It’s a typical Hollywood Trope that goes back decades and decades. If I recall, in one particular movie the Captain calls out for “ramming speed”, which states the obvious, because he plans on ramming his ship into the enemies ship. Back in the late 70s, about a year or two after the First Starwars movie…

I love all of Del Toro’s films, even when I have to read the English captions for his non-English speaking movies. I also like Michael Shannon who was great in The Man of Steel as Zod and even better in 99 homes. I like the quirky character he plays. I have the DVD of him in Elvis and Nixon, which I have not yet seen.…

Agreed. I love both the 1951 version and the Carpenter version, but I like Carpenter’s version so much better, because it introduces the “fake” organism. Also, the McReady character really ties the whole story together unlike the 1951 version, which was too clean-cut with it’s ending. Carpenter’s ambiguous ending with…

I think we’re splitting hairs and missing the bigger picture of the EVs coming of age.

I was happy and puzzled at the same time when NBC lured here away from the Fox Network, who we know is biased and truthful (as I swallow my own vomit). I was not aware of her “low-level” racist beliefs, if they are true and can be corroborated. Santa is a quasi-mythological character. Jesus is too. I’m not sure we…

It’s all about the money. Controversy hurts the flow of money.

I used to own a an older BMW 328IC. Great when it performed, but when it had problems it really had problems. I bought it used from a woman who had the engine replaced. Now I know why. My BMW 1150RS sitting in my garage is a totally different beast - solid as a rock, boxer engine. I don’t ride it any more because my…