I don’t think so. He’s certainly good at it and has an aesthetic he imparts on his films, but with people like Garland and Villeneuve out there, he’s far from the best at creating atmosphere.

Luke Wilson in The Royal Tenenbaums. Although unsuccessful, the ritualistic approach Wes uses is haunting all with Elliot Smith in the background.

You could be right. But I actually felt that, while maybe they weren’t fantastic jokes, it didn’t bother me. The only sin to me is rehashing a concept that’s been done several times and selling it as “new”. I’ll say, as a Jew though, we aren’t out here getting mad every time Kanye plays. I have Kyrie on my fantasy team… generations of marginalization make pretty thick skin 🤷🏻

I think being familiar with Kenya’s prior work adds context. He uses tongue in cheek comedy that is based on his observations. You don’t have to agree but it’s not like this was written by maniacal white dudes. The guy created Black-ish and is generally regarded as being pretty in touch.

It’s almost worse that you’re offended on behalf of cigarettes 😂