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A Boring Dystopia

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'Scowling Void of Pure Nothingness': Critics Destroy $75 Million Melania Trump Documentary | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
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One particularly brutal review came from Nick Hilton, film critic for the Independent, who said that the first lady came off in the film as “a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness” who leads a “vulgar, gilded lifestyle.”

Hilton added that the film is so terrible that it fails even at being effective propaganda and is likely to be remembered as “a striking artifact... of a time when Americans willingly subordinated themselves to a political and economic oligopoly.”

I think we can officially conclude 2026 is The Year Of The Scowling Void Of Pure Nothingness

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[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Even so, they had a massive budget, a competent director, and they didn't manage to produce something that paints her in a good light.

[–] ferrule@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

The best way to launder money is to have a front that is legit. This way it pass the smell test if you just plug your nose a little.

I would assume bribes work the same way.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago

Don't get me wrong, he's scum, but he's an experienced director with several well-received movies under his belt. Both can be true.

[–] rektdeckard@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Funny way to spell complicit

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 0 points 14 hours ago

Stupid way to ignore that guy's point.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Malicious compliance?