The Russo brothers have cashed in the blank cheque they earned with Avengers: Endgame and Infinity War. But is Tom Holland-starrer Cherry an overambitious epic, or an unmitigated disaster?
We discuss the Apple TV+ film’s style-over-substance approach, the Russos’ heavy-handed direction, and the script’s superficial understanding of complex crises.
Later, we talk about the pleasantly-surprising and diverse BAFTA nominations.
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