“He’s not a perfect person.”

Succeeds thanks to its heart, its willingness to prod at the fourth wall and travel to the Land of Make Believe, and Tom Hanks. While he doesn’t capture the exact visage or speech of Rogers, he radiates his spirit and warmth.

My VHS cover pull-quote: “An adaptation of every wholesome meme smashed together.”

“I am trying my best for that kid, but I am in pain like a motherfucker.”

A deeply personal vision quest of a film led by Shia LaBeouf to understand the heart of Shia LaBeouf’s struggles, holding a mirror up to his father and seeing himself seeing his father seeing himself.

My VHS cover pull-quote: “My dad was a big smoker. Sometimes, I catch a whiff of Newport cigarettes when I’m out and I kind of savor it just like Shia LaBeouf smoked and drank to emulate and share something he recognized as inextricable from his dad. In conclusion, I am Shia LaBeouf. You are Shia LaBeouf. We are all Shia LaBeouf.”

That’s it.

“From here on out, the game is gonna be about power, from top to bottom.”

A film noir that revels in every single shadow and scene on which a player can chew. It’s a throwback, a strong passion project, and it lands on exactly the existentialist note it should.

My VHS cover pull-quote: “The Tourette’s syndrome thing is handled pretty well, and while it’s played for laughs at certain points, for the most part Norton just makes it a part of the character without being the entire character. It’s interesting to see a condition like it handled within a 50s noir framework that wasn’t present in the 90s-set source material.”

That’s it.

“It feels like I was born here.”

Eat the rich.

My VHS cover pull-quote: “That doesn’t mean there’s literal cannibalism in this or anything. That’s not the turn or twist to this film about the universal relationship between classes. Or maybe it is. I don’t know, go see it. I’ve already said too much about it.”