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    B Jenkins

    B Jenkins

    Fred Moten

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    The fourth collection of poetry from the literary and cultural critic Fred Moten, B Jenkins is named...

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
1984 | Comedy
Funnier than hell, even the DVD menu is hysterical. Still insane how simultaneously convincing and silly this is while also being a dead-on accurate diagnosis of the mundanities and pretentious simplicity of rock/metal culture at the time behind the more complex but similarly demonized and opportunistic shield of the media. Goes from one ingeniously uproarious yet deceptively simple bit to the next while weaving rock-solid characters and a compelling band story out of not much more than nuts and bolts. All the songs slap, and tbh this is actually *more* quotable than people say imo - the improvisation should be but in the history books as some of cinema's most God-tier. Since everyone has their own, my favorite part? The scene where they get lost backstage at their Cleveland gig - priceless comedic perfection. Also RIP - Fred Willard, the man who could say literally anything and make it funny. Though yes... even though this pretty much launched the mockumentary as we know it today and is utterly worth the hype, I must still report that π˜—π˜°π˜±π˜΄π˜΅π˜’π˜³: π˜•π˜¦π˜·π˜¦π˜³ 𝘚𝘡𝘰𝘱 π˜•π˜¦π˜·π˜¦π˜³ 𝘚𝘡𝘰𝘱𝘱π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 did it better.