I, like everyone here, would rather HVAC controls remain physical buttons and knobs but if they’re dead set on making them digital I would 100% take an apple designed UI over any of the other options. There’s no way in hell letting Ford customize the “look and feel” of their android implementation is going to lead to…

Not to defend Disney but they’re in kind of a hard spot here. Reportedly they made her role *much* bigger after the death of Chadwick Boseman so booting her from the movie would probably mean significant script changes and delays. It also might result in a wrongful termination lawsuit which wouldn’t look good after…

>I think Skyfall owes its estimation by fans to Roger Deakins - it’s a very shiny turd.

I have to disagree on Midnight Mass. It felt like he took a fairly bland character drama about grief and loss and just threw a vampire (sorry, an angel) in to give it broader appeal.

The reason GRRM hasn’t finished the series himself is there’s no convincing way to get the characters from where he left them to where he wants them to be. He’s talked at length about his writing process but essentially he just let the story grow organically, without a plan, into this big glorious mess but now he’s…

>checking out a story about Martin’s version of the books when his notes are released after he dies

As a long time horror fan I don’t know whether to be happy that the genre is experiencing such a resurgence or annoyed at how many of these trojan-horses are out there slapping a thin veneer of horror on top of some bland drama that wouldn’t have broad appeal otherwise.

I live somewhere that has a vaccine mandate - the only activities you’re prohibited from doing are going to bars and restaurants, the gym, and indoor concerts and sporting events. So nothing related to anyone’s employment or education, just optional recreational activities that anyone should be easily able to avoid if…

> This is the kind of car you buy when your household consists of two working professionals with meager commutes. Both of you will need to have cars

I think the entire fashion industry might disagree with you.

>I was nothing more than the hired mannequin

Back during the Nirvana days there were always rumours that Dave wanted to write songs for the band but Kurt wouldn’t let him. At the time it made Kurt seem like an overly controlling asshole but now I listen to the Foo Fighters and I get it.

I always felt like Aunt Becky got a raw deal. It’s a normally accepted part of our society that rich people are allowed to buy their kids way into whatever college they want. Do I agree with that? Fuck no, but I also don’t understand why we picked a single woman to randomly burn at the stake for something that we all…

Pat Smear just seems like he’s happy he’s getting paid while Dave Grohl is the one actively generating this pablum.

It always blows my mind that Dave Grohl got his start playing in hardcore bands when he’s done nothing but pump out the blandest dad-rock imaginable for the last two and a half decades.  

This is absolutely one where we’re going to have to wait for the word of mouth to get any accurate sense of how good this thing is.  Most of the 5* raves read like they were written before the reviewer even watched the thing.

This just screams Oscar bait which is odd from a filmmaker as critically decorated as Coen. Guess he wants to win one on his own without his brother. Go get those statues Joel, throw ‘em on the pile.

I don’t know how you ever expected anything else.  Go read Foundation and you’ll quickly discover that everything other than the premise has aged horribly.  They were never going to be faithful to the characters or story as presented in 1951.

This review is spot on; the first episode makes this seem like just another spin on the Battle Royale genre but the second episode is what really elevates it to something special.

Yes I’ve read other reviews that make the same point; while casting older actors to play teens is standard practice in the movie industry in this particular movie it just doesn’t work.