This is literally the pinnacle of TikTok movies made for people with short attention spans. It’s so badly written, with far too many unnecessary plotlines. 10,000 flat supporting characters revolve around one man-child protagonist who, even by the end, remains completely underdeveloped.
Peak American wet dream (they wished they could really beat any East Asian country at table tennis). The story and the character has potential if it stuck closer to reality where Marty’s main opponents on the world stage…

Imagine watching Season 6 without seeing this movie. Wild. 🫨
I still can’t believe the Well-Manicured Man kills himself. And I have to say, that sequence - it’s one of those moments that underscores a long-standing confusion I’ve had with The X-Files’ writing. The Syndicate is supposed to be a shadow government, consisting of men who are, in their own words, “in the business of inventing the future.” And yet, they’re also constantly dabbling in hands-on violence and assassination.
Are…

This is a good debut, and I really enjoyed it.
I don’t trust Letterboxd reviews (or most reviews, honestly) when it comes to non-Western films, and for good reason.
It’s unfortunate that the director herself is being subjected to the same dynamics her characters face, especially in the way some reviews approach this film. The disrespectful comments that objectify and sexualise the friendship between the two women - as if lesbianism is the only kind of relationship between women worth…