Takes the formula of the Adult Swim infomercial, which has become a kind of genre in itself, and slathers it with dumb gross-out humor. Maybe it’s an ironic comment on something?
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before 2018
Completely baffled by the hype for this. Poorly acted, clunky dialogue, indistinguishable romantic leads, and distractingly bad camera work.
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Vice 2018
Hm, I didn't hate this as much as other people whose opinions I trust.
Why? Good question! It's deeply flawed and patronizing, especially if you're familiar with the material. Like "The Iron Lady," a more traditional biopic that also fell flat, it smashes together historical moments that don't make sense together; there it was Thatcher for some reason being in government during the "Winter of Discontent," here it's leaving out the entire Gulf War, the basis for Cheney's reputation.
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The Favourite 2018
Why can’t every movie be like this, mutilating a story from history into a hilarious collection of slanders? Also, no spoilers, but you’ve never seen such a successful dramatic use of Emma Stone’s freakishly large eyes.
Everyone’s amazing in this, but the MVP might be Nicholas Hoult as a dandy fop who is actually right about the war.
