Whether you view the ever-polarizing Terrence Malick’s abstract, antinarrative meditations as transcendent genius or pretentious nonsense, his relentless unwillingness to conform to any semblance of convention is something to be admired. Rather than step back and re-think his method after To the Wonder was critically and commercially eviscerated, Malick doubled-down on his auteuristic flourishes in Knight of Cups, providing enough seemingly disjointed poetic ramblings to elicit physical disgust from mainstream moviegoers everywhere… And it’s hard to blame them. In a…

After several viewings and far more thought than this film merits, I've decided that I pretty much loathe this film from start to finish... The main reason is because Infinity War seems to mark the line in the sand the MCU's finally chosen to cross, and in doing so fully committing itself to being a long form TV series rather than stand alone films, which is something I definitely understand people loving, but it's something I cannot stand... This film…