Co-host of Overinvested Podcast; freelance TV/film critic.
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The Taste of Things 2023
no 2023 film is more perfectly tailored to my interests than this luxuriant period drama about french gastronomes cooking unfeasibly delicious meals in a dazzling display of unspoken expertise. a sublime portrayal of artistry and respect as dual acts of love.
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes 2023
a real act of cowardice to give coriolanus snow dark eyebrows instead of bleaching them like hunter schafer's. anyway, fun movie but not as interesting - either politically or emotionally - as the originals. jennifer lawrence still unmatched i fear.
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Saltburn 2023
barry keoghan makes such an unconvincing 18-year-old that i kept wondering if his character would turn out to be a 30-year-old scammer. regrettably that's only the tenth worst detail in this infuriatingly stupid Wattpad edition of The Talented Mr Ripley, filmed like a faux-vintage Abercrombie commercial.
the main thing Saltburn says about the british class system is that if you're posh and well-connected, you can attract a ton of money, brilliant actors and undeserved buzz for your half-baked nonsense, while more talented filmmakers continue to languish in obscurity. -
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 2023
understands the vintage hollywood rule that all you really need to make a good movie is hot people being funny.
