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A Paradox of Parental Paranoia

Beau Is Afraid – SPOILERS! The title is quite apropos, because the main character, played by Joaquin Phoenix, is indeed afraid, of pretty much everything. If we take things at face value, he’s right to be, as Murphy’s Law is … Continue reading →

Posted in Dreams, Families, Humor, Monsters, Music, Plays, Relationships, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged amy ryan, ari aster, beau is afraid, guilt, joaquin phoenix, mariah carey, mental illness, nathan lane, patty lupone, supertramp, winston churchill |

Follow the Feline

Inherent Vice – I can’t say this movie really held my attention, and Beth said it didn’t for her either. It’s a Paul Thomas Anderson film based on a book by Thomas Pynchon, apparently following it pretty closely, and I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Camper Van Beethoven, Cartoons, Dreams, Drugs, Fairy Tales, Humor, Magic, Music, Television, The Simpsons, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged anime, baron humbert von gikkingen, cats, dwarves, fairies, hayao miyazaki, inherent vice, joaquin phoenix, john denver, paul thomas anderson, sheep, studio ghibli, the cat returns, thomas pynchon, whisper of the heart |

God Loves You, He Really, Really Does!

There Will Be Blood – Another Paul Thomas Anderson movie, which was really famous, but I didn’t know much about it. I remember seeing a marquee that looked like it said, “There Will, Juno, Be Blood,” and I also recall … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Celebrities, Christianity, Cults, Economics, Fundamentalism, Humor, Music, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Scientology, Television, The Simpsons, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged adam driver, andrew garfield, annette, daniel day-lewis, jerry falwell, jessica chastain, jim bakker, joaquin phoenix, john steinbeck, l. ron hubbard, marion cotillard, michael showalter, paul thomas anderson, philip seymour hoffman, puppets, ron mael, russell mael, sparks, tammy faye bakker, televangelism, the eyes of tammy faye, the master, there will be blood, tom lehrer |

The Joker’s Not the Only Fool

Joker – SPOILERS! PRETTY MAJOR ONES AT THAT! My wife wanted to see this one, which is perhaps kind of weird considering that I’m the one who’s more into comic-based movies, and that there were rumors it was misogynistic (which … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Focus on the Foes, Health, Prejudice, Relationships, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged batman, batman (1989), clowns, dc comics, joaquin phoenix, joker, mental illness, misogyny, thomas wayne, zazie beetz |