Review of Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds asks you to cheer for scalping, for baseball bats to the skull, for a theater full of burning Nazis, then dares you to feel righteous about it.
Michael Vera
Anti-Denialist, Systems Theoretician, Theoretical Metaphysician
Michael Vera
Anti-Denialist, Systems Theoretician, Theoretical Metaphysician
Category Movie Reviews
Forrest Gump: A 142-Minute Excuse for Boomers to Feel Good About Themselves
It is not a movie. It is a cultural sedative. A two-hour-plus validation of the idea that doing what you’re told, never asking questions, and stumbling through history with a blank expression is not just acceptable but heroic. The film’s…
The $200 Million Broom Closet: What “Project Hail Mary” Really Costs
Studio-reported budgets are narrative instruments. We should stop quoting them as if they're facts.