I came away liking Martin Short himself immensely even as I remain a little flummoxed by his general appeal (I like him at his least manic, which is not how he likes to be), which feels like a good metaphor for his career writ large? Like: he is BELOVED by all the actors/directors/comedians in this doc. Talked about that with Mike and JVL on the Sub-Beacon this week.

Always had a soft spot for this one. 

Random thought that occurred to me while watching after Achilles literally “calls out” Hector: Does “drag his ass” derive from The Iliad? I mean, its proximate relation is probably “drag his name through the mud,” but also … that might derive from The Iliad?

The most 2017 movie ever made. “GET OUT is a huge hit, what about one of those but for MeToo? Also horror movies are about trauma. Also brunch is funny right?”

(Full review here.)

Every critique of this movie is coherent and often even correct: yes it’s pastiche, yes it’s over the top, yes it’s silly in its excessiveness, etc. And none of that academic shit matters because the thing rips from the opening to the close. THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR is 4.5 hours with an intermission and it felt like a two-hour movie. The Tarantino haters remain the most impotent crew out there. Dude’s untouchable.