A yawning chasm of difference exists between seeing a bad movie and seeing a movie that you don’t connect with. It took me years to learn the difference, and it saddens me that there are people out there who will never learn the difference. For example, after Everything Everywhere All At Once won a metric ton of Oscars, I saw comments like: “SUCH an overrated movie.” “It was terrible.” “More woke garbage* from Hollywood.” “Why can’t they make movies people want to see?” That last one is one of my favorites, and I think it gets to the root of the problem. Too many of us have... Read More