The holiday season leaves some relieved, others restless.
Often by way of hate or pity sex.
Whats left is just two old friends turned enemiesPLAYINGa game they loved as children.
What matters is that two pals who were doing anything but having fun are finally reconnected.
Thats more or less the last line of the book; cold comfort sold as a happy ending.
It gives the films intergalactic stakes an intimate, wordless tragedy that cuts far deeper.
In fact, Chu and star Cynthia Erivo somehow make the iconic musical momenteven better on the screen.
Yet how the movie frames the moment has new gravitas as well.
After all, it proved that the show captured the feel of the original.
But then came episode five, in which a gigantic Sentinel ravages the mutant island of Genosha.
And with that Gambit sacrifices himself, saving the day and permanently making me into a fan.
Although incredibly well-made and full of throwbacks to classic comedy, no one chargesHundreds of Beaverswith pretension.
As Kayak improves his skills, he catches the eye of the merchants daughter (Olivia Graves).
UNLESS declares the inter-title, You bring me…
The camera pushes in the merchant and then the couple, building suspense for the pay off.
Hundreds of Beavers, the title card finally says, 75 minutes into this 108 minute film.
The whole performance, the whole show, is supreme.
Cromwell has just learned that hes been slandered.
Big stars signed up to make passion projects and to endlessly explain how they were really 10-part movies.
And it was in NetflixsKAOS.
Unfortunately, by the timeKAOSwas finally made, the gold rush was over.
Brilliant, clever, transportiveKAOSwent too soon, but Im grateful at least that it was made at all.
What is an advertising department to do?
Plot a grueling publicity tour?
Burn money on Facebook ads?
Hire planes to unfurl hey watch our show banners above a sporting event?
Well, FX comedyEnglish Teacherfound an ingenious (and very cheap!)
solution: just get your lead actor to do little dances on TikTok.
As such, he speaks the beguiling language of the internet as well or better than any marketer.
Do these clips have anything to do withEnglish Teacher?
Did they convince a lot of people to streamEnglish Teacheranyway?Demonstrably yes.
Each of the shows narcissistic market-moving characters is, by definition, a bad guy.
Instead Muck is something far more compelling.
Hes a rich guy… an incredibly, unthinkably rich guy.
Harington believably depicts every bizarre idiosyncracy that comes along with outrageous wealth and fortune.
He begins as a tech startup CEO-bang out before retreating back into the comfortable boys club of the aristocracy.
Through it all, Harington helped to elevateIndustryfrom a good show to a great one.
Sharona is a legend and I miss her every episode she isnt in, but Natalie is alright too.
Thats 125 episodes, each running to just under an hour.
Shalhoub as Monk is wonderful: brilliant, sympathetic, but also a bit of a selfish dick.
Its the sweet spot.
Rosie Fletcher
Cinema
Just cinema in general.
But Id like to believe my point still stands.
Cinema is really great.
But come on, there really isnt much that beats cinema.
It can look like a bleak time for cinema.
Then earlier in the year we got to become the ball inChallengers, and ride the tornado inTwisters.
So thank you cinema, long may you reign.
