#cinema critics

[amanita-mussscaria]

I wanna watch The Piano Teacher again so I can feel enigmatically misunderstood, deeper and wetter than the ocean and sooo absent from reality that my mind has no choice but to make a world of its own where Schubert is playing nonstop

yea, good movie

[fangirling-throughlife]

Boyero asegura que no ha entendido la película. "No le encuentro la gracia", ha sentenciado. Sin embargo, asevera que disfruta viendo cómo la gente se ríe en el cine. Boyero cree que el problema es suyo porque nunca jugó con esas muñecas y a lo mejor se ha quedado "anticuado" para esa película.

Sin embargo, el crítico encuentra positiva la actuación de Margot Robbie, una de las actrices más de moda de Hollywood. "Ella siempre está bien. Recuerdo bien El lobo de Wall Street y Babylon", ha expuesto. En Barbie, también aparece Ryan Gosling, que Boyero define como "ese actor experto en la caída de ojos".

THIS is the correct way to critique Barbie if you're a man and didn't like it. To roughly translate (oh, at times like this I miss the automatic translate function of Facebook):

"Boyero (the critic) assures he didn't understand the movie. "I don't see it's charm", he's sentenced. Nevertheless, he affirms he enjoys seeing people laughing in the cinema. Boyero thinks the problem is his, because he never played with these dolls and maybe he's become "outdated" for this movie. However, the critic finds the performance of Margot Robbie, one of the most fashionable actresses in Hollywood, positive. "She is always fine. I remember The Wolf of Wall Street and Babylon well," he has explained. Ryan Gosling also appears, who Boyero defines as "that expert actor in falling eyes."·

The whole article is like this (it's a report of the radio critic, not his own article). He didn't like the movie, and he says that if everyone is praising it, and he's very much not the main demographic, that it's his problem because he didn't understand or relate to it. He doesn't say "it's just crap, and that's my professional opinion, so suck it up". I've written stuff in the past about how pop culture is so vilified by people who pride themselves on the fact that they "are on a higher level". I studied classical music, wrote a thesis on the effect of the early URSS on classical composers, and 25 out of my top 30 most listened to songs on Spotify are artists that are supposed to be "for teens". I've liked Greta Gerwig since Brooklyn and Lady Bird, and that's what pushed me to see Barbie on opening weekend and postpone Oppenheimer to this weekend or the next (I was going to do a double screening, but 5 straight hours at the cinema would've given me a migraine). Pop culture is literally "popular culture", and the destructive critics consider that if it's popular (aka, if it appeals to the masses), it's simple and bad (because the masses are simple and bad?). Not everything needs to be intellectual or deep, but if I learned one thing about endless hours of art analysis classes, it's that people can make up a lot of bullshit about anything, so I'd say, get off that high horse.

[batbabydamian]

A Quick Guide to Damian’s Furry/Feathered/Scaled Companions

LEFT: R:SOB #1 Cover RIGHT: R:SOB #6

GOLIATH THE BAT DRAGON

Introduced in: ROBIN: SON OF BATMAN (2015) #1

DAMIAN'S BABY AND BEASTY BESTIE!! On a mission during the Year of Blood, Damian kills the family of bat dragons guarding his objective. Goliath, despite being the youngest and last of his kind, forgives Damian. Goliath goes on to become one of Damian's most loyal companions, even featuring beside him in Batman Beyond (2016) #10, #11, #43-#47!

LEFT: B&R #13 RIGHT: B&R #4

TITUS THE DOG

Introduced in: BATMAN AND ROBIN (2011) #2

A Great Dane gifted to Damian from Bruce as an effort in fatherhood. Funny enough, Damian finds him a nuisance at first and briefly refers to him as "Dog". Titus is a good boy that follows Damian's every step, even joining Bruce on his mission to resurrect Damian!

LEFT: Batman Inc #1 RIGHT: Batman Inc #7

BAT-COW THE COW

Introduced in: BATMAN INCORPORATED (2012) #1

Bat-Cow, branded with a star signifying which cattle were contaminated, was saved from a slaughterhouse to run some tests (which they do find of a mind control variety). Damian declares himself a vegetarian, and calls her Bat-Cow! She also sorta has a running gag of literally standing in the face of danger to save the day.

LEFT: Batman Inc #6 RIGHT: Batman Inc #7

ALFRED THE CAT

Introduced in: BATMAN INCORPORATED (2012) #6

Considered a "hopeless case" by the animal shelter, Alfred gifts him to Damian. The cat is a bold lil guy, which Damian takes an immediate liking to, and names him Alfred (likely because tuxedo cat = butler lol). After hours of chicken, playtime, and scratches, Damian and Alfred become friends! He makes his first appearance alongside Damian’s first appearance as Batman in BATMAN (1940) #666

LEFT: Batman: Li'l Gotham #2/#1 RIGHT: Batman: Li'l Gotham #23/#12

*JERRY THE TURKEY

Introduced in: BATMAN LI'L GOTHAM (2012) #2 (Digital) #1 (Printed)

The Penguin unleashes an army of turkeys at the Gotham Thanksgiving parade which Damian turns into his own li'l turkey march by playing the trumpet. He ends up bringing one of them back for Thanksgiving dinner (as a friend), and Jerry becomes a fairly regular appearance in the world of Li'l Gotham!

*WIGGLES THE DRAGON

Introduced in: NIGHTWING (2016) #42

A sort of filler issue where Damian has been kidnapped for his blood by the "Crimson Kabuki" in Tokyo, and Dick goes through a series of boss battles to save him. The dragon's blood has been the group's main source of power, so it ends up teaming with the duo, and returns home with them.

Wiggles was originally named by a fan, "Shanootnoot" on Twitter!

*Goliath, Titus, Bat-Cow, and Alfred the cat have been Damian's main canon cast of furry companions, but SUPER-PETS SPECIAL: BITEDENTITY CRISIS (2024) may have just added Jerry and Wiggles!!

[whereserpentswalk]

Just saw a "feminist" video essay (by someone who just happens to only talk about feminism in relation to cishet white able bodied women) say that the Hays Code was good for women because it "prevented them from sexualizing women by preventing onscreen depictions of sex". Never before has a video said something that made me vocalize my disgust of it's takes, but this did it.

I didn't think I would have to say this but if you defend the Hays code you are horrible and not in any way progressive. And if you don't know what it is please look it up because it's probably the most important piece of history when it comes to all media analysis in the western world.

[nictelsm]

I was originally gonna include JonTron but he's not TGWTG enough.

[flung-out-of-asgard]

i love you madame web

[u-n-c-o-m-m-o-n]

The Substance (2024) Directed by Coralie Fargeat.

[gendiebrainrotreceipts]

https://www.tumblr.com/streakoflavender/753317281354940416

Wishing a woman actress to get colon cancer because she stared a HORROR CRIME movie where one of the main villain could be interpreted as a TIM and it hitted too close to home for these pwoor widdle twan girlies 😥

[davidhudson]

Roger Ebert, June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013.

[i-am-mldy]

If i had a nickel every time it was an act of protecting one's true love that doomed the world in a moment when the natural borders of the world are thinned...

ID HAVE TWO FUCKING NICKELS

[virginia-the-opossum]

Im not seeing alot of posts on here about this, but i have on youtube sooo...

Doctor Skipper, Nerdstagic, Cinema Sins, Rotten tomato critics, other movie critics and youtube movie reveiwers have ruined media literacy by their need for money.

All they do is sit around and hypercritic movies that they know jack shit about while pretending they do, some of them havent even watched the movie, they just want attention and to ruin the movie for its fandom and its chance in the box office.

Doctor Skipper and Nerdstagic have both made videos shitting on the Monsterverse and American Godzilla in general because Godzilla Minus One was "better". Yeah, the movie was awesome! And it deserves all the attention and The Oscar it got. But GxK: The New Empire isnt even out yet, stop bullying it, telling people something is going to be trash before they see it, means theyre going to view it as trash through the lense of your opinion.

Godzilla Minus One and GxK: The New Empire dont compare, they are two separate genres. Godzilla is allowed to be goofy or serious. There is no right or wrong Godzilla. If you like goofy, good for you! If you like serious, good for you! People are allowed to enjoy the two genres separately or together. I love both! But critics dont look at the fact that in the og showa era made by ToHo, it was goofy as hell, he was doing dances and flying using his breath.

The directors of both movies support each other and love each other's work.

Yes, all the shitty sequel cash grabs we've been getting are awful. But Godzilla isn't that,.... yet. If we keep getting divided on these issues and only viewing them to trash and meme, that spreads negative interest, but more profits. More profits means theyre gonna do it again. Boycott movies you know you wont like, but leave other people alone about it, and especially don't make videos without researching the subject or even watching the movies. Just like some of the recent Marvel movies and shows, if we let it turn into a cash grab, our fandom will inevitably die. Like the posters and trailers for GxK- "Rise together or fall alone".

Sidenote: theres nothing funny about the Lucky Dragon Incident.

Sidenote 2: Please stop spoiling GxK

Edit Sidenote 3: stop using ai for your clickbait thumbnails for your edits of GxK trailers

[mariocki]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

"You have one choice, boy: sex or the saw. Sex is... well, nobody knows. But the saw, the saw is family."

[luxestreisand]

Mia Goth

Our living legend

[franki-lew-yo]

-Fantastic Videos about Animation and Animation History-

The Animation that Changed Cinema by Cinema Cartography.

A wonderful intro into the world of Chinese Animated films by Accented Cinema.

Li Speaks breakdown of the Horseland TV show.

Jenny Nicholson's well-deserved take down of The Land Before Time series of films.

Laura Crone's painful look at the original and then all TWELVE of The Swan Princess movies.

Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' crew party with Defunctland.

Phelous' entire playlist on the infamous Dingo Pictures films.

Yesterworld's very insightful history look at The Black Cauldron.

Rankin/Bass history with Quinton Reviews and Worthikids and Nutcracker Fantasy with BenettetheSage.

Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings with Folding Ideas.

Phelous' look at Ralph Bakshi's borrowing between Rocket Robin Hood and Spiderman and also that time Filmation tried to make sequels to Disney films.

Just Lady Emily talking about The Gorillaz history.

BrowsHeldHigh's look at Czech Stopmotion animators Jan Svankmajer with Little Otik and Jiri Trinki with A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Jaccob Geller's heartbreaking deep dive into Don Hertzfeldt's animation (through a single Simpsons gag).

Wonderful introspective videos on Death Note, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Barefoot Gen -cw: violence, child death, crime and sa throughout) with BenettetheSage.

In the aftermath of all....that, I recommend a happier detour into La 'Ron Readus' look at A Goofy Movie.

HBomberGuy's good look back at RWBY and Rooster Teeth.

-cw: discussion of self harm, altrightness, and sa- A sad look into Emily Youcis's infamous 'Alfred Alfer' animations and subsequent fall from grace (into racism).

The Kimba the White Lion vs The Lion King controversy with YourMovieSucks.

CynicalReviews' look at Foodfight, just to prep you for Rotten: Behind the Foodfight by Ok so...