how not to get on a critic’s shit list
The balls of an email I just received!
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword movie review: well I didn’t vote for him
Derivative, rote, devoid of heart and hope. Guy Ritchie has found no reason to retell Arthur’s story, or to render a mythic hero as a self-serving thug.
Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience — the review
Replicates the abusive experience of being served a meal by noted hotelier and ball of rage Basil Fawlty in his Torquay lodging establishment. It is an absolute riot.
a few thoughts on ‘Big Little Lies’ (and open thread)
I’m floored by its breakdown of toxic masculinity and toxic femininity… [This post is not behind the paywall.]
curated: excellent movie-trailer-based satire
Saturday Night Live is on fire lately.
Whisky Galore! movie review: leave it in the bottle
The cast is charming, but this listless and mysteriously unfunny cover of the 1949 Ealing comedy doesn’t seem to have bothered to look for a good reason to exist.
The Levelling movie review: down on the farm
Wants to tackle huge personal and societal problems — toxic masculinity; the collapse of traditional ways of life — but it only displays them freak-show style.
The Last Shaman documentary review: pharma madness
Tragic hipster indulges in the tribal Amazonian divine. Credulous, sophomoric garbage full of the slick salesmanship of a vaguely spiritual sneaker commercial.
Alien: Covenant movie review: game over, man
A rote disappointment. There is nothing shocking or even mildly unexpected here. But there is an ironic weakening of the power of the xenomorphs to terrify.
curated: classic “You Can’t Handcuff the Wind” music video from ‘Mindhorn’ star Richard Thorncroft
David Hasselhoff, you ain’t shit next to Richard Thorncroft.
