Meanderings #211: "The Empty Man" and the Silly Movie
Lass is More with Josh Lasser
English - January 19, 2021 13:00 - 6 minutes - 7.25 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTV & Film Arts Visual Arts media film movies television Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Meanderings #210: Not on "Ma Rainey" or "The Midnight Sky"
There is, one suspects, something clever buried somewhere within the filmic adaptation of "The Empty Man" graphic novel. The movie has a great look and James Badge Dale is a good actor and there's a lot to chew on in it. But, maybe because of its length or its desire to twist things around or its not wanting to explain anything in any way that makes any sense, it all ends up feeling... well... empty.