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  Depp V Heard 2023

  ½ Watched 14 Sep 2023

  Here we essentially have a 3-hour YouTube video without the ads and occasionally charming neurosis. 

  I worried that Emma Cooper’s Depp v. Heard would be a recap of the trial with sterile B-roll clips interwoven. My prediction about a highly predictable factory shat-out Netflix product was correct. 

  The trial, regardless of what you or I believe regarding the truth of the matter, has done irrevocable damage to so many aspects of our short-form content obsessed, self-righteous, morally dubious society —…

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  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 13 May 2023 1

  Somehow, quality MCU output returned.

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  jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Mar 2022 1

  “Write your speech next time, Kanye.”

  This is a draft. A rough sketch. I see this review/ramble changing the more I sit with it. I wouldn’t be surprised if my thoughts changed drastically tomorrow. 
  This is a lot.
  Ye, formally known as Kanye West, remains my greatest influence as an artist, with everything I’ve done artistically in the last 4 years taking some form of inspiration, whether I choose to recognise it or not. This borderline obsession with Ye and…

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  Obi-Wan Kenobi 2022

  ★★ Watched 22 Jun 2022

  I struggle to find reasons as to why this exists. 

  As a character, Kenobi remains entirely the same after this show’s completion. You’d think 6 episodes devoted to a character would add some sort of depth, but instead we are force-fed a lot of ‘ooooo that’s that person from that film but way younger!’ and ‘that’s that person from that random animated show no one watches!’ moments. 

  Vader feels completely wasted. His presence is felt, but his role in the story…

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