From 58c19be06a003cc1f037db1c55224c1d37dd6d5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cameron Otsuka Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 17:35:41 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add rots, apprentice reviews --- ...star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ content/reviews/the-apprentice.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/reviews/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith.md create mode 100644 content/reviews/the-apprentice.md 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 -- 2.51.0