This week’s report is quite a mixture. “Scoop,” a recent film focused on a controversial case about the Monarchy, a re-view of The King of Comedy, which, with the new Joker film trailer, has a bit more meaning these days, and finally, Asteroid City, one of the latest films of the always interesting, but not always entertaining Wes Anderson.

🎥Asteroid City (2023) 🌠🌵👽

I’ve been a follower of Wes Anderson for many years; however, for some time now, he has unfortunately ceased to surprise me and, rather, lately he tends to tire me. With the film titled “Asteroid City,” set in an arid American desert in a strange year 1955, I unfortunately experienced the same situation.

With an always surprising cast, it presents us with passages related to the idealization of Hollywood, the UFO phenomenon, and the atomic bomb tests after WWII, without delving into anything, and for me, without causing any outstanding emotion.

In the future, I hope to be able to “feel” a Wes Anderson film again, just as I did with The Royal Tenenbaums, Life Aquatic, or even Moonrise Kingdom, but I believe that, just like the tenderness of a youthful love, it is very likely that it will never happen again.

⭐ 6 /10 MAX

🎥Scoop (2024) 🕵️‍♂️🔍

Scoop is a movie about one of the most relevant and controversial journalistic events of recent years. It focuses on how an interview with Prince Andrew was generated and developed, and his connection with the acts of the well-known sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein.

It’s interesting to understand, from the perspective of the British television network, the team and the juggling they carried out in order to overcome the barriers of royalty. Although it’s not a tremendous film, it does have a very interesting theme, decent tension, and enough of a celebrity factor to enjoy it.

⭐ 7 / 10 Netflix

🎥The King of Comedy (1982) 🤡👑

I had this movie pending, which came onto my radar when it was compared to ‘JOKER.’ Leaving that aside and confirming that there are indeed similarities in the script, it is far from being a plagiarism or something similar. On the other hand, this 1982 Martin Scorsese film introduces us to Rupert Pupkin (played by Robert De Niro) in a remarkable role. Pupkin is a comedian obsessed with achieving fame, and he approaches Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis) in hopes of being featured on his Late Show.

The story escalates to levels of delirium, crime, and a complete loss of judgment. The film features great dialogues and fantastic performances set in a New York that now appears somewhat naive and dreamy. It offers a critique of the ‘ShowBiz’ industry and its idolization of icons, which remains relevant in today’s media landscape.

⭐ 9 / 10, MAX