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Black Panther Ryan Coogler director mistaken for bank robber
Ryan Coogler was arrested trying to withdraw money from his own bank account in Atlanta, Georgia.
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That's what I said when I read your first sentence. Now if he said he couldn't relate to it because he's not a girl who ever went through puberty, I could see that. But otherwise...Reviewer Sean O'Connell faces backlash from the cast of Pixar's upcoming Seeing Red because he said he couldn't relate to the movie because it was set in Toronto's Asian-American community and that it lacked universality.
‘Turning Red’ Cast Speaks Up After Controversial Review Was Called ‘Racist’ and Pulled Offline
A "Turning Red" review from CinemaBlend was removed from the website after being deemed sexist and racist on social media.variety.com
WTF.
My response to his original tweet is: now you know how the rest of us non-white, non-male, non-straight, non-Christian, non-mainstream viewers feel about 90% of the movies put out there. Yes, it is exhausting to constantly not see yourself in movies, tv shows, and books, but instead, have to project yourself onto characters not written for you or about you. Yes, it is exhausting sometimes. Get over yourself.“I’m genuinely sorry for my ‘Turning Red’ review. Thank you to everyone who has reached out with criticism, no matter how harsh. It is clear that I didn’t engage nearly enough with the movie, nor did I explain my point of view well, at all. I really appreciate your feedback.”
Right? Like if he kept his critiques to the story and the execution of it, then fine. It’s ok to not like a movie. But his whole original review was some write-up about “universality” and putting himself as the arbiter of what stories and settings are “universal” and what are not, and it just touched upon so much crap that your second quote expressed so well.That's what I said when I read your first sentence. Now if he said he couldn't relate to it because he's not a girl who ever went through puberty, I could see that. But otherwise...
Did you see his non-apology apology?
My response to his original tweet is: now you know how the rest of us non-white, non-male, non-straight, non-Christian, non-mainstream viewers feel about 90% of the movies put out there. Yes, it is exhausting to constantly not see yourself in movies, tv shows, and books, but instead, have to project yourself onto characters not written for you or about you. Yes, it is exhausting sometimes. Get over yourself.
I am just reading the book. No, this I would outrule. It's clear that the boy found him hanging from the ceiling after a very intimate conversation during which his father tells him that he loves Peter and Peter answers that he also loves him. Later he hears some noise from a room.In an interview Kirsten Dunst said that she and the actor who played Peter (McPhee?) had an idea between them that Peter had killed his father.
I can't help but think of him as some "incel" writing from his parents' basement having never had meaningful interaction with female persons of his age during adolescence.Right? Like if he kept his critiques to the story and the execution of it, then fine. It’s ok to not like a movie. But his whole original review was some write-up about “universality” and putting himself as the arbiter of what stories and settings are “universal” and what are not, and it just touched upon so much crap that your second quote expressed so well.
What sort of movies do you like? It's a strong movie year in my opinion, I did not dislike any of them (so far, I should finish up Drive My Car tonight).I haven't seen any of the other movies nominated this year so it's pretty easy for me to root for this one, but is there anything else that was a strong contender that I should check out?
If you are interested in multilayered movies with subtle symbolism I recommend the French movie Stranger by the Lake by Alain Guiraudie. Something between a whosdoneit and a gay lovestory. It had a similar effect on me like this movie. Shortly afterwards I was like: Ugh? Nicely photraphed but must I care? (I am a heterosexual woman) - Then I kept thinking of the REAL content till I finally got the solution. Hah! Honestly this was a shock. What a well-done piece of art. Unfortunately, it didn't get the recognition it should have though it was nominated for several awards.
If you check it out, don't be shocked by the "porn" scene - it's necessary and a key moment that leads to the hidden content. (Hard to believe but it is.)Stranger by the Lake looks right up my alley, I will check it out. I've seen Drive My Car - I liked it but it felt a little reliant on "big reveal" moments about the characters, although still in a more subtle art movie way. However, I did love all the stuff with the play, especially the sign language. It's one of those movies where I think the issue was more that my expectations were too high than that there was necessarily anything lacking in the movie per se.
I can't help but think of him as some "incel" writing from his parents' basement having never had meaningful interaction with female persons of his age during adolescence.
I had trouble getting into it at first because there was a lot of girl screaming and boy craziness that I couldn't relate to. (None of my Jr. High friends were like that. We didn't care that much about boys and we never screamed.) But I gradually got into it and enjoyed it.I thought Turning Red was terrific. It is an allegory for the craziness that is puberty and boy did this film nail that. So relatable...
I was surprised to see that Qualley was the actress who played Ann Reinking in the Fosse/Verdon mini-series. I would never guess the same actress played these two roles. She also in Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood and will play Ginger Rogers in an upcoming movie. Her future looks bright!
I have heard and read so much crap about this movie. Clearly, it hit a nerve with a lot of conservative men. They absolutely did not understand it at all.I know a lot of the pearl-clutchy folks are wailing and whining about "they talk about periods!" which, massive eyeroll. After watching it, I fancy the real reason that type of person is getting pearl-clutchy is that the story emphasises that children are not extensions of their parents, have their own personalities, desires and ideas, and eventually grow up and might want a different path to their parents. I imagine a lot of the people who get pearl-clutchy about the discussion of periods are also the same type of person who does not want their kids understanding that concept.
MaybeCitizen Kane is on my top movies list. I saw it in college so it was in a theater but not a movie theater. It was very compelling.
I have heard and read so much crap about this movie. Clearly, it hit a nerve with a lot of conservative men. They absolutely did not understand it at all.
The interesting thing is that The Mitchell's vs. the Machines had similar themes and yet didn't get any flack that I saw. I wonder why. I did think The Mitchell's vs. the Machines was a better movie (better pacing and more fleshed-out characters). But I don't think that's why.
I was a Film Studies major and think that Citizen Kane was the first movie I watched in a class. Didn't care for it then, don't think I'd care for it now.Citizen Kane is on my top movies list. I saw it in college so it was in a theater but not a movie theater. It was very compelling.
I've heard really good things about it. I'm looking forward to when it's available to watch where I live.It may be hard to believe, but the trailers for Everything Everywhere All At Once do not do it justice. It’s so much more than the “Average Joe/Jane gets sucked into a crazy adventure” trope. It tackles existential crisis, the reality of the American dream, teen and middle aged angst, and packages it in a hilarious mindtrip. The first 10 minutes might drag but once it gets going, it goes.