K-Kortez

I am just laughing reading all the reviews of parents freaking out about how scary this movie is. When I watched it, it didn't even occur to me how dark some of the events were, but looking back, yes, it does get pretty dark at times for a Christmas movie about Santa and his puppy best friend. But it's not scary, and I'm trying not to judge, but when I read about 8 year old kids being scared and crying because of this movie, I can't help but laugh, and just think about how sheltered some kids are in this world. I know I come from a different era, and having watched Child's Play by age 8, I admit my tolerance for the macabre is higher than others. But if this movie is too scary for your kid, you might be a bit too overprotective and your kid is gonna have real bad smack of reality when they are not under your watchful eye.

I don't tend to write reviews, much less for individual episodes of TV shows, but this episode was great and its rating is way too low. A lot of people's favorite Futurama episodes are those with a sentimental story which ties it all together, and I get it, those are my favorite too. "Yo Leela Leela" isn't that, there's not much sentimentality here at all. It also lacks the complexity which make some episodes very memorable, but what it lacks in sentimentality and complexity it makes up for in its humor. This is probably one of the funniest Futurama episodes in the whole series, it's almost joke after joke after joke. Some don't land, but most do. Also, as someone who works in the entertainment industry, its satirical take on kids' programing is both scarily accurate and hilarious.

The "big reveal" is very predictable, but it doesn't take away from the story, and the ending is both funny and unexpected.

I've seen a lot of hate for Tenet, but I honestly believe the movie will age very well, and a lot of the people who hate it now will come to realize just how ahead of its time it is. I will admit that it prioritizes concept over plot and character, and hard-to-hear dialogue has become a recurring problem for Nolan. But the movie is great, and I like it more the more I think about it. You don't need to be super smart to understand it, as some diehard Nolan fans claim, but I believe you do need to be fascinated enough by the philosophy of time to make it a pleasant experience. Without that, I think the movie will bore you and that boredom will probably lead you to miss some key points needed to fill in the puzzle. Filling in the puzzle doesn't mean you'll like it though, because this movie is an experimental thriller disguised as a blockbuster, which is not what people expected.

Hey, maybe I'm wrong, but I expect the love for this movie will grow over the years.