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I really like how openly affectionate they are in Empire, and how honest that affection is at the same time. Like if that movie were made today their affection would be shown via no-homo side-hugs and negging, and then later a lot of grandiose talk about how they're "brothers."

Paging Isis Uptown…

And isn't there an exchange like:

American Brick and Snug As A Rug

Only watching this if every time the protagonist introduces himself to a new character some variation of the following takes place: "No, dude…what's your real name? There is no way in hell I'm gonna call a grown-ass man 'Shadow.' Be honest: nobody calls you that, right? That's like some fantasy novel 'They call me the

Jokes aside, on Saturday the last person still alive who was born in the 19th Century died:

I found their goodbye touching as well, but I hope that if Heather shows up again that their relationship is framed as "we meet again, cutie I have a sparky crush on" and not "I traveled to the end of time to bring back my tragically fridged One True Love!"

…revealing the value the Doctor places in photographs and the scope of his compassion, as he pops back to take the photos and get his pupil a Christmas gift

"Don't bathe. Bathe and you're dead. Don't wash your hands. Don't rinse your face. And don't bathe. Good luck."

So these aren't official musical adaptations but "parodies," right? I guess it's interesting that Off-Broadway has its own Friedberg and Seltzer…

This is the perfect opportunity for my favorite Donald Sutherland quote!

My little sister is crazy about these movies, to the point I bet she could probably create a Wikia about the series just off the top of her head. She's visiting me this weekend and things haven't been going well for her lately, so I'm treating her to the very first showing tomorrow night. At the fancy recliner theater

Warner Brothers Announces Finale Of Fantastic Beasts No Longer Canon
Also Announces Colin Trevorrow No Longer Directing Star Wars IX; Which Is Weird Since It's A Disney Thing But Let's Just Go With It

TIRED: Fake News
WIRED: Kayfabe

The only way that premise gets redeemed is if it turns out to be an All You Zombies-type deal…

I wasn't paying attention when I clicked in and thought I was in an Underground review. So I was pretty shocked when I scrolled down and saw the Bad Milo video screen. "Wow, I was apparently very unclear about what sort of show Underground is…"

Telling a boy between the ages of 12-20 that's he's funny or clever should be illegal.

Why is the headline about Brad Pitt when it should be:

I really wish Criterion had developed Filmstruck as a paid add-on to an existing streaming service, instead of attempting to launch a streaming service from the ground up. Then they wouldn't have as many infrastructure issues AND wouldn't have to make new apps for each device from scratch. They could just focus on

There's also Filmstruck, which is TCM and Criterion's joint film streaming venture. I'm not mentioning this as a smarmy "you forgot about…" comeback, but because of how Filmstruck encapsulates part of the current streaming environment: