44/100

Very occasional reminder that you, too, can be instrumental in making me watch and review incredibly dumb movies like this one, which was suggested and voted upon by the surpassingly wonderful folks who keep me solvent at the moment via Patreon. (On top of the pandemic, I'm about to lose my primary source of professional writing income—until January, anyway—thanks to California's misguided AB5, which limits freelancers to a maximum of 35 pieces per annum for any publication.) My near-daily…

69/100

Second viewing, last seen just prior to its original theatrical release. Fascinating to watch at this moment in history, in a way that I didn't remotely anticipate: When Grenouille's reign of terror begins in Grasse, we get more or less exactly the personal safety vs. economic health debate that's currently raging in the U.S., with a few sensible folks advocating a curfew while numerous others complain that they'll be ruined if they can't work by night. Alan Rickman's Richis…