149. Downsizing & The Post

It's white saviour week on Film Chat as we review two film which pinpoint the world's problems with laser like focus and tell us all how to solve them.First up is Downsizing, in which Matt Damon plays an everyman who undergoes an experimental shrinking process to increase his wealth and decrease his carbon footprint. Danny SIZES the film up, decides that despite its BIG ambitions it has very LITTLE to say and is ultimately kinda AVERAGE*.Then he and Sam tackle The Post, a timely picture all about the free press standing up to a corrupt president. Not since that time a few days ago when Hillary read an extract of Fire and Fury has Trump been so thoroughly and conclusively owned. I assume that in the time it takes me to click "post" Trump will have been impeached and this paragraph will just serve as reminder of the darkest chapter in the history of the republic.Plus we examine the surprisingly good Oscar nominations, give you the lowdown on Charlie Kauffman's next slice of existential despair and tell you which documentaries you must watch. *His review contains 400 more height puns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It's white saviour week on Film Chat as we review two film which pinpoint the world's problems with laser like focus and tell us all how to solve them.First up is Downsizing, in which Matt Damon plays an everyman who undergoes an experimental shrinking process to increase his wealth and decrease his carbon footprint. Danny SIZES the film up, decides that despite its BIG ambitions it has very LITTLE to say and is ultimately kinda AVERAGE*.Then he and Sam tackle The Post, a timely picture all about the free press standing up to a corrupt president. Not since that time a few days ago when Hillary read an extract of Fire and Fury has Trump been so thoroughly and conclusively owned. I assume that in the time it takes me to click "post" Trump will have been impeached and this paragraph will just serve as reminder of the darkest chapter in the history of the republic.Plus we examine the surprisingly good Oscar nominations, give you the lowdown on Charlie Kauffman's next slice of existential despair and tell you which documentaries you must watch. *His review contains 400 more height puns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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