Yeah, they switch from sort of detached to righteous indignation even throughout single articles now. It’s probably because that sort of writing guarantees responses like yours (and mine) and this dying website needs all the engagement it can get.
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Both of those articles you link to a very specifically about Benedetta and are just reporting the comments that Verhoeven made at Cannes. As far as I can tell it’s only the AV Club who are trying to score some sweet outrage points out of the whole thing.
This seems like one of those patented AV Club “scandals” that nobody actually gives a shit about. The dead giveaway is the random switch halfway through the article from the mock outrage about lesbian nuns fucking with a religious symbol to the mock outrage about the lack of “intimacy coordinator” on set to the mock…
“Ugh, do you have any idea how much money the corporation that brews this beer is worth? The owner is a goddamn billionare.”
I bet Barsanti is a barrel of laughs on a night out.
What’s with the “don’t understand why this is happening” tone of this article while the screenings are selling out and the soundtrack is still in the Billboard top ten? It’s happening because there’s a demand for it, and there’s a demand for it because the theater kids are Depressed.
The most ludicrous part is that QT is complaining about some of the AV Club’s own favorite punching bags: commercialization, people not taking COVID restrictions seriously, the loss of the communal experience of going to the movies, etc. But because he’s a white guy in his 50s all Barsanti can see is the opportunity…
This author completely erased Monica Padman, the co-host of Armchair Expert (and a woman of color!). Do we cancel AV Club now? or just Sam? Who has downloaded the most recent set of rules on this?
Right, what is the point of this post? Tarantino’s criticism boils down to corporatism has devalued the experience of sitting a packing theatre with strangers to watch a film and Sam is taking issue, with his usual smug superiority.
Barsanti accusing someone of dropping hot takes is peak AV Club.
To be fair, “buy The AV Club, fire all the hack writers, and hire back the good ones” is totally on my Multimillionaire Bucket List.
“I’m a little hesitant to talk about this because I don’t want this to be the only thing that people pull from this show,” says Tarantino, before making a statement practically guaranteed to be the only thing that people pull from his nearly three-hour conversation with Rogan.
Right, & just like last month, Tenreyro didn’t bother actually verifying the story; she just reposted it mindlessly.
Tatiana, did you do a spread false Twitter gossip AGAIN?
Well, it’s Tenreyro. After the crap she pulled last month with Ellie Kemper, this isn’t surprising.
“Sadly, McKenzie isn’t on Twitter, so fans can’t start a Twitter campaign to get him to finally give us a proper Flight Of The Conchords reunion”
But at least we all got to...
This was so, so clearly a joke.
The way this site decides what to review and not to review now is maddening. Honestly I think it’s just cheapness, in that they let reviewers pick their own shows to cover now, but only have the budget for a select amount. (Same goes for stupid BS “News” posts, really) The judgement for what they think people want…
Last one I went to was The Quiet Place Part 2. Thank you to the NSW state government for paying for my ticket as part of a stimulus package for the economy. Thank you for also paying for my ticket to see Black Widow.