I get the essential fear that Brian Cox and many of his peers are plagued by when they bemoan “cancel culture.” All of us have probably said or done embarrassing things that we have tried to learn and grown from over the years—much of it probably lives on the internet. And there are a few cases where mobs of people…

Fourth best (behind the three that came before it), but it is quite good.

That’s actually totally fine. The series is ready to move on without her.

As someone who loves nerdy movie discussions, I cannot think of anything less appetizing than a Quentin Tarantino podcast.

Burton is right that there was foul play, but also, Burton was not very good during his guest stint. Easily the most disappointing. 

The Matrix Resurrections fully rules. It’s not repeating the same beats so much as it’s re-contextualizing them, especially since it’s so much about how trapped Lana Wachowski feels by The Matrix. Also, no movie with that great a finale could never be characterized as “bad.”

I like Solo well enough, and in Ron Howard’s defense, what he’s bringing to it is not what’s wrong with it. The performances are solid, the action is decently executed, and it has a consistent tone without being stagnant or oppressive. It comes down to Lawrence Kasdan getting overly protective and precious about that…

I know it’s dumb to get precious about fictional characters, but there’s something creepy and unimaginative about whenever people take properties or stories that just try to be wholesome and helpful and turn them into fucked up versions of that source material. It’s Winnie the Pooh, for Christ’s sake. 

It would be one thing if Mulaney didn’t know about the booking or felt like he had to go along with it, but at this point, he has enough clout to at least try to distance himself. Plus, indulging someone who’s radioactive will only make you radioactive. 

Oh hi, Pete’s mom

Honestly, it’s time. If everyone outside of some of the newer cast and Kenan Thompson were booted, that would be fine, too.

I’d love to have a career like Pete Davidson’s. Which is to say, I’d love to get paid lots of money and date beautiful people just for being a reasonably funny person who is very tall.

Look, there are a ton of problems in the world, and there are things about this video that I could fixate on if I wanted to be a weenie. But I’m glad I watched that.  Seeing the pure joy on that kid’s face, for a brief moment, made me forget every bad thing. That was fun. What a great dad to all of us.

I’m pulling for Rex to rack up five Oscar nominations and three wins in the next decade or so. Why the hell not? 

Let’s do it. Also, if we could find a better name than Knives Out 2, that would be great.

I didn’t love it, but I will say that it’s not hopelessly depressing.

Saw this at Sundance. Would’ve liked it more if the climax wasn’t such a hard right turn tonally. And I get that the suddenness of it is sort of the point, but I just can’t go with the film when it makes that turn. It’s also really didactic, but then again, when it comes to race in America, you truly cannot…

Saw Resurrection at Sundance. It rules. I wouldn’t focus too much on grilling a baby, to be honest. There is so much that is insane about the movie, though.

Saw this at Sundance. I liked Shithouse, but didn’t love it. Cha Cha Real Smooth is everything great about Shithouse while ironing out the kinks. It’s so much fun, so charming, and so well-observed. One of the best of the year.

Saw this at Sundance when it premiered, and yeah. This thing BLOWS. And I like Jerrod Carmichael, but every choice the film makes is like the bit where Sideshow Bob keeps walking into rakes.