Faustian Man – Google

Wow. Apparently if Martin Scorsese thinks your funny, you can get your own netflix special. Where to begin. This was essentially one of those old HBO throwbacks, where the author talks to the audience via a conduit. See Spaulding Grey but less interesting. The main character is basically doing a "You know what really grinds my gears." However, they aren't even relevant plights, they're things a first time stand up comic would target at open mic night, : Subways are smelly, the price of Picasso paintings, how bad airlines treat you. The most interesting thing to watch is how poorly this was filmed. First off, it was filmed on a Sony Venice, often in the wrong aspect ratio. Seconds they gave a 80+ Jewish Grandma such a poor digital facelift she looks like she is made of 90s CGI. There is so much make up on her, both practical and digital, that it's uncanny to watch the edges of her face fuzz in and out of existance to her hair. The digital Colorist trying to make her look human, made her look like an animated corpse. They tried as best they could to make the Venice look like an Arri, but everything just is poorly colored and over-saturated. Aside from that, why would anyone want to listen to a White Jewish Grandma Lesbian Baby-Boomer tell you "How much better things were in my day." And yet, how much worse she had it because she was a Lesbian in the 1970s in NYC. There are these weird talk show segments hosted by celebrities that don't make any sense. And furthermore, entire audience, who are clearly only there to starfuk Scorsesse and have absolutely no idea who Leobowtiz is. The only thing I can think of is that maybe she is really in need of money, and Scorsesse is helping her out by making Netflix pay her medical bills and rent. A rough watch, avoid at all costs.