If I were to guess, I suspect that the authorities have reason to believe that the re-entry system isn't up to the task of slowing the pod down for a safe landing.  Mostly based on the "risk and impact analysis" wording

It looks like Perry said that Brand pressured her to have kids, which she attributes to a desire for control. He also broke up with her via text. I don’t think that news was dismissed because of Perry in particular, but instead because it mainly told us that Brand was a weirdo and jerk, neither of which is especially…

“is there another agenda at play?”

I’m not a fan of Willingham - he’s a staunch right-winger with a very imperialistic view of America, very traditional views on gender roles, and has been an asshole to fans -and especially female fans - in the past. And I hope he never gets to write for Captain America because his pitch for it is dreadful. As for…

Isn’t most of Fables based on characters from fairy tales and myths, so presumably anyone could do their own versions and still be in the clear?

There were a lot of actors who fell into this “I’m not going to get vaxxed so I can’t work pool” and the reality is that some handled it with grace and humility and are back to work now and others burned all their bridges. 

The mandate was also only in effect for about a year for the film industry so it seems hard to believe that’s the only reason she was broke.

I did enjoy that Mariner and the gang came out on the short end with Lt. Dirk, but not suffering because of it. The reveal was a nice way to show that the Upper Deckers still have fun playing the game, too. 

Rutherford speed running the Move Along Home game was great. I really like the way that they are seeding character growth into these characters. 

I don’t know his character in the comics, since I’ve never read much Aquaman, but in the movie, he had a cool origin, a real understandable beef with the hero, he looked cool and, most importantly, his actor was actually intimidating. No offense to Patrick Wilson as an actor, but he does not radiate villainous…

Aside from that distant shot of her from the back (in the opening), there was that quick flash of her punching something, but otherwise I do find it interesting how they’re trying their damnedest to minimize her appearance in the trailers.

boy, they really cut Amber Herd out of this. Shame

I personally agree that Murder on the Orient Express is overrated. In my opinion it is not one of Christie’s or Poirot’s best mysteries.

Does this church have a newsletter? Because I need a subscription.

Really, Suchet’s truly is an iconic performance - he literally did every single Poirot story. It’s a complete set of works. There’d be few characters with that level of association with a single actor.

it seemed odd to limit the list to cinema adaptations when many of the best TV versions were movie-length.

The listicle goes as far as suggesting that the title for best Poirot is a contest between Peter Ustinov and Albert Finney, which reads as if they’ve never even heard of David Suchet.

Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? was excellent but I don’t get why it qualifies for this list, but the vast majority of TV adaptations do not.

Exactly: Suchet is the Poirot, just as Jeremy Brett is the Sherlock Holmes.

Obviously this is limited to movie adaptations, but I think the fact I’d rank most of David Suchet’s Poirot above all the films on this list I’ve seen is partially down to the fact that Christie’s works generally work best on the small screen. You can lavish up the production design, but fundamentally whodunnits are…