UW-Madison Film PhD student, one-time Jeopardy champ, jaunty Arkansas gentleman, the unholy spawn of Jay Sherman and Martin Prince.
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Pink Flamingos 1972
I respect the hell out of this, but I don’t think I actually *enjoyed* it. It legitimately disgusted me. Well done, John.
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Country Music 2019
I absolutely devoured this, but I’m still sore that they gave the short shrift to Glen Campbell and Linda Ronstadt in favor of Hank Williams Jr. and Roseanne Cash.
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The Irishman 2019
Scorsese’s working in such a muted register here, so far from the live wire theatrics of GOODFELLAS or the operatic grandeur of CASINO, that you might not notice the accumulating moral weight of this epic until the final stretch where he drops it all on your heart like a ton of bricks.
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
Can't muster a full review, so here are some random thoughts.
- I'm almost thirty, so I didn't think STAR WARS could make me mad anymore. Disappoint me, sure, but no anger. Way to prove me wrong, JJ.
- There may be worse STAR WARS movies, but none has felt so ramshackle, so unceremonious, and so lacking in any meaningful identity.
- J.J. Abrams, even in his bad movies, is usually very good at pacing. His movies are light on…
