>> But the myth is that he shot the nose off the Sphinx.
Movie ping.
Still got your nose, sphinx?
Still have it.
I’ve been tempted to go see Napoleon in the theaters simply to see the battle scenes on the big screen. Once that window closes, home screens just aren’t the same.
The Holdovers has just been released. Seems to be a very good movie of the kind we say endlessly that we want Hollywood to make more of. If we’re serious about that, we should go see them when they come out. I want to see it before writing it up for the ping list, so I guess I’d better get moving.
American Fiction has just hit the theaters. I recommend it highly. Bear in mind that this isn’t just a parody of black-white relations in America today, which is how the usual suspects among the critics take it. They’re mostly all so deep in their bubble they don’t have a clue, but EVERY white character in the film is a smug, condescending, virtue signaling, identity politics liberal. They are drawn from academia, publishing and the movie industry. And the movie is brutal on them. Conservatives will see the point instantly. Liberals? Nah. But see it and enjoy.
Angel Studios, which produced The Sound of Freedom, is now out with The Shift, which is being reviewed as a retelling of the Book of Job. Also on my list.