Hobo With a Shotgun
Its authenticity is both its greatest strength and its greatest weakness.
With One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson masterfully threads the needle on a hyper-political film in this highly contentious era of American politics that manages to furiously punch in all directions, refrain from devolving into soapboxing, and above all, remain eminently entertaining.
Adam West knows how silly his lines and actions are, and refrains from phoning them in or taking them too seriously.
RoboCop is of a rare breed, offering something to chew on for the popcorn crowd, the social philosophers, and the cyberpunks alike.
It’s underwhelming in the quantity and variety of its content, but the quality of what is has to offer is pretty good.
It’s a great game in its down right, and scores incredibly high on the “mindless fun” scale.
It is certainly not something a fact checker or film snob would cherish, but for a straight up action film it works all right.
Gone is the carefully considered philosophical nuance; gone is the thematic depth; gone is any real attempt at character development.