Films I Watched This Week — Apr 21–27, 2025
The Menu (2022)
The Menu is a social commentary on wealth in America and how the super rich finally get their comeuppance. We have seen this premise play out more effectively many times before, most famously in Parasite, The Triangle, and the Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. Unlike it's predecessors the messages in The Menu are too on the nose and tend to come off as more style and less substance. The behaviors of its characters are not very believable given the predicament they are placed in but if you can suspend your belief throughout its absurdity and just enjoy the film simply as a black comedy the movie can be really fun, in a expendable sort of way.
The Brutalist (2024)
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