The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Status Update
Comedy · Fantasy · Science Fiction · 2018
After being uprooted by his parents' separation and unable to fit into his new hometown, a teenager stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social media updates to come true.
Movie details
Status Update
“Imagine if every time you updated your status your dreams came true”
2018 Comedy · Fantasy · Science Fiction 1h 46m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.3 / 10
Community rating
After being uprooted by his parents' separation and unable to fit into his new hometown, a teenager stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social media updates to come true.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Status Update?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Scott Speer
Written by
Jason Filardi
Ross Lynch
Kyle Moore
Olivia Holt
Dani McKenzie
Harvey Guillén
Lonnie Gregory
Courtney Eaton
Charlotte Alden
Brec Bassinger
Maxi Moore
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Ann Moore
Rob Riggle
Darryl Moore
Court is in session
Put Status Update on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.