From: Cameron Otsuka Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 00:35:41 +0000 (-0700) Subject: add rots, apprentice reviews X-Git-Url: https://git.otsuka.systems/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=58c19be06a003cc1f037db1c55224c1d37dd6d5f;p=cotsuka.github.io add rots, apprentice reviews --- diff --git a/content/reviews/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md b/content/reviews/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ae79016 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/reviews/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +--- +title: "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" +date: 2025-09-05 +modified: 2025-09-07 +rating: 3 +tags: +- movie +posse: + Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/cotsuka/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith/ +--- + +- easily the best of the prequels. +- dialogue is atrocious at multiple points. acting is pretty uneven, with some really bad scenes accentuated by odd close-up shots or cuts. +- just hit me over the head with the politics. +- anakin basically murders his fellow jedi because they won't call him master? +- lucas had no idea how to get to the end of this movie. +- sadly no jar jar binks memes diff --git a/content/reviews/the-apprentice.md b/content/reviews/the-apprentice.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8917fd4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/reviews/the-apprentice.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +--- +title: The Apprentice +date: 2025-09-06 +modified: 2025-09-07 +rating: 3 +tags: +- movie +posse: + Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/cotsuka/film/the-apprentice-2024/ +--- + +- clearly had a political pov they wanted to push, but they don't do a good job of proving it with the story they showed on the screen +- sebastian stan slipped in and out of modern trump mannerisms throughout the film. i expected to see a change over time, but it seemed like he was more in-character for certain filming sessions versus others +- i'd honestly prefer a roy cohn biopic, going through each era of his career rebuilds