I love The Silence of the Lambs, but I can’t really deny that the way it deals with Jame Gumb is clumsy and outdated.

Well, that means it’s time for the third Joker movie, Into the Joker-verse.

Yeah, I cannot believe that everyone went so hard for CODA. It’s so treacly and so overstuffed that it gives me a tummy ache just thinking about it. I mean, it’s fine, I guess. Of the U.S. Dramatic Competition, Jockey is the only film that I was really impressed by—I missed Passing, which people seemed to really like.

The Big Shorter.

His influence is inextricable from all the pop music that came after him. Exacting geniuses often end up being controlling assholes in all aspects, sometimes to the point of violence or indifference to how their behavior affects those around them.

Yeah, too bad they’re not going to ban his millions of followers who parrot his bullshit.

I was a kid when Caillou debuted, and I should’ve caught it and just missed it completely. I’m sure I’ve seen a few episodes, but I couldn’t tell you anything about the show. What did the kid do, exactly, to draw this much ire? Because it seems like a quintessentially gentle and well-intentioned series. From my…

I would believe his apology for all the bigotry if it hadn’t been dredged up on account of him thinking his terrible parenting was such a laugh riot at his daughter’s expense. People change and grow, but it really is tough to believe someone who can’t even give his daughter a break, to the degree that he has to share…

Saw this at Sundance. I like it, but have somewhat soured on it as I’ve mulled it over. The one element that really has stood out for me is Bo Burnham. He’s incredible in the movie, and the reveal of his character is crushing, even if you suspect he’s got something lurking in the shadows. It’s one of the best…

There are some indefensible elements to WW84, but I think it ultimately works. I mean, I had a good time. I like what Patty Jenkins is doing with this world and imbuing these stories with some complicated emotional ideas. 

Isn’t The Witches a ‘90s movie, given that it came out in 1990?

Got to see this at Sundance and loved it. Still one of my favorites of the year. Kind of suffers from multiple endings, but it’s so winning that it’s hard to fault it. Really excited to see what Eugene Ashe does next.

I haven’t seen Batman & Robin in forever (nor in Batman Forever), and I’m sure there is merit to the reappraisal it has received in recent years, but whatever doesn’t work about it, Clooney is not the issue--or at least, he’s not so bad he’s worth hurting over.

Sia: I want to make a movie about how non-neurotypical people are perfectly capable.

Saw this at Sundance, and I liked it, but the more I’ve sat with it, the more I’ve wavered on it. I’m still into it, but it’s such a nihilistic movie. Even the ending (SEMI SPOILERS AHEAD), which is played as a twist of the knife that we’re meant to cheer for is mostly a pyrrhic victory. The movie ultimately has little…

I’ve seen a million of those and I still don’t know if I’m doing it right.

Soccer Mommy’s music sounds like it’s tailor-made for mid-budget romcoms from the early-to-mid 2000s.

And yes, I know the story behind the album. It’s just so musically uninteresting that I cannot get into it.

This sounds like a really good Sam Peckinpah movie, and I’m totally in.

I love the Harry Potter movies. They’re one of the few things from my childhood that I have a modicum of nostalgia for—which I haven’t been able to say for the books for many years. I can’t defend the first movie as good—although, I will go to the bat for Chamber of Secrets, which is good and people will figure out.…

The fact this became a thing is extremely rude to Academy-Award-winner Brenda Fricker, one of the loveliest and warmest performers.