That rivalry always bothers me, it’s like being a fan of Conan and Lord of the Rings. You can be fans of both, nothing stopping you, there is a fairly influential Star Trek podcast that I just had to quit one day. After the third podcast in a row where the one host went on a screed about how The Last Jedi ruined Star…

I knew I liked this guy, the sad thing is it’s not going to make much of a difference. Even if he’s the heart serving as a bridge from the head to the hand he’s still going to be ignored because fandom, as a whole across all types, is incredibly toxic. Not just comic movies or comics but all genre fiction, video games…

I understand not working union, I have friends who are union voice actors and non-union voice actors. But to lie about it, that’s just sleazy. This is another reason to not be a fan of Gearbox. I mean, at their profile they could afford to work union but if they don’t want to, that’s their call, but to lie about it.…

Fair enough, Kirby was a God.

No, it wouldn’t have impacted the Incel community, they are far gone enough they will find solace where ever they imagine it resides (see Rick and Morty and the direct push back by the creative staff there and how little it has made a difference) BUT it would elevate the discussion around the film. It would have…

Do you live in a city where Incels have committed mass murder? I do, I also have friends who are the victims of incel hate being directed at them. One to the point where he has monetized his hate directed at my friend.

That’s how it parsed, he blamed the outcry on “Far-Left” and outrage culture immediately after those two came to the front raising the concerns. If that’s not what he meant he should have composed himself better (there’s a reason why Warner is pulling everyone from the interview circuit).1

Wrong, I don’t worship him, I view him as a problematic element in the industry that spanned the gap between aggressive and exploitative employer and creator who did have a hand in the creation of many works. That the creators in question actually made peace with him and your edgy “I need to be cool” take don’t line…

As a focused group that were organized and deliberate acts of terror, with a specific political agenda? No, Incels weren’t a think in 1999, you provide the undoing of your argument in your statement. The internet has changed the nature of discourse and therefore it’s helped radicalize groups. Yes there were creepy…

Exactly, context is king, it’s not the violence it’s the context of the piece. Also, no one is saying “you can’t release this movie” just that they have to tackle it appropriately. If the director came out with a well thought out and cogent argument as to what his goal as a director was that’d be different but what he…

Given that the director recently called the US Military and the family of victims of a mass shooting the “far-left” I can understand why they may want to reign in the exposure to the press. I’m all for movies that are challenging, problematic films insight discussion which is important but the behaviour of the star…

Such an edgy take. Look, Stan was problematic but pretending he had no input is revisionist at best but I’m sure this helped fill your “hate things/people who people love” quota for your day on your edge lord bingo card so good on you for being a misery.

Turning out exactly as I and most people who follow Sony Pictures’ financials at all expected. It was all just posturing.

Especially following their abandoning E3 and hinting how this was going to make up for it they really set the bar high and failed to deliver. It’s not a bad presentation, just the hype level doesn’t match what they delivered which appears to be a recurring problem with Sony lately (that and their heel dragging on…

Honestly this feels a little underwhelming, even Last of Us 2 has been so long in development the buzz has deflated. I’m sure it’s going to be great but I’m just not excited about it. Checking my Sony stock it looks like the market isn’t too thrilled either. It’s stayed largely flat (it had a loss over the past few…

I truly believe there will be College and University courses taught about this show in the future. If we can get courses about Harry Potter, we should certainly see academic discussion about this amazingly poignant and truly insightful slice of moral philosophy.

I think it’s nice to know when it’s at a festival, it helps build buzz. I have friends who are film makers and an article like this is a joy. I just wish they’d follow up and keep us in the loop on some of these projects.

I love these movies you let us know about I just find it a bummer when they don’t have a release date as I invariably forget about them (even though I keep little lists around the house). It’d be cool if you had a running list where you update films you mention with release information as they become available.

The difference was that base was not in possession of top secret or higher clearance air craft that are being tested. Pretty much all of the stealth technology came out of there and was tested there. You’d not let civilians anywhere near that.

A lot of what is there is not easily moved, much of the equipment you can’t just pile onto a truck (or saucer) and get out of there. The reality is it’s still an active military base where they test top secret aircraft. You don’t mess with that and that should be enough reason to stay away (I for one don’t feel like…