Finally got to see A Complete Unknown the other day and what I saw was a routine biopic ticking through tropes. Like Walk the Line it seemed to reduce the complexity of its central character to a cypher, even though Chalamet did his level best to appear as “enigmatic” as possible. I have no idea whether “The Substance” is a good or bad movie by conventional standards but by Christ it WAS totally mental. There are worse sins.
Such a ridiculous parade of bait every year. Sure sometimes good movies get nominated and sometimes they win but the “working out” is all wrong. I wish there was a better system but there’s not.
Finally got to see A Complete Unknown the other day and what I saw was a routine biopic ticking through tropes. Like Walk the Line it seemed to reduce the complexity of its central character to a cypher, even though Chalamet did his level best to appear as “enigmatic” as possible. I have no idea whether “The Substance” is a good or bad movie by conventional standards but by Christ it WAS totally mental. There are worse sins.
Such a ridiculous parade of bait every year. Sure sometimes good movies get nominated and sometimes they win but the “working out” is all wrong. I wish there was a better system but there’s not.
Fortunately it doesn’t matter.