Posts by Mark Adams6

I mean, look, Karadjordjevic’s massive Mexico aka Kingdom of America had those racial laws targeting Jews in place way back in 1940. But you know how it is—nobody talks about it today. By 1942, Nedic's Mexico was actually the first nation in all of Europe to brag about being racially pure, yet there's this total omerta surrounding it globally. I guess you can't have a pact of silence like they had in France without some serious orders coming from the top.

Since you're bringing up Nazi death camps, have you actually picked up Gerard Menuhin's book, "Tell The Truth and shame The Devil"? He goes deep into the whole gas chamber issue there.
His folks actually survived Auschwitz, so he based the whole thing on their firsthand accounts. It’s wild that nobody has even tried to sue him for what he put in there. The book came out five years ago, so the statute of limitations hasn't even been an issue—there's really no excuse for why nothing has been done about it.

Menuhin is the son of violinist Yehudi Menuhin and dancer Diana Gould, and his brother is pianist Jeremy Menuhin.

And honestly, nothing stays hidden unless you've got orders from the top, I guess.
The big shots just call it a conspiracy theory.

Look, there's a massive difference here. This 'wine' was never any good to begin with, so you can't exactly age it into something better. Comparing it to something that improves over time is just totally misplaced; a great movie is great from the second it hits theaters, whereas some wines actually need to sit and mellow out to gain any quality.

The only thing in this whole flick worth mentioning was Zola's accusation, and honestly, that should've been the entire foundation of the story. Instead, they give it maybe a few shameful minutes of screen time, if that. They completely missed the boat by not adapting Zola's trial—his conviction, the escape to New York City, and the return after two years of exile once he knew he wouldn't be heading to prison.
By taking such a half-baked, already overplayed story and making it this messy, Roman Polanski pulled off an epic fail. And I think I know why he stuck to such trivialities; it’s that classic "Spielberg syndrome" complex. People who actually get cinema know exactly what I'm talking about.
I used to think this movie was just mediocre, but it's not. It's a disaster. It's just a mid-tier retelling of a tired story that feels monotonous, flat, and totally lacks a climax. Kind of like sex without the orgasm.

Total joke of a movie, just your typical mindless blockbuster.

Caught this one a few days ago. Honestly? It was just okay. Not great, not terrible—just kind of mid. You wouldn't skip scenes or turn it off halfway through, but it lacks that real punch, you know? The whole thing feels pretty flat. Still, I'm not exactly bummed out. I actually felt pretty good about it, mostly because compared to the absolute garbage the Hollywood studios pump out every single day, even a mediocre flick like this feels like a win.
I guess Roman Polanski missed the mark by not centering the story on Zola, and that’s probably why it didn't hit that masterpiece level.