1. Holdo doesn't tell Poe the plan because it's literally established in the first fifteen minutes of the film the First Order is inexplicably able to track the Resistance fleet through hyperspace, alluding to a possible mole. The only time they ever encounter each other is when they are surrounded by other Resistance members, which isn't really the ideal place for long-winded divulgence about escape plans.

2. Luke igniting his lightsaber for "a brief solitary second" upon seeing a vision…

Macbeth for people who like The Lighthouse more than Macbeth.

You can tell a lot of the actors don’t really feel confident reading the Shakespearean dialogue, much less conveying it in a way that is not only consistent with the current psychological state of their character but the piece as a whole and playing off of each other. Many opt for naturalism, which ironically as an acting style developed by Stanislavsky with the advent of psychology in the early 20th…

It brings me absolutely zero joy to say that I found Oppenheimer to be disappointing - not hugely, but definitely not as airtight, percipient, or transformative as its almighty 89 Metascore or current 4.4/5 score on here would suggest. The subject matter here is incredible, and seeing a nine-digit budget go toward a film that includes Oppenheimer, Heisenberg, Bohr, Einstein, and Feynman is very satisfying if you're like me and like to spend inordinate amounts of time reading about fascinating…

One of the most overrated films in recent memory, The Lighthouse pulls the typical postmodernist punch of cramming so many symbols and allusions into its 90 minute runtime that it's nearly impossible to understand what, if anything, the film is trying to convey. Hilariously, this seems to have worked for most film enthusiasts.

Each scene in The Lighthouse raises far more questions than it answers. This isn't a bad thing, necessarily, but the truly great films raise questions of philosophical,…