like anything

While “Warfare” certainly doesn’t make combat look like anything more than gruesome violence, its last few minutes undercut the anti-war messaging and Garland and Mendoza’s apolitical stance.

It is — and I don’t say this lightly — one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen — craft operating on such a high, grand level in a time when it seems like anything that breaks through to the mainstream has had its beauty defaced and defiled.

But it turns out, like anything, it gets easier when you stop worrying about perfection and just start playing.

Yielding quotable phrases like “Anything for Selenas,” or relatable scenes depicting her family’s fraught relationship with their hybrid Mexican American identity, “Selena” continues to stand the test of time — and remains one of the few cinematic depictions of the pop star approved by her family.

It’s a mixed bag, just like anything that reaches a lot of people.