder any of the complex ethical conundrums that artificial intelligence brings up when you could…
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Anora 2024
Sean Baker has quickly become one of my favorite writer/directors, he just knows how to make a character feel relatable, likeable, and most importantly real. He does this in such a natural way so it doesn't feel cheap or manipulative. He gives his characters agency, they are never perfect, they make mistakes, and they always seem to bear some responsibility for the bad things that happen to them. Ani is just one more in a growing list of amazing characters…
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Hundreds of Beavers 2022
After watching this, I have come to the conclusion that one of two things must be true:
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I have lost that ethereal youthful spark that allows one to find humor in the simplicity of someone stepping on a rake, getting bonked on the head by a heavy object, or a well timed fart joke.or
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The vast majority of viewers who seem to think this is some kind of masterpiece have the comedic intelligence of a…Translated from by -
The Fall of the House of Usher 2023
I just can't get over the characterization and casting here. I get that they wanted a diverse cast but it totally breaks the immersion for me. So an uber rich patriarch who cares primarily about his family name and legacy has kids with 5 different women half of which were just random hookups, producing a smorgasbord of racially diverse children including white, Indian, black, and Asian all of which he welcomes with open arms into the family? Sure, that's a…
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