I'm sure this is a cult classic and seeing young office space guy is a real trip but at 21:05 the cringe got so bad I had to pull the rip cord.
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I'm sure this is a cult classic and seeing young office space guy is a real trip but at 21:05 the cringe got so bad I had to pull the rip cord.
This biography of Marcus Garvey ends with two long essays about his philosophy and legacy, but I really wish it would’ve started with them, because Cronon is (while writing very well, and presenting a strong case) clearly coming at Garvey from a fairly critical angle, and that context would have helped while reading the earlier parts of the book.
by the standards of mid eighties arthouse scifi it was probably avant-garde and fun, but by my personal standards it was a little drab and boring.
I couldn’t put this short novel down, it’s astonishing, hilarious, simple yet so special, DeWitt is a treasure.
Nicholas Cage has never worked for me, even though some of my favorite directors seem to love him (eg brothers Coen, Herzog) - his acting just falls flat for me, tho I definitely see a similarity with Klaus Kinski so I can see why Herzog liked him here - but the cop + robber shenanigans in this movie definitely scratch a solid itch, with a complex lead, stylish energy, and some well-earned hilarious moments.
Herzog’s recent memoir is packed with incredible stories and hilarious quotes (“I can still milk a cow, and I recognize others who can as well...”), and altho I think Herzog fans would get a lot more out of it than others, it’s deep and moving and entertaining either way.
Complex, dramatic story, lots of shouting and adult themes, tons of really excellent dialogue - believable, frequently hilarious or impressive in some way - goes a little off the rails at the end and could probably have been 15 minutes shorter, but overall a worthwhile and entertaining movie about power, wealth disparity, and childhood.
Really really stupid, not sure why I watched it, like "Airplane!" but british aristocracy, and also not as funny, altho there were a handful of good jokes sprinkled throughout including the excellent "i shall not, and i shwill not!".
Great historical interest in seeing Stephanopoulos and Carville at their finest hour, the shots of the early 90s are deliciously retro-looking now; it's terribly sad how every guess at the future anyone made in the recordings has turned out to be very wrong.
I tried to watch this because Ari Aster and because I heard people talking about it, but none of the characters were sympathetic or smart and all of them stressed me out.