This movie is an LSD-fueled fever dream. The cinematography and framing are delicious and weird and beautiful and uncomfortable and everything all at once. The first third of the film is full of challenging imagery and incisive commentary on notions of religion, America, war, idolatry, and salvation. The middle third is a hilariously gauche pastiche of surrealism, commercialism of spirituality, and allegories for the excesses of humanity dressed up as virtue. The final third feels a little drier and maybe…
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Artists and Models 1955
Absolute masterclass in physical comedy by Jerry Lewis. MacLaine shines in all ways. Martin dazzles with his voice and charm. Gabor is the Hungarian cherry on top.
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Beth Stelling: If You Didn't Want Me Then 2023
Fucking hil-ar-i-ous. The timing, the cadence, and the joke tie-ins, all masterful. Will definitely be looking forward to seeing more from this amazing comic.
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Chomp It! 2023
This is a film that leaves you with more absurd questions than any answers and I love that. It has an almost psychedelic/magical realism feeling to it reminiscent of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The deeper themes of human belonging, fear, barbarism, chimerism, dark humor, and cannibalism are beautifully set against strikingly rich backdrops, each frame looking more like a photograph shot on Portra 800 than a movie still.
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