For as acclaimed and legendary this movie is, it can feel mundane at times. Which is also why it works so well. Dylan is a notoriously morose guy who also possesses an undeniable allure in his unmatched genius. He’s at times not as deep as he thinks he is, but none of that seems to matter when he starts singing.

As boring as the concept of genius can feel, watching Bob every time he plays feels like a major event…

Hard to not love this movie. It was my third watch and it’s a lot quieter than I remember. There’s some real poetic beauty in those long sequences of Llewyn wandering, hobbling, through long open stretches. Stretches that feel open in a haunted or hunting way. The hunter hunted cat and mouse drama throughout it all supplies all the tension needed. I’ve not read this particular McCarthy book, but this film does seem to nail the sense of place and…

This movie is ugly, mean-spirited, crude, annoying, stupid, and frankly evil. It is so bad that it makes me think less of Renoir's other works. The cinematography is similarly uninspired and every scene is loud and annoying. The work of a perverted edgelord with essentially zero redeemable qualities. It also pretends to be some sort of deep moral satire, but is done in an over the top way with insufferable characters that have no humanity. I wanted this movie to…

Among the most thorough empathetic brutal and profound documents of American History that I’ve seen on film. Watching this movie reminded me of my trip to the African American museum in DC a week ago. At the museum, they detail the brutal conditions of the slave trade and slavery. What’s most striking to me is what occurred after the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments (legally speaking those banned slavery and gave former slave citizenship rights). The story of progress is…