Episode 1 of The Statesman's new podcast, Talk Newsy to Me.

While the film frames this struggle as an “everyone vs. big corporation” story, it fails to recognize that the whole film itself exists to shout out the creations of other corporate entities.

The positivity and normalcy the film portrays Simon’s struggles makes it pleasant and watchable, occasionally tugging at the heartstrings a bit.

Deciding whether a movie is good or bad is a relatively simple task that can be accomplished by assessing one variable: was the movie a pleasurable experience the whole way through?

Overall, “SYRE” is an enjoyable listening experience most of the way through, even if the constant tone and tempo switches are exhausting at times.

In its complete failure to reach even my bare minimum expectations for a film, “The Snowman” manages to be entertaining in a completely different – and unintentional – way.