I think a lot of those men bring so little to the table that a younger woman is their equal in a certain way. Not in terms of the power balance (older people don’t always have more power, but they typically have more life experience, money, and connections). But in terms of what they have to offer as a human being in…

Yeah, I think the comparison to Succession really underlines how much The Menu’s class satire is just... okay. Succession is so sharp and spot-on while maintaining the strangest sort of empathy for all it’s characters. The Menu doesn’t quite get there and is most interesting when it’s looking at obsession, not class.

Se…

IMO, the commentary on wealth in The Menu is not really that interesting. It’s all very generic. But the commentary on obsession and analysis of art (erm food) destroying the magic is fresh. I wish the movie had leaned harder into this and less with the cheap shots at the rich/ had a more coherent critique, but it was…

Not really. People just glom onto any chance to suggest the rich are the cause of all problems in society.

I absolutely hated Knives Out for the I’m More Clever Than You Are vibe (and the main lead having no real agency), but I respect your interpretation. The family part of Knives Out had potential, but I just cannot…

Just don’t read comments you don’t like.

It’s a problem for people who want to see movies that require “star-power” to get greenlit. Most Hollywood movies about adults sell on star power. Romantic comedies, comedies, dramas, period dramas—these movies sell on star power. If you’d rather watch Marvel, cool, but don’t act like people who enjoy movies about…

I don’t know why people always deliberately misread criticisms of Marvel. Every movie star (or b-lister) who is in Marvel was a star before they joined Marvel. Can you name one movie star Marvel created? Tom Holland is the closest thing they have to a star and he’s absolutely not a A-lister.

When you say defies logic, do you mean is totally in character with every decision he’s made so far on the show? It might defy your idea of how he should act, but Ethan has constantly chosen his bro Cameron over his wife. He dragged her on this vacation with people she didn’t know, who treated her poorly, and made…

I can’t tell if Lucia is in it for blackmail, status (he is a Stanford grad in LA), or cause she simply wants a change of pace from the dudes who normally come at her. Albie is the most sexually unthreatening guy around and that might be exactly what she needs if she’s questioning her choice to sell her services (even…

She is blunt but she’s also a quiet, analytical type. She’s processing the information.

I think most of us in LTRs would have a WTF do I do with this moment (or day) if we found evidence a partner we didn’t totally trust or distrust was cheating. She doesn’t trust him enough to lay it out there or distrust him enough…

It’s not just kids though. It’s commitments in general. Superheroes don’t really build a life that involves any traditional or untraditional markings of adulthood: marriage, home ownership, kids, biz, friend groups, whatever.

I don’t agree with all his points, and I don’t agree with anything Rowling says about trans people, but I have to agree: Rowling does not deserve this level of vitriol. No one deserves death threats as a response to a Tweet with a bad take. Or an op-ed with a bad take. Even a hateful and horrible take. Most likely,…

I admit, the first time I saw a product say for people with periods, I felt a twinge of “what do you mean people? Isn’t this for me, a woman?” Then I got over that and thought it was no big deal. After all, people with periods is more specific than women. But I’ve argued this point with a few people (though mostly…

Is this show actually a lawyer show? (i.e. The lawyering is the A plot every episode). Or is it a a lawyer show the way Daredevil is a lawyer show, where the lawyering is rare and also makes absolutely no sense? I see a lot of people compare it to Ally McBeal but I’m not sure any of them have actually *seen* Ally…

He probably doesn’t watch anything with subtitles.

Lust, Caution and Eat Drink Man Women are excellent films. I don’t know where you got the idea anyone thinks (or would think) Brokeback Mountain is Ang Lee’s best work.

Nah, the need to make romcoms “hilarious” has ruined the genre. Too many “romcoms” add a bunch of out of place jokes that mess with the tone or diffuse the emotional tension. The people who watch Netflix romcoms are not the people who watch SNL. Combing these things serves no one.

I don’t think “I’m not into romcoms” and “I don’t like romance subplots” are unpolitical statements as some people here seem to think. People can like what they like but there’s a long history of people dismissing genres aimed at women.

This is an issue with the modern romcom, or the inability of the modern romcom to achieve box office success. There aren’t many 20-35 year old movie stars anymore. I’m not sure anyone in that bracket can really put butts in the seats. So the movie needs a top notch premise and it doesn’t seem like Bros has it. It’s a…

I love gay romances (The Half of It. Watch it on Netflix) and I love straight romances. I love/hate romcoms (love if they are truly romcoms, hate if they are comedies with a lot of broad jokes, a la the poop jokes in Bridesmaids). I don’t think gay romcoms are only for gay people, but I certainly got a not for me vibe…