Review: Jason Reitman’s ‘Saturday Night’
“‘Saturday Night’ punctuates each act with impressive editing. Itโs a big exclamation point — an ode to the original cast and crew, a celebration of comedic camaraderie and the creative process.”
“‘Saturday Night’ punctuates each act with impressive editing. Itโs a big exclamation point — an ode to the original cast and crew, a celebration of comedic camaraderie and the creative process.”
“Michael Che talks trash from a desk (and on his Instagram stories), but who’s going to challenge the audience from the main stage with some weird, wild stuff?”
โโScroogedโ carries on Dickensโ themes and message in a way that speaks the most directly and urgently to its audience, teaching that โthe miracle” of giving can happen to all of us, at any time. Provided, of course, we can turn off the TV for just long enough.โ
โHer music remains permeated by the natural world, both lyrically and sonically. Field recordings form the backbone of multi-layered samples, and loops of falling trees and rattlesnakes complement subtle drum machines. The effect is a distinct sense of place.โ
โWhat โFirst Manโ might lack in emotionality, Chazelle more than compensates for in spectacle.โ
“It’s ‘The Leftovers’ minus the chainsmokers, angry locals and cryptic dialogue.”
“The failure of language permeates ‘Twin Peaks,’
an abundance of verbiage disintegrating under the looming and ageless presence in the woods.”
“Jamming its artistic support into the final few moments, ‘Mascots’ just checks off boxes.”
“Would we like The Rock as much if he wasnโt shredded like taco lettuce?”
“Sisters is a house party film told by and from the perspective of women, and that is precisely why it succeeds.”
“The documentary suggests that the makers of Saturday Night Live, in all likelihood, probably donโt have contempt for their audience. Itโs harder to say thatโs the case for the team behind Live from New York!”
“Expanding on the standard documentary outline, director Douglas Tirola strings a series of in-depth interviews together with original National Lampoon magazine artwork, album excerpts and stage show footage — providing enough tits, drugs and comedy to satiate fans young and old.”
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