Entergalactic (2022)

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Entergalactic, Planetary. Planetary, Entergalactic... No wait, wrong hip-hop artist. The companion film to Kid Cudi's 2022 album of the same name is a very sweet animated romcom vaguely in the style of the Spider-Verse films, but more grounded despite some flights of fancy justified by the two leads being visual artists. It's a little steeped in weed culture, to tell you the truth, but the characters are well-drawn (ha) and the supporting cast provides a lot of laughs. It's certainly the most filmically accomplished of the synergetic music album tie-ins (a subgenre that includes Janelle Monáe's Dirty Computer and Childish Gambino's Guava Island), essentially a live-action film - the animated models look like the actors - that uses animation to create gorgeous effects. Though there's a "high concept" romcom premise - should you date your neighbor? - the gimmick is fleeting as we focus more on the evolving relationship. Cudi is sympathetic; Jessica Williams is the real star. And on a personal note, the art gallery stuff's subtle satire is very relatable (I say subtle because it's closer to the truth than you expect, even if I've never been to a vagina party). 6 months 1 week ago