Interesting that De Palma considers this a calamitous misuse of his time because it looked convincing enough as one of his sincere efforts. That’s to say it’s batshit and characters frequently behave in ways that make slasher victims look like Rhodes Scholars but also fun and absorbing.
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Vice 2018
This has to be the smarmiest piece of shit in cinema history, starting with a smarmy voiceover blasting everyone in the world as frivolous unless they’re as smart as Adam McKay, which, according to Adam McKay, is no one.
Really, this ain’t good, people, and pretending that it is just because you hate Dick Cheney is dumb. I could go on and on, but here’s a big one: The film even makes the argument that Lynne Cheney is more insidious…
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Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood 2019
I was a little surprised to see that QT's jump from Harvey to Sony was *more* indulgent than usual, but perhaps that makes sense; rolling out the red carpet and writing him a blank check was surely part of the bargain.
The result is something I suspect is too meandering and esoteric for wide audiences, even as it allows QT's fearsome auteurial charms to delightfully simmer for nearly three hours. Brad Pitt deserves (but probably won't get) a nom for Best Supporting, while DiCaprio nails two scenes that are likely the most emotionally moving of QT's filmography.