Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy WestMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Full Disclosure: I received a copy of Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West from Hachette Books via NetGalley in exchange for possibly writing a review.
If you are the person who has to provide snarky running commentary while watching a movie, Lindy West gets you. Lindy West rewatched some of the most popular films and provides a hilarious recap of each, rating them against the "best movie ever," The Fugitive. I've seen most of the movies she covers and yet, she points out things that I don't even remember. It almost made me want to rewatch them, but I've already got enough to watch. Thanks, Lindy, for doing the work so I don't have to. Lindy does an excellent job of capturing that love/hate feeling you can have with movies. "This is so implausible, and yet, I LOVE it!" Want to have a laugh over some of the most popular films of all time? Get this book!
This book was written so recently it includes commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic and current American politics. If you want to avoid those topics, this is not a good book for you.
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