In The Florida Project, Sean Baker shines a light on the previously marginal hidden homeless plight in the shadow of America’s grandest logo. It’s equal parts sad and infuriating with zero inspirational gist and is one of the most debated movies in the corridors of FC HQ. And it’s good.

Halley (Vinaite), Moonee’s (Prince) mom and careless enabler, drifts through by manipulation and disrespect and willingly passes on these talents to Moonee. It plays innocently for Moonee while Halley acts so frustratingly entitled that her love for Moonee seems shrewd. And this disappointment of Halley’s influence on Moonee is as thick as the Florida humidity.

Bobby (Dafoe), the exhausted manager of the motel, finds himself caring too much for everyone with nothing in return. He coerces some herons onto the grass which serves as proof that someone, or something, could actually listen to him. Thus, when Halley directs her ubiquitous irreverence to Bobby, the disdain for her character tips to all time. But Bobby’s appreciation for the poetic innocence of children prevails.

The abrupt ending screams fantasy with slight frustration but Prince gleams in the Sunshine State. The Florida Project manages edible spoons and 3.9999 napkins out of 5.

Taika Waititi, an FC favorite, stuffs this timeless Marvel Meathead full of original humor and a psychedelic motif to break free from the usual bore of Thor. And in doing so, he invites all naysayers of loud MCU mashups (yes, our hands are raised) to his peculiar interpretation.

Taika’s vision is seen in the opening sequence as Thor (Hemsworth) is face to face with Surtur (Brown, voice)…and then he is not…and then he is again. His style is felt in the film’s belly as he juices each character, no matter how unfunny in this normally serious cosmic space, for their latent comedy. And ultimately, Korg (Waititi) carries that unmistakable Kiwi accent into the most memorable, and hilarious, moments of Thor.

The Grandmaster (Goldblum) layers his heartless sarcasm and self-indulging governance amidst his fantasies in an ideal la-di-da manner. Topaz (House) ogles The Grandmaster but also frets his glaring incompetence. Although we didn’t really buy the buddy dynamic of Thorsky & Hulk (Ruffalo), it was a noble effort and Valkyrie’s (Thompson) apathy gets a nod.

At times, it’s a bit of a mess but Taika brings us back to Asgard with a laugh. Thor: Ragnarok hammers home 4.49 napkins out of 5.