Something is happening here, but you don't know what it is...

... do you, Mr. joe?

That's the only possible conclusion I can draw from the fact that I found the highly acclaimed/awarded films "One Battle After Another," "Marty Supreme," and "Project Hail Mary" all horrible.

"One Battle After Another" received widespread critical acclaim and won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, among several others. It took all I had to watch until the end — 2 hours and 42 minutes!

"Marty Supreme" received great reviews and was a box office success, but proved too much for me to endure and I quit watching well before the end, which occurred 2 hours and 30 minutes after its start.

"Project Hail Mary," which I had waited patiently for to stream and watched on Vision Pro so as get the best possible (6K!) viewing experience, got highly positive reviews and to date is the second highest grossing film of 2026. I stopped watching after an hour — no way could I bear the boredom of an additional 1 hour and 36 minutes.

What is it with all these 2+hour-long movies, anyway? 

90 minutes, like in the old days, oughta be enough to get your message across.

And no, I'm not thinking of a song — as you will have noted, I've already done that.