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Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai Read more

Mark Strong in Dark Materials Read more

A franchise has to bleed cash to the point of actually losing money to actually die, and even then there’s the “sunk costs fallacy”. Otherwise, nah.  

Alexander Siddig Read more

There is also that time-honored authoritarian tradition of dear leaders resigning “due to the health condition”. With the lawsuits mounting, what happens to Trump if he loses the election? What if he can’t pay or manage that many lawyers? The walker thing didn’t get Harvey Weinstein out of trouble. Read more

The most heartbreaking cancelation since Firefly. Read more

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I think the visuals, the celebrity cast, the reputation of Villanueve, and the lack of significant releases will be convincing enough. 

$10 billion involved, and a gateway into more. Given the inertia (remember the floppies used to control the nukes?), whoever wins, will milk the govt at the level of Lockheed Martin. It’s a one in half a century deal. Read more

I’ll give you a hint: bzzzz.

So, Alien but in Soviet Russia, and in arthouse style. Sign me up! 

Aggressive monkeys in India are nothing new. Read more

Came here for this. Was not disappointed. Read more

So it’s not an article about China, after all.

So it’s not an article about China, after all.

the series’ incorrect usage of Arabic terminology Read more

Respect to the original franchise, of course, but the latest reboot is more thought-through, mature, and powerful. Read more

I probably shouldn’t be as polite in response, but I’ll try to. Read more

Yes! Finally someone called the real stars of the movie. 

My thoughts for a very long time. Nuclear weapons are more of a psychological weapon, or proof-of-concept level devices, than an actual production-ready machinery. Consider the following: Read more

Once upon a time. Now S’pore :) .