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Batman: Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club (1968)
So sexist and backward it's painful
This episode is one long push back at The Woman's Movement of the late sixties. Sadly, the message to young girls, who watched the show back in the day, was simple: Only kooks and criminals want to place women in leadership roles. And it promoted the lie that the women's movement, at its core, was filled with nothing but men haters. One egregious example: as soon as Ms. Clavicle and her evil team take over Gotham, they oust all men from their jobs. But once the newly anointed women take over they simply can't get past their "natural tendencies." For example, the female police allow a bank robbery to take place because they are too preoccupied with trading recipes, and gabbing about sales at their local department stores. It's really painful to watch. It had a horrible message for its young audience. And it's unbearable to watch today. Plus all the female "criminals" (with the exception of their leader Ms. Clavicle) dress to suit a male fantasy-short skirts and large breasts are very much on display.
Lakewood (2021)
Naomi Watts runs around as the ultimate Karen
While running around the woods Amy (played by Naomi Watts) learns that a school shooter is in her son's high school. She spends the bulk of the movie tying up phone lines, and draining the time of authorities, in an effort to find out what's happened to her kid-and her kid alone. She even calls the shooter - exacerbating the situation and endangering the lives of everyone involved. Because, after all, she's the center of the universe and everyone should be answering her questions and calming her fears instead of handling a life threatening crisis. She's the ultimate Karen. This movie is an insult to every real life human who has gone through the horror of a school shooting.
Due Date (2010)
Zero Heart
This is not another,Planes, Trains and Automobiles. That film had kindness at its core. This is about an immature, selfish man,(Galifianakis, playing a role almost identical to his character in The Hangover) who:gets a serious, focused businessman (played by Downey, Jr.) thrown off a flight and put on the no-fly list. And if that's not enough: he steals his wallet, causes him to break an arm...and oh yeah... shoots him in the leg. But the audience is supposed to forgive Galifianakis' character, "Ethan Tremblay" for literally breaking, bruising and shooting someone and find it sweet and endearing. After all, as Ethan explains, he did it all so he could make a friend. He's just a guy who didn't "want to feel lonely or be alone." Robert Downey, Jr's character "Peter Highman" struggles along the best he can, and the filmmaker's hope we actually believe Tremblay and Highman bond and become friends in the end. A trick impossible for even the talented Downey,Jr. To pull off. In "Hangover" it's plausible because the impending marriage forces the gang to stay together. But Highman has no ties to Tremblay. Who would stick around and befriend someone who ruins your name with the FAA and causes you to almost miss your child's birth? Not a bit funny to watch. Just painful. And not worthy of either actor.
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
One long marketing vehicle for Warner Bros
This film lacks the heart and whimsy that made the original so loved. It's simply a way for Warner Brothers to "flex" and constantly flash the names and logos of all the intellectual properties they own. Abundant special effects don't make up for the lack of a strong plot. And the ending is heartbreaking and pointless.