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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Hollywood has lost its mind
This movie could benevolently be described as an experiment in movie making. It has hardly any plot, copies from many different genres and is at times so hectic that it is hard to follow. In the end they try to tie it all together to a sentimental and nihilistic message about the value of relationships over accomplishments in life. As such, some people might enjoy it but my wife and I would have walked out if we had not been there with friends.
But I have a problem with all the accolades like the Oscars for best movie and for some of the actors. That used to mean something. But to call this the best of the year and to give Jamie Lee Curtis an award for this nothing of a performance shows how they have lost their way and the respect for their audience. They are mocking us. This movie is art in the sense that drawing a mustache on the Monas Lisa could be called art. Hollywood is hard at work of making itself irrelevant.
All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur (2020)
Mourinho, the not so special one
A compelling look behind the curtain into one of Premier League's biggest and most famous clubs that has been close many times but is yearning to finally win a title or a trophy again.
Early in the documentary they sack their long time coach to bring in famed Jose Mourinho to lead them to the top or as the intro puts it "to begin a new era". They introduce some facts like " he's won a trophy at every club" but also critical voices like "has been sacked at the last two clubs". To my surprise, Mourinho's leadership style is astoundingly trivial. You can see the players' eye glaze over in meetings when Mourinho dispenses fortune cookie wisdom or spouts pearls of wisdom like "we must win this game", "don't make mistakes", "to win the FA cup, you need a lot". No magic, no special insight, just bravado.
The players are surprisingly humble and likeable. Son Heung-min and Harry Kane are impressive and we also get great insight into other player's situations and what drives them either at the very beginning (will I get a contract, break into the starting line up) or the twilight of their career (should I stay or go to another club). In a way, you get closer to the players than expected and you feel like you are there with them in the locker room.
Mourinho on the other hand is revealed to be a fading former star who doesn't live up to the hype which is one of the most surprising accomplishments of the series. By the end of the documentary I felt disenchanted with Mourinho and understood why he didn't last even another full season with the Spurs after the series ended.