Criticism Is Dead
What we’re watching and what it all means (if it means anything at all)
2 years ago

Zola, No Sudden Move, and Succession trailer bitch!!!!

Getting way in over one's head, plus the spit that rang throughout the land

We discuss Zola and No Sudden Move, two films about getting sucked into very criminal goings-on.

03:08 Zola, now out in theaters(!), has a hard job of hitting the right balance between dark and larger-than-life wild, and it veers a little more toward dark.

23:24 Crime caper No Sudden Move, streaming on HBO Max, is akin to a fast car: you don't know all the parts and how they work together, but it's definitely moving!

38:56 Plus, culture notes at length about the Succession trailer. ...

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Music: REEKAH

Artwork and design: Sara Macias and Andrew Liu

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