There's a lot going on here, but I think it's fair to say that this is the "rise of a music star, with complex views on poptimism" narrative that 2018 really needed. We get the tangled intersection of inspiration and exploitation, the role of pure escapist spectacle in a world gone mad, our love-hate relationship with our pop culture idols, and one hell of a go-for-broke Natalie Portman performance. I'd have preferred more meat on the bones of the relationship…
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Beautiful Creatures 2013
Who are these terrible, terrible lead actor kids and why are they interrupting a perfectly good Jeremy Irons/Emma Thompson ham-off?
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Experimenter 2015
That was an entertaining and informative movie!
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But that's all I really have to say. I'm glad I saw it. It was good.
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I won't. What if I cause harm to my #brand by just blathering when I've said all I needed to say?
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WE ARE FINISHED HERE.
