78. TRIANGLE OF SADNESS (2022) dir. Ruben Östlund

We're closing in on the last two Best Picture nominees before Sunday night's Academy Awards show! Today on the docket: Ruben Östlund's TRIANGLE OF SADNESS.TRIANGLE OF SADNESS fires off every satirical shot at the uber-wealthy you can imagine. This might be a detriment to those who want a more focused approach. To bring back a CREED III reference, other folks might want a right hook instead of a flurry of jabs.However, this is my show, and I'm a jabber. Give me a barrage of commentary about how the fashion industry sells class divide, not clothes. Let me observe how nuts it is for a few folks to hold the keys to our most essential, mundane resources - the stuff we take for granted. Jab at gender politics. Jab at fragile masculinity. Jab at the patriarchy. Jab at the lunacy, the idiocy of those who are never expected, never even ENCOURAGED to mold an original thought out of their smooth-as-a-baby's-butt brains.As long as the jokes land, I'm here. And it doesn't hurt to have Oscar-snubbed Dolly De Leon as the movie's MVP.Lord of the Flies with billionaires. That's just fuckin' funny.---------------------------Review THE MOVIES on Apple Podcasts & I'll read it on the next episode!Follow The Movies on ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠& ⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠Financially support the podcast via the ⁠⁠tip jar!