Ephemera of Vision
This is my place for ramblings about sequences of images that exploit the human visual limitation know as persistence of vision.
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Jeez, is this a meta-film about itself, like a shitty Marvel dross. It’s mainly about Sir Mix-a-lot’s “Baby’s Got Back”, in a weird assless remix.
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Bizarre mood whiplash between a “serious” drama with drug dealer mobsters, and a goofy ass action rom-com.
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The shaggiest of shaggy dog story, it takes that premise and runs with it from the Missouri river all the way to Klondike. Worth it to break out of my Alejandro G. Iñarritu self imposed ban, barely, it’s very pretty.
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I mean, doing an nepo baby oligarch friendly film in the year of our Lord 2026 is a choice, the Trump stuff is just red meat to keep the wolves away. Worth it to break out of my Alejandro G. Iñarritu self imposed ban, but the Babel sickness is still there.
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This is a more plump version of Black Mama White Mama, there’s a boatload of titillation, but there is also some skinny political meat in these bones. It’s not just softcore T&A.
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This is a wholesome Falling Down, with added Christianity by the director. This proto-Luigi Mangione needed to listen more to Gil Scott-Heron instead of easy jazz with brother Fred, he was unaware ACAB.
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I never meta film I didn’t like, as this one. A superior satire that still works both as romantic comedy and its opposite.
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Someone get these predators out of here! Entrapment has never been so profitable. The guy in the crutches is the linchpin of the whole thing, when you hear the taser in the background. It’s a line in the sand.
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“Woke 1 was crazy” in a meta narrative about Friday the 13th, with Pyramid (or Cube) Head as the killer. A bona fide sex drama too, these are more and more rare. The Ms. Rachel of desire.
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Now I’ve seen everything, centrists patting themselves on the back for the response to January 6. It’s so laughable, I want to have this kind of mind over matter confidence, the delusion is through the roof, the Sorkin-ness.
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This is a legacy sequel to something that doesn’t deserve it, or the bulk of Hollywood’s output these days. They get literally everyone back, mostly in cameos for the most obscure people, light and makeup do miracles these days.
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The one with the pie fleshlight.
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The one where Stifler goes to the gay bar and “rocks”. Then it turns into a low brow Father of the Bride, without Steve Martin. Eugene Levy is very deadpan, but it’s not enough.
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The one on the lake beach, with the krazy glue lubricant. Where the big protagonist is confused with an mental patient and gets called the r-word.
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I understand those who say this is very mild on the criticism, but it’s not the point. This is like The Zone of Interest, presented without comment. Seeing random Israelis living their lives in the background is very powerful.
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