Jay Sherman

I have a PhD in film. I used to have a show on ABC. Then Fox. Then Comedy Central. Now I do reviews in the paper. Feh. New York, NY

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Seinfeld S09E22 ‘The Finale’ (Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld, 1998)

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Howards End/ 1992

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The Great Gatsby 2 … they thought he was dead… ……..but they rebuilt him… …faster … stronger … smarter… old sports die hard In The Great Gatling-Gunsby West Egg is about to be Scrambled

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DETECTIVE PIKACHU? More like DETECTIVE BLEAK...ACHU.

Eh? Eh???

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I had to do it.

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Happy Birthday to Me!!!!

62 is the new 30, as they say!

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Hedy Lamarr in Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

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Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers.

Follow these guys! They do my job for me! Maybe I should get on the streaming train...

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Abandoned Theater

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Mr Sherman. May I interest you in a movie called Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods?

Ah, Dragonball. I remember Marty rambling on about that show as a teenager. I never really understood it, but he seemed to be really invested for awhile.

Anime’s never been my expertise, to be honest with you! All I can tell you for sure is that most of it is trite, exploitative garbage. But knowing Marty, I’m sure it’s a little out of the norm. Maybe next time he’s over we’ll watch it together.

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many people have been complaining about the surge of porn bots… personally i havent noticed… however i have seen a rise in increasingly beautiful and mysterious women who wish to court me

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counting down to Halloween ➝ october 3rd - misery (1990)

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me after finishing a movie: wow that was rly good!! im amazed

movie critics: trashiest movie ever created; possibly the worst movie of the year; complete disgrace

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alternatively

movie critics: best movie of the year. revolutionary. it’s a cinematic masterpiece

me: what the actual fuck did I just watch

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Okay, so apparently this happens because movie critics watch so many more movies than the average adult, so they catch on to the little things faster than everyone else. So whenever they see something that is different, for them it’s something that’s new and exciting

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^ yes, thank you

Critic: this movie is pretty bland, it brings nothing new to the table, a lot of plot points are boring and predictable and was done many times better in 48363 other films like-

Some heathens: get a load of this guy not wanting to sit through same cliches over and over and actually demanding popular directors to try something refreshing in their work. Pfft, pretentious prick.

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What’s your ideal type of girl

 Anyone who’s still there the morning after.

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So glad you're back! I missed you!

Wow! This is a late reply. Obviously.

But I’m extremely proud of my fans for sticking around!

I WILL PREACH TO MY STUDENTS WITH REVIEWS OF TRUTH!!!!

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THE 400 BLOWS is a really interesting French new-wave film I think you all should watch. Although, I kind of wish I didn’t like it, because many a bon mot could be made about its title...

The best part was when they locked up Antoine in the tiny cage. What a nuisance! French films really know how to punish those pesky characters the audience hates and then give them a sense of relief!

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“MARIA—!!”

To start off my little escapade I’ll talk a bit about METROPOLIS (1927). It’s essentially the grandfather of all mainstream science-fiction movies, complete with the deranged, crazy-haired mad scientist!

In modern context, it’s kind of generic plot-wise—but in 1920s context, it’s a cinematic marvel. In 2013, they released a fuller version with about 25 minutes worth of missing footage, and boy does it make a difference! I hadn’t seen this more complete version until now (the last time I saw it was when I was still studying film in my 20s). There’s still about two scenes missing, but a lot of vital plot points are back in their place. 

Something I noticed more in this viewing than what I remember from my initial viewing was Maria—or, rather, the clone of her imposed upon (the mad scientist) Rotwang’s robot, “The Machine Man.” Brigitte Helm holds the most roles out of all of the main cast in this movie, and she certainly doesn’t disappoint. She successfully plays off a subtle yet exponentially different version of her own character with the Machine (Wo)man; the only physical difference between the two cosmetically is a heavy dose of eyeliner (which looks... ugly, I might add). 

Hear that Hollywood? No SFX makeup here! Put away the palettes!

It just amazes me how deviously charismatic she is. Frightfully attractive. The character has the same ambitions as the real Maria—to lead and teach the workers of Metropolis—but they portray their position in such different ways.

Brigitte even went the extra mile and incorporated mechanical movements and unnatural positions into her performance of the robot. Her performance lets us understand how, from afar, the workers wouldn’t be able to tell the difference other than a change of motivation. However, since we as the viewers get to see her up close, we see the differences that reveal the truth! And such is the magic of film-making.