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wearevillaneve's avatar

This is a great and LOL review of a flick that when the trailer played before "Sinners" my wife and I swapped stares of disbelief over how BAD it looked.

I did have a question though about this: "Even well-written music reviews sound embarrassing if read aloud, and Anima won’t make anyone forget Lance Bangs."

Hey, Nathan? Did you forget LESTER Bangs, the great, gonzo, and gone rock critic? Asking for a friend...

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Johnny Socko's avatar

I feel like this movie was a gift -- to Nathan, at least. But between this and "The Idol", I have to wonder about Tesfaye's predilection for writing and portraying himself as a raging asshole. Even when he/his character is referred to as a gift to humanity, he STILL turns into a raging asshole. Usually narcissists don't ever depict themselves as "bad", so I wonder what the hell his diagnosis really is.

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Bruno S.'s avatar

I’ve been told that self loathing is a form of narcissism. The fact that this movie exists seems to indicate that it’s true.

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Seth Christenfeld's avatar

Sounds a bit more Fatal Attraction than Misery, maybe?

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DR Darke's avatar

Look at the bright side, at least you get to see The Weeknd get tortured!

After the shit he pulled while on THE IDOL, that's got to be a plus....

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