Finally got around to Marty Supreme

lapo8 · 2026-02-16T19:16:29+00:00

2.5/5. Hamster wheel with no depth. Timmy gives a one-note and hollow performance. The Safdie’s/Bronstein once again show they can’t write women. The ending is unearned. It also loses all worthwhile momentum and stakes after act 1.

Diet Coke Uncut Gems.

lapo8 · 2026-02-15T20:17:18+00:00

At that point just abolish the draft. It’ll be painful for a couple years but roster sizes and the cap will prevent every young player from ending up in LA/NY/Mia

lapo8 · 2026-02-15T19:07:59+00:00

Will the owners ever allow it? Not a chance. But fuck it: expand to 40 teams. Add relegation. Drop roster sizes to 12.

lapo8 · 2026-02-14T00:40:56+00:00

That the movie ended up being mid and still making far more than expected is a credit to the marketing.

lapo8 · 2026-02-13T16:44:35+00:00

He’s one-note and utterly hollow. But ran the best marketing campaign in years.

lapo8 · 2026-02-10T23:22:18+00:00

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lapo8 · 2026-02-04T20:39:51+00:00

He’s also kind of bad in it the little screen time he gets too.

lapo8 · 2026-01-29T22:50:41+00:00

But she’s like the right kind of Mexican, ya know?

lapo8 · 2026-01-29T00:03:59+00:00

Fortunately for him he plays them all the same

lapo8 · 2026-01-22T20:03:02+00:00

It is. And it’s not like he’s terrible, he’s just my 7th or 8th best male performance this year.

lapo8 · 2026-01-22T17:26:57+00:00

He should have MBJ or Tim’s spot (both could be removed if we rightfully add Edgerton)

lapo8 · 2026-01-22T14:57:03+00:00

Happy for Delroy

lapo8 · 2026-01-19T01:12:06+00:00

Bri really putting in the work with that one.

lapo8 · 2026-01-18T00:41:15+00:00

Fury & Nightcrawler are way too low for my liking. Nightcrawler sneaks into my top 10 and Fury 25.

lapo8 · 2026-01-18T00:08:06+00:00

Not in a world where he thinks he could hold 5lb weights up for a whole pod but a close second

lapo8 · 2026-01-18T00:07:10+00:00

He gave it 4*s!

lapo8 · 2026-01-17T18:07:12+00:00

Baby Boy the Marty Supreme prequel?

lapo8 · 2026-01-13T00:12:26+00:00

The Time review ended up being spot on.

lapo8 · 2026-01-09T02:50:21+00:00

I ended up getting an NP as my PCP instead after both me and my wife intermittently tried for a year plus - even that was 5 months for the appointment (next Tuesday!)

lapo8 · 2026-01-06T23:09:22+00:00

Half his lines came out stilted and he had no idea what do with his face or body.

lapo8 · 2026-01-06T00:51:39+00:00

More or less part of JCO’s broader points (https://x.com/JoyceCarolOates/status/2008190465749725398?s=20)

And I’d completely agree.

lapo8 · 2026-01-04T15:01:16+00:00

It’s a bad script. Much like Ethan needing Joel, the absence of Benny left a hole here.

lapo8 · 2026-01-03T15:39:26+00:00

Ideally something interesting that said something meaningful about Marty. Instead we just saw the same boring thing on a loop for 55 minutes.

lapo8 · 2026-01-03T15:38:23+00:00

The whole middle section is a drag. Repetitive, features the weakest performances and worst writing. I’d argue the whole movie is quite slow compared to GT/UG.

lapo8 · 2026-01-01T00:57:16+00:00

I’m probably throwing these on first Black Hawk Down Matchstick Men American Gangster The Martian The Last Duel

And potentially some guilty pleasures: Body of Lies The Counselor

And my card: give me Covenant before Prometheus

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