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'Scowling Void of Pure Nothingness': Critics Destroy $75 Million Melania Trump Documentary | Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
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One particularly brutal review came from Nick Hilton, film critic for the Independent, who said that the first lady came off in the film as “a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness” who leads a “vulgar, gilded lifestyle.”

Hilton added that the film is so terrible that it fails even at being effective propaganda and is likely to be remembered as “a striking artifact... of a time when Americans willingly subordinated themselves to a political and economic oligopoly.”

I think we can officially conclude 2026 is The Year Of The Scowling Void Of Pure Nothingness

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[-] Aljernon@lemmy.today 12 points 3 days ago

Why would movie critics go to see a money laundering attempt?

[-] Nikelui@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Because it's their job? They can't just watch what they like.

[-] Aljernon@lemmy.today -5 points 3 days ago

It's a movie critics job to launder money?

[-] Nikelui@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

No, the director is laundering money. The movie critic is the one stuck watching the crappy movies.

[-] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

They don't pay to go see it. They get paid to see it.

[-] Prior_Industry@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

To dunk on it obvs

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