Kulchur

I don’t see many movies anymore (esp in theaters), but this was a fun one. A great cast of imperfect characters, a solid central mystery, some creepy imagery and darkly humorous shit (I loved the shots of Alex feeding people soup, somehow)– this was pretty tightly crafted, and checks a lot of the boxes I’m looking for in a horror movie. Its unreflective attitude towards its central villain and its disinterest in any deeper point made it feel like a movie from a different era, but that’s not a bad thing. ...

Just finished S1 of The Pitt. It was good! Pretty watchable, at least. Did it hit the target it set for itself? I don’t really think so, tbh: it’s a little lumpy, and shifts awkwardly between really tight prestige TV stuff and parts that are pure melodrama, or mawkish, or sentimental, or overly didactic. It was better in the early episodes, and weaker once it had dealt out most of its dramatic / competence porn cards. Honestly, it would be a great show if you were actually, y’know, in a hospital and needed to watch something to keep you distracted. ...