We are at 10K in part three, so new thread.
Lets start with a game. Looking up the scores for Other Mommy, I came across an interesting stat. Jessica Chastain is one of a very few people who have a credit in both a 100% and 0% RT score. Can you name any others? Bonus points if you can name both movies.
One of the 0% movies actually has two credits that fulfills the category.
I’m thinking I’ll participate in this thread.
Gonna see The Social Reckoning tonight. I’ve seen the mixed reviews, some of them strongly negative, and honestly I still think I have a real shot at enjoying it. Or at least I’m not so scared off to sidestep deciding for myself.
I’d be surprised if my filmography doesn’t have multiples of both lol
This is as close to a lock of a film I’ll like as you can get.
The Social Reckoning (2026)
I’m not severely allergic to Aaron Sorkin in the way that some are. If you are, sincerely: just disregard every positive thing I say about this, because I do get why a Sorkin hater isn’t going to enjoy this.
The first half of this movie is pretty great. The coverage of an internal whistleblower makes for some kinetic and fairly engrossing filmmaking. The clandestine meetings are suffused with a fair amount of tension, and I was very locked in. Mikey Madison’s, uhh, disguises she would frequently wear when attending said meetings? A little discomfiting, honestly. You’ll know what I’m talking about if and when you see it. But that’s really my only note on that front; otherwise, this material is all really solid.
The back half is less strong. The ending comes across like Sorkin didn’t know how to punctuate the movie all that well, so he shrugged and just found a viable exit. The ending isn’t bad, but I won’t pretend that it sent me out on a satisfying note.
While this performance is not, and does not try to be, the sort of powerhouse performance Madison turned in for Anora, it’s impressive. She’s here to stay; I’m even more confident in that now. Jeremy Allen White held his own reasonably well here and basically gave the role what it was asking for. But when he and Madison shared the screen, something they did often in this movie, it was always clear that she was operating a level above him.
Jeremy Strong’s performance as Mark Zuckerberg is…a bit strange. I didn’t completely hate it, but it was just so broad and outside how I conceive of Zuckerberg that it honestly reminded me of the over-the-top Gary Oldman take on Harry Truman in Oppenheimer. And that’s not particularly a compliment. Bill Burr, on the other hand, is great casting and gives a very entertaining supporting performance.
I thought this did a good job of vilifying Facebook without tipping so far into the sanctimonious that it ever became too annoying. I’m not saying that Sorkin never hit a sour note in this script; I did roll my eyes here and there, but just not enough to meaningfully bring the movie down.
I set my expectations in a reasonable place, knowing that of course it’s genuinely ludicrous to hope that the Sorkin/Sorkin movie would meaningfully compete with the Fincher/Sorkin movie, and I walked away happy with what I got.
3.5/5
wife wanted to see other mommy. wife is also a rotten tomato meter snob, so i sent her the reviews and i think i changed her mind lol.
Tried to play the 0 percent RT and 100 percent RT game. 0 percent is much more rare. Which makes sense, to get funding for a movie and not get a single critic to give a thumbs up has to be brutal. I tried to keep it to the most thumbs down
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You’ve got Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu for Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
You’ve got Left Behind for Nick Cage
You’ve got Highlander 2 for Sean Connery
You’ve got Gotti for John Travolta
Actually I have a winner…
The Ridiculous 6 has
One other funny thing Pinocchio has a 100% rating, and a 0% rating.
Other Mommy embargo broke. 18% currently. Likely will go down.
‘Because it hasn’t lost enough money yet’
The current slate of movies is so unappealing to me. Been a rough month or so.
Social Reckoning (2026)
Called it. Although I liked it a lot I didn’t love it. It’s no Social Network. That said, it’s crackling with Sorkin dialogue and all the actors are awesome. I really loved Madison. She is becoming a favourite actor of mine.
Sorkin adds nothing to the direction.
I wish they had wrestled with the fact that the reporting had essentially zero effect on Facebook.
Grade: B+
PSA: A Few Good Men is in rotation and on the HBO Max app. It’s a rarity to get the uncut version of this so get on it.
Well, sure. This much was known about 18 months ago when Fincher didn’t sign on.
Looks solid. I trust Flannagan to do a solid job with something like this.
Saw The History of Concrete last night. I really enjoyed it. Essential viewing for anyone who was a fan of How To… and probably a skip for anyone who wasnt. Nails a lot of the tone of the show. Funny, thought provoking, surprisingly touching at times. Wilson haa a knack for focusing on some truly interesting New Yorkers.
