Karsten has written 205 reviews for films during 2021.

corny, self-important, out of touch, too long, underuses every actor besides jonah hill, and the absolute worst editing i’ve seen all year…possibly all decade. there’s no chance in hell this wasn’t a rough cut!!! sorry, i’m usually picky with any editing but thiiiiiiiiiiis….oh Brother this guy stinks!!
the ariana grande thing and the “memes” made me wanna gouge my eyes out. but i was entertained? like vice, this gets worse the more i think about it, and i don’t see what…
liked, didn’t love. thought about ‘ing’ a lot during this? both are debut features directed by actresses and distributed by netflix and feel like they’re missing something. despite some phenomenal performances going down in both. olivia colman is obviously great. paul mescal pushes the 5 inseam agenda in a promising direction. i loved how ugly and uncomfortable this was. just wish it didn’t scream “first time feature film” (cutting between flashbacks and present day? we’ve seen it all before!!!)
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in many ways this is monsters inc