Still don't know what to think of The Matrix Resurrections. Saw it in theaters back when it came out (two years ago??? already???) and it was equal parts refreshingly clever and mind-meltingly stupid and inane.
I basically have the same complicated, conflicted feelings about it that I do for Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time. Which is fitting since the two films are very similar in that they're auteurs analyzing and deconstructing a work of theirs that was extremely popular in the 90s and has followed them through their entire careers since. In both cases you can almost feel a pessimistic resentment oozing through the screen, like they just want to reach through and grab you by the throat and yell "IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT?! MORE OF THE THING YOU LIKE?! HERE IT IS!!! NOW YOU CAN SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT IT!!!" while they throttle the life out of you.
Which is on one hand, metal as fuck, but on the other, doesn't exactly make for an enjoyable or fulfilling moviegoing experience.