I love going to the movies. I won some awards for producing theater. Theme Park fan. Obsessed with the Mets/Knicks/Rangers. The “Em” in @emberprodux.
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2025 Film Recap - my Favorites & more! https://t.co/LJG9pBSKsM
I am putting this in writing for all to see. I am working on a feature. I will be shooting it next year. Doubt me at your own peril. I can’t wait for everyone to see what I’m cooking up.
The notion of “does it live up to the hype,” particularly as a function of media criticism, is nonsense. Hype is manufactured. It is your decision to listen to the opinions of others. Critiquing something based on how your opinion relates to the opinions of others means nothing.
Ideally, our critiques and engagement with a work should exist in a vacuum. I don’t care what the “hype” is. I don’t care what anyone else thinks. I care how I feel. I care about how I connect to the work. Any other way is a disservice to yourself and the work.
Lovely and devastating. Julia Hart has such a deft hand, and the film balances the line between earnest and maudlin really well. The cast is so good, and it’s ultimately a warm (but sad!) hug of a movie. Centering it around Waitress, a musical I adore, is special. I sobbed.
Watch any scene from The Flash with Tom Cavanagh and you instantly understand why they did every asspull imaginable to keep bringing him back for another season